Dueling petitions battle future of hunting in Tomales

Hunting season ends this weekend at the Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve. Three miles north of Point Reyes Station, these wetlands are at the center of a controversy. Dueling petitions are circulating: one asks the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to ban hunting, the other to protect it. Image courtesy of Flickr user Scott Calleja.

Luke Giacomini (left) and his mother Sue Gonzales have both signed the pro-hunting petition, saying hunting is a tradition that harmonizes with wildlife conservation. Here they overlook the Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve at the south end of the bay. Image: KRCB.