Ranchers get $139,000 for livestock killed by wolves, that was in 2004
While the wolf kills get a lot of attention, Stone noted they amount to a tiny fraction of the sheep and cattle killed by predators each year. In Montana, for example, coyotes killed 17,700 sheep and lambs in 2003, according to the Montana Agriculture Statistics Service, which polls ranchers every year.
Ranchers in that survey blamed wolves for 500 dead sheep and lambs, although just 210 were listed as confirmed or probable wolf kills by the federal government.
A lot of smoke and no fire!!!http://www.hpj.com/archives/2005/jan05/jan10/Ranchersget139000forlivesto.CFM
“I don’t feel any trust with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,” commissioner Marie Fontaine added.
“Ed Bangs said they didn’t realize they were on private land ... there are so many questions.”
Kruger said the wildlife agents appeared to be “hiding in the bushes under a high bank by a road” when he drove past and spotted them.
The tranquilized wolves were lying nearby.
“If you have nothing to hide, why are you out there hiding?” French asked.
“Did those two guys fall from the sky with a wolf under each arm?”
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“Don’t the livestock owners get paid for the kills???”
Heck, yeah, and it’s only taxpayer’s money. Plenty more where that came from. Go, wolvies!