"Say, I've found a perfect spot to catch us a bear."
"How can you be sure?"
"I saw a sign that said Fine for Hunting."
Posted on 03/11/2006 11:00:51 AM PST by george76
Gnawing leisurely on the remains of a moose carcass, the wolf pack's alpha male seemed unaware that mortal danger was coming ever closer.
Suddenly the eight-member rival pack burst into view. The alpha scrambled to his feet, but too late.
Howling and barking, the enemy chased him down and mercilessly attacked, killing the hapless victim within a couple of minutes.
It's not unusual for the gray wolves on Isle Royale National Park to target each other, said John Vucetich, a Michigan Tech University wildlife biologist who witnessed the carnage from an airplane in January.
But the rival pack's brazen invasion of another's territory was a sign — the wolves are hungry.
The reason is a steady decline of moose, now at their lowest ebb in the 48 years ...
The moose population at 450 this winter, down from 540 last year.
Only four years ago, they totaled an abundant 1,100 in the national park...
Presently, there are about 15 moose for every wolf. The normal ratio is 40 to 50 moose per wolf.
Wolves feast mostly on calves and elderly moose, both of which are in short supply...
The moose's historic low ...
"One-third of the kills this winter were calves," Peterson said. "The wolves need to go down to give more calves a chance of reaching adulthood."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
The wolves migrated over 1000 miles? That's pretty impressive. Why was the foliage sprayed? Heck you couldn't even clear away dead and diseased trees until recently in the Angeles National Forest. The fires were devastating because of stupid enviromentalists. How many wolves have moved in the the area?
Parvo is bad news. I lost a dog to it. That would be something that would have to be stamped out immediately, but I sure never heard it carried into an area on the bottom of a shoe!
"Say, I've found a perfect spot to catch us a bear."
"How can you be sure?"
"I saw a sign that said Fine for Hunting."
Wholesale spraying at least in the Northern Sierra Nevada, Northern Coastal, Cascades and Klamath Mountains was done in the late seventies, and even to the present in some areas. Primarily got rid of Manazanita, Buckbrush and Dog wood.There are some wide spread areas of the Sierra were even now there is no Manzanita growing. But the Tan Oak now thrives.
Those are some excellent links.
This was also helpful to me...quote:
SHOULD YOU BE CONCERNED ABOUT RS 2477 RIGHTS-OF-WAY?
Do you enjoy hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, birding, off-road vehicle use, wildlife, mountain biking, backpacking, nature photography, horseback riding, rock hounding, climbing, or any other recreational use of the public lands?
http://www.rs2477roads.com/
Excellent links, thank you. The stories coming out of Oregon's farmland are especially disturbing. What are the nutjobs going to do with all this land after they steal it? Suckerfish? Snails? What value do these creatures provide? Can't eat them, it doesn't sound like they benefit the enviroment, so what's the deal? The first thing that comes to mind, is follow the money. Someone is benefitting from this.
I also noted that their(forget who) manifesto states that we should have 500 families per acre???? They've been building like that up here in the desert. Not even enought backyard for a clothesline, bbq pit, swingset, or kitchen garden. Why would you pay that kind of money for a presumably shoddy home(built in a week), with no land? The homes are big enough to house two families, and I couldn't tell you how many they have on these land parcels. Too many, imo.
They can't build employement opportunities up here, though. I bookmarked the PPR site. There is an article about BLM(?)planning on poisoning and shooting ravens because they eat desert tortoises that I'd like to find. That quietly went away. This was a couple of years ago.
Very familiar with Carry's good work : )
Did you hear about the two blondes who went hunting? They came across a sign that said, "bear left", so they went home ;-)
Wear wolf, eat moose.
Why would they eradicate those plant species? How stupid is that? Talk about flooding and erosion, you'd think they'd want plants to thrive in rugged areas. I'm not familiar with the tan oak. Is it a pest?
Lol, I inherited a full length mink : ) I don't wear it, though. Don't go anywhere fancy enough.
One reason that Ted Turner and his buddies, do this nasty "wilderness" thing is money. Here is one example :
Outside of Las Vegas, New Mexico he bought a large private ranch in a big valley that was part of an old Spanish Land Grant.
The locals for centuries accessed the hills behind this ranch for firewood to heat their homes and to cook their food. They also accessed the hills for hunting and fishing to feed their families.
The hills are now know as government lands...formerly known as public lands. From "The Lands of Many Uses" to the land of no use.
Using the clever politically correct language, Ted got the hunting, logging, and fishing areas changed to "wilderness." With help from Bill Clinton, the historic roads were closed and access was denied to the working folks who need (not just want) to fish and hunt to put food on the table, etc.
There is now an expensive lodge for the elite to visit. Ted also now has a large backyard amenity for his personal, private enjoyment. You too can visit if you do not need to ask the price.
The middle class, rif raf (us) need not apply.
Making investments in foriegn food production more profitable.
Because the powers that be have put the rest off limits, for the same sort of reasons.
I heard about Ted's ranch, but I thought he turned into a private big game hunting preserve. Am I thinking about a different hypocritical lib?
Of course as a side effect, I'm sure many of the locals now have to ask for government assistance. It's really sickening.
You mean that we are forced to rely on foreign food products, because of deliberate government policies. Everyone who is still able to, should attempt(not everyone has a green thumb)to grow fruit and veggies for their own family, and maybe try and raise chickens. A woman I know has offered to teach me how to can anything I might get to grow. My aunt says freezing is better, but not if the power gets cut off for a prolonged period of time. Can't afford a generator right now.
Have you seen the tv commercials about Chile fruit products available in stores? You can bet they weren't grown on a private farm.
Regulations always protect the public interest. /s
Everyone who is still able to, should attempt(not everyone has a green thumb)to grow fruit and veggies for their own family, and maybe try and raise chickens.
Raise chickens and keep your eye on what the bureaucrats will do with the powers to "prevent the spread of bird flu."
A woman I know has offered to teach me how to can anything I might get to grow.
A worthwhile skill. Try fermenting vegetables too.
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