Same deal in Aspen last fall right? Except I don't care because those morons ask for in spades. Some doctor notwithstanding, most of those folks west of Trinidad are old school Colorado. They would fix it if they could. One old boy I met grew up on the Pergatory, went to WWII. His family has been there forever. He died a few years ago bitter that he had to let bears and cow elk off the Bosque trash his pastures. And big money ranchers were encroaching his water rights. He wasn't rich or political so he was getting rolled over. Las Animaus is a tough venue.
Predators can be put down on the Range in immediate defense of livestock and pets. But yes, at least some of the wildlife and law enforcement officials are rather mental in the trendy way up here. That’s what universities have been issuing for decades (biologists, all), and this is a strange, socialistic eduocracy/oligarchy. So are some of the more influential, so-called ranchers (New Age outlook on animals and environmentalism).
As some of my old friends in the Ozarks said, “F’em, and feed ‘em goatmeat!” What we need to do is launch an advertising campaign for thousands of folks in the Ozarks to move here. ;-)
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