When the Conservation Commission tried to compromise between public opinion and the sound advice of Aldo Leopold, a worst-case scenario ensued known as the “Crime of ’43.”

When the Conservation Commission tried to compromise between public opinion and the sound advice of Aldo Leopold, a worst-case scenario ensued known as the “Crime of ’43.”
As some of the biggest names in the history of deer management, Leopold, Latham and Alt had similar outlooks and similar outcomes.