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...wilds of Washington, D.C., he has often seemed more hunted than hunter. In his native Wyoming for the annual One-Shot Antelope Hunt near the town of Lander, Secretary of the Interior James Watt was the happy warrior at home on the range. Six three-member teams competed, each hunter limited to a single shot. As the dawn mist rose off the Sweetwater River, Watt took aim through his telescopic sight at an antelope 150 yds. away. The animal loped off to the left; Watt's shot was wide. "Most of you think that I can shoot the eyes...
Baker nevertheless began lining up his troops. Orrin Hatch of Utah, who was on the campaign trail with Reagan at the time, and Paul Laxalt of Nevada were hurriedly flown back to Washington on an Air Force jet. Interior Secretary James Watt was dispatched to Oregon to handle a speaking engagement for Malcolm Wallop so that the Wyoming Senator could return to the capital. Reagan called nearly 20 Senators...
Secretary Watt has provoked a dialogue about long-term goals for our nation. Neither he nor his detractors will ultimately be right on all counts, but the nation will surely benefit from a heightened concern for natural-resource issues. A recommitment to conservation, with both use and protection of our lands, will arise...
Unlike President Reagan's errors in handling the economy, which can be corrected after he leaves office, the vandalism of James Watt will be irreparable...
...pray your epitaph for American land ("Going, Going . ..") applies instead to Secretary Watt's Government career...