Does This Fisherman Have the Right to Be in a Billionaire’s Backyard?

“You see it on rivers like the Taylor,” Mr. Caimis helps. “Someone comes along and builds a few million dollar houses, and then they decide they don’t want to see any more rafters.”

The group Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has been vocal in support of Mr. Hill. Besides habitat destruction, Mr. Tawney cited privatization as the biggest threat to its members:

“The Fish and Wildlife Service conducted a survey and one of the questions was: What is the #1 problem that could be preventing you from hunting and fishing? why did you hang it up The answer was not that their guns would be taken away. They worry about access.”

Liana Kramer