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Jim Baird: “I don't think we want to say that we should never study the history of things. It is the perspective of this gentleman…”

On the recordMay 2, 2007
I don't think we want to say that we should never study the history of things. It is the perspective of this gentleman that we should not study history. And particularly, when you look at bison, I am not an expert in this, but to pretend to be so would be a mistake. To pretend to be so on your side or on my side would be a mistake. The authors of this study have contended that biologists and social scientists have tried to look at how humans make decisions to maximize and minimize risks in different environmental conditions. As you face different food supply systems, how do you deal with that? And that is part of the point here. How did people who live on the plains look at where they were going to harvest bison?
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Jim Baird
Republican · Missouri
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Discussing the importance of studying history and decision-making related to bison harvesting.

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