Joel Bennett

Giving animals a fair chance in the pursuit, and not hunting them when they are most vulnerable, are both hallmarks of the best of the American hunting tradition.

In a recent development that could almost be Shakespearean in plot line, Alaska's Wildlife Division biologists have found themselves between a rock and a hard place: If they speak out they will likely either be fired or find themselves transferred to a post in the Aleutian Islands. If they don't, a more internal personal purgatory may wreak havoc with them on down the line.