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I was just having this talk Monday with Johnathan on the way to Normandy to fish the morning. It's a shame that we've trashed our natural resources to the point that you can't just eat a fish out of any body of water, you have to be cautious. It's a past time of America and of human existence in general to be able to provide fresh caught fish for your family. In East TN there are some rivers that not only have a warning not to eat any fish from, they also say not to even come in contact with the water!!

We should never have let things get this bad. It's not just raw sewage, it's other companies dumping waste in our waters. A lot of this also comes from the coal burning plants. NO I am not going to get into a coal vs clean energy debate because there is no need to. I'm not anti-coal, but it's time to take the pink glasses off and quit pretending like it isn't polluting our waters. One also has to wonder how this could affect the game we like to hunt in the coming years since they drink from said polluted waters.

We're all outdoorsmen, many of us hunters as well as fishermen, and we all should want clean air and water for the game and fish we pursue.