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Lions prowl Four Mile area near Glenwood Springs ( Colorado )
Post Independent ^ | September 30, 2008 | John Gardner

Posted on 09/30/2008 7:43:40 AM PDT by george76

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To: MtnClimber

Plus the ecos have a big push on for spending our tax dollars on multiple wolf introductions around Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming...

Potential longterm job security for new DOW liberal activists and new taxes for us.


21 posted on 09/30/2008 9:05:32 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

I am just waiting for the big push to reintroduce grizzlies.


22 posted on 09/30/2008 10:33:22 AM PDT by MtnClimber (http://www.jeffhead.com/obama/nobamanation-sticker.jpg)
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To: jazusamo; proud_yank

http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/09/30/news/state/35-mountainlion.txt


23 posted on 09/30/2008 1:30:48 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: davisfh
Mountain lions are not a "protected species", and folks are paying good money to hunt them in Colorado, sometimes in combination with an elk tag.

People in Colorato need to understand and accept that there are dangerous animals in the woods, and take the appropriate cautions.

24 posted on 09/30/2008 1:43:27 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (America: Home of The Free Because of The Brave)
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To: 6SJ7
"Of course a bigger mistake is the fact these animals are losing their fear of humans since they are no longer hunted."

When did they stop hunting mountain lions in Colorato? Is this a very recent development?

25 posted on 09/30/2008 1:47:57 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (America: Home of The Free Because of The Brave)
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To: george76

Good for that guy, he did the right thing and it’s good to see the Montana F&W understand it. Too many states protect predators to the point they lose their fear of man.


26 posted on 09/30/2008 1:51:41 PM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Good to know that they aren’t protected. The “protected species” thing was just an assumption on my part. So much for assumptions.


27 posted on 09/30/2008 2:48:51 PM PDT by davisfh ( Islam is a very serious mental illness)
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To: george76

Lions are beautiful and have a place in the eco system. Far away from humans (I bet there is plenty of human uninhabited public land there).

This can be accomplished by letting hunters use hounds, which instills a fear of humans in the lions. It worked before city liberals decided it was cruel and outlawed it in many western states.

Also, I suspect, the plentiful deer, (maybe elk) are helping to propel the lion populations to levels that will cause human/animal conflicts.

We are experiencing this in the southeastern U.S. with coyotes.

Hopefully, the lions will discover a new available food in your area — city liberals.

When we have a lot of human/bear conflicts here where I live, the wildlife commission approves more liberal hunting seasons. Of course our biologists with the WL agency here tend to be hunters, or people exposed to nature. From what I understand, folks out west have to also deal with WL managers who are closet animal rights activists. That wouldn’t go over too well here.

Another problem is there are fewer hunters to keep WL populations in check. That is going to create some MAJOR problems in the future.


28 posted on 09/30/2008 5:35:21 PM PDT by girlangler (Fish Fear Me)
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To: george76

Lions are beautiful and have a place in the eco system. Far away from humans (I bet there is plenty of human uninhabited public land there).

This can be accomplished by letting hunters use hounds, which instills a fear of humans in the lions. It worked before city liberals decided it was cruel and outlawed it in many western states.

Also, I suspect, the plentiful deer, (maybe elk) are helping to propel the lion populations to levels that will cause human/animal conflicts.

We are experiencing this in the southeastern U.S. with coyotes.

Hopefully, the lions will discover a new available food in your area — city liberals.

When we have a lot of human/bear conflicts here where I live, the wildlife commission approves more liberal hunting seasons. Of course our biologists with the WL agency here tend to be hunters, or people exposed to nature. From what I understand, folks out west have to also deal with WL managers who are closet animal rights activists. That wouldn’t go over too well here.

Another problem is there are fewer hunters to keep WL populations in check. That is going to create some MAJOR problems in the future.


29 posted on 09/30/2008 5:37:14 PM PDT by girlangler (Fish Fear Me)
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To: girlangler

Dang, posting on FR lately has been so slow I ALWAYS post twice, thinking I haven’t posted my comments.

Sorry for the double post, and hope this doesn’t become another one.


30 posted on 09/30/2008 5:38:43 PM PDT by girlangler (Fish Fear Me)
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To: girlangler

Recently there are lots of new DOW rules and classes to take and fees to pay.

The PETA crowd is also trying to get wolves released all over NM, Colorado, Wyoming...which will give longterm jobs to new activists managing even more rules and fees.

They banned dogs, etc already and deer are clever enough to hide inside the city limits where it is illegal to hunt.


31 posted on 09/30/2008 5:45:05 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76
I wondered where they've been all season.


32 posted on 09/30/2008 5:51:01 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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