Ah yes,...Col. Dave. Brings back fond memories of my early days of spring gobbler hunting back in the late sixties and seventies. ....Couldn't wait for the issues of Sports Afield to arrive with Harbour's tales of duelling the wily gobblers of yore. I didn't realize he wrote on other topics, as well. ...I suppose I had tunnel vision.
As for the letter, I can see both sides of the issue as presented in the letter and the response by Harbour. They both make valid points regarding GOOSE hunting. Fortunately, I can't recall Dave ever advocating for taking long or risky shots at gobblers. Had he done so, my opinion of him might have taken a nosedive. As I recall, he was a fine advocate of ethical turkey hunting,...as well as a fine writer on the subject.