Editor:
I was heartened to see that police were able to educate a complainant that hunters were well within their rights to use the Ladner swamp during hunting season to hunt waterfowl.
As a hunter, having the ability to access public lands such as Roberts Bank is one of the least expensive ways I can continue my hunting traditions, traditions that in other countries are rapidly becoming something only the well-off or genteel set can do - often using private lands requiring high access fees that put hunting beyond the budget of even the middle class.
As a hunter, I am happy to share the dyke and swamp with photographers and nature enthusiasts and I only ask that they give me the same allowance for the few short winter months and, in reality, only for four to five hours once or twice a week that I am able to get out.
My reward is being able to wake up to nature and share the bounty of my efforts with my family and friends.
Keith Loh
