Posted on 07/28/2018 5:33:15 AM PDT by reaganaut1
Good to know the Trump administration is going to review and revise the Endangered Species Act. The leftists will howl loudly - evidently they already are. But the ESA is out of control. An understatement.
The sheep herders need to trade their mastiffs for Kangals and fit them with spiked collars.
Very good. This is important.
I was talking with a local (NC) farmer this week about his “guard donkeys”. Many cattle farmers in the area have these “guard donkeys” to protect their herds from coyotes and feral dogs.
He said that the donkeys do an awesome job of protecting the herd. They’ll “eat anything”, so they are cheap to feed. His three provide complete protection for his dairy cattle.
They removed those pesky Canadian Geese back in 2011 - but it sure took them long enough.
Declare the wolves to be "illegal aliens" so Wisconsin can just ignore the federal laws.
Hopefully he’ll remove the damn cormorants from protection by the Migratory Birds Act. In 2016 environmentalists successfully got a judge to prevent our Michigan DNR from controlling their nesting sites.......All they can do now is “observe”.
I used to raise sheep in Wisconsin. Eagles were the nastiest predator. Eagles swoop down and peck out the eyes. The eagle then tears strips of flesh from the back and hind legs. The sheep eventually dies from sepsis and shock. Then the eagle starts on another.
When we used to have horses we also had a single gelded miniature donkey. When we got him I didn’t know how good of a guard he would be. We kept him in the paddock with the horses. From time to time stray dogs and coyotes would spook the horses. It was really funny to see these big horses running away from the dogs, but Joey (the little donkey) kicked the crap out of them. It wasn’t unusual to find a badly injured or dead dog or coyote in the pasture, Joey’s handiwork.
The damn things have been seen in Northern Illinois.
Some clients of mine once told me that their donkey murdered one of their goats and tossed it in a ditch. In fact the donkey unmatched the goats stall and let it out then when the goat went out in the pasture he killed it.
Wolves...other than a grizzly or brown bear, they have no predators. They breed and quickly get out of control.
No different than the hog and coyote problems in the Southeast. No predators to keep the numbers down, they’re everywhere.
And, unlike hogs and coyotes, wolves are some smart and cunning mofo’s.
two years ago they checked on herd and.....
the problem’s been going on for more than 2 years. There are always ways to do what you should in any situation, these owners can get more creative not just fault the govt/laws.
The donkey killed the goat.
I don’t think the word murder applies but to humans.
There are a few of those around me in southern Indiana. Those who do swear by them.
Kill the wolves that hang around human activity.
Don’t kill the ones that stay away.
Both.
They’ll evolve.
You forgot the suppressor on the rifle.
YEP!
GOOD DOG!
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