That is a BIG Dog.
Posted on 02/09/2006 8:49:03 PM PST by george76
confirmed killed by wolves...
the confirmed kills varied from the reported animal deaths and values, which came to 40 animals valued at roughly $40,000.
He cautioned people not to draw conclusions about the confirmed numbers, because unconfirmed kills are often those in which the livestock is discovered too late to actually identify, by tracks, tooth marks or other means, the actual cause of death.
Their agency is part of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, though they often are mistaken for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is part of the Interior Department...
hazing and “harassing” wolves ...
Pehringer said before last year, “ranchers didn't feel they were getting a fair shake” with wolf predation, but now help is available upon request.
“It's still emotional ... with people seeing wolves in their sleep,” ...
(Excerpt) Read more at codyenterprise.com ...
Yes, the shoot, shovel and shut up is the best to do in this instance.
Better to gut shoot them so they die several miles away.
Makes it pretty hard to prove who shot it.
That's even better, you don't have to dig a hole.
Exactly...and even with a tracking collar they will be a long way from to person that shot them.
I'd recommend that you clean up the blood trail, but can't think of any treehuggers or their buddies in government who are bright enough to recognize, let alone follow one.
Not much of a blood trail if they are gut shot with a 22-250 with FMJ bullets.
They just have a "real bad day", and even if they don't die days later and miles away, they will never be back in that area again.
Guess I'll have to fill a hole in my arsenal AND my philosophy.
Once I get past the .22 Mag/over/.410 that I use for varmits, I'm generally into 12ga buckshot or my .300 WinMag and have always been taught to shoot to kill on the first pop.
Think I'll just stick with packing a shovel along.
Thanks for the ping . . . yes, occasionally a coyote will kill a calf. Right now the big thing around here is bobcats and mountain lions which the gov't, in all their wisdom, has turned loose to thin the deer population. You see, the deer have, and are spreading wasting disease, partially because there are too many deer. So, you ask, why not just allow the hunters to kill more deer each season? Because that would be too easy! Let's introduce NON-native animals to the area to kill the deer, forgetting that they also kill cattle, dogs, and potentially small children. There haven't been any small kids killed, but a horse was killed by them, and footprints have been found within a few 100 feet of homes. Including my in-law's.
That's what mr.h always says! But first, cut off he tracking tag and throw it out in a ditch somewhere.
Take a walk around Central Park late night and you'll get to meet some wolves. Mean ones. Guaranteed.
Wolf predation is just another cost of doing business--not much different than bolweevils or aphids.
That is a BIG Dog.
We have a lot of these dogs in Texas. They are usually out with sheep and goats. We have a lot of predators, mostly coyotes, who can rapidly decimate a flock. I've owned two Pyrenees and they are wonderful dogs. You simply don't have to worry about predation with them in the flock. The male I had was about 125 lbs, and they can be bigger.
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