Letters to the Editor: Hunters hard done by

"Woodcock are the king of gamebirds. EVERY person who hunts prizes the woodcock extremely highly." Picture: Bill Curtsinger/National Geographic

Below are four responses to ‘Four birds added to hunt ban list’ (Donal Hickey, September 21):

Regarding your article on 21 September, ‘Four birds added to hunt ban list’, the statement that hunters throw away shot game is untrue. Any person that hunts does so to harvest food for the table, not to dispose of it.