I love how these Libs call wolf hunting in rural areas “controversial.” If a wolf was running around some rich, Liberal New York City, Washington or Connecticut suburb, you can be damn sure the Libs living there would be screaming for it to be shot.
Every time I see this subject come up I think of this.
A few years ago, the Sierra Club and the United States
Forest Service (USFS) were presenting an alternative to
Wyoming ranchers for controlling the coyote population.
It seemed that, after years of the ranchers using the
tried and true methods of shooting and /or trapping the
predators, the tree-huggers had a “more humane” solution.
What they proposed was for the animals to be captured
alive, the males castrated, then let loose again ... and
the population would be controlled. This was ACTUALLY
proposed to the Wyoming Wool and Sheep Grower’s association
by Sierra Club and USFS.
Well, all the ranchers thought about this amazing idea for
a couple of minutes.
Finally, an old boy in the back stood up, kicked his hat
back and said, “Son, I don’t think you understand the problem. These coyotes
ain’t fxxxin’ our sheep - they’re eatin’ them!”