Activists outraged at coyote shoot

Morning Sentinel ^ | 1-17-05

[Road Warrior ‘04]

My tag line!

[GingisK]

"We think all people should have the right to say how wildlife is managed in Maine,"

As usual, these people mistake "having their way" for "having a voice".

[SJackson]

Anybody that thinks this is an easy way to kill something has never hunted these dogs. Coyotes are one of the hardest animals on the planet to bag.

I never said it was easy.

[Vicki]

I really don't care one way or the other if they are killed. I was just saying that they killed my cats because they ran out of food.

Besides a couple of those cats were good mole killers and in my state it is illegal to trap a mole. I talked to a lady the other day whose lawn is being plowed by moles. She got out her mole trap and someone turned her in and the county came out. She was envious when I told her about the cat I have now that can catch moles.

[Osage Orange]

LOL!!!

[SJackson]

I understand. And if Maine wanted a hunting season like deer and handled it the same way, fine.

I'm sure they do. In Wisconsin we have a season, 365 days, and they're hard to find, they all live in Minnesota and Michigan. This is a local 2-day event, run I'd guess by a chamber of commerce in compliance with game laws. Lots of communities run similar competitions during deer season, yes a shorter season. Lots of fishing competitions, as well as PROFESSIONAL FISHING. I'd love to see PETA's reaction to a Professional Bambi Hunting Tour.

[eleni121]

When we see one on our land we plug it or trap it...they're everywhere and they really massacre those adorable little turkeys and rabbits, fawns, etc.

[Fledermaus]

Okay, next year how aobut an "activist shoot"?

[SJackson]

Besides a couple of those cats were good mole killers

One of the things cats do better than dogs.

[Osage Orange]

Besides a couple of those cats were good mole killers and in my state it is illegal to trap a mole.

Can you swat mosquitoes? What about taking deep breaths, can you at least do that in your state?

[groanup]

"Just spotted one where I live in Vinings."

That's about as close to downtown as I have heard, so far.

ping to AAM

[tenthirteen]

We have a coyote right here in the middle of St, Pete, FL. He's a fast little cur, only comes out mainly after dark. He stays in a wildlife preserve next to a cemetary that has (or had) and abundance of rabbits.

Recently it seems that a German Shephard has joined ranks with him. This could get ugly.

[PeterFinn]

Okay. Again, so what? Would you be offended at a deer hunting contest?

[PeterFinn]

Good for you. True men don't put up with crap from slack-jawed emasculated metrosexuals.

[goldstategop]

Liberals loathe hunters. Who do the public a service by getting rid of varmints who kill their dear domestic pets and endanger small children. I confess I don't understand the animal rights lovers some days. What is that we're doing differently than the coyotes do? They're not vegans unlike the PETA freaks.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

I, once, accidentally shot and killed a horse. I felt so bad, I went ahead and broke its leg!

[Vicki]

I'm sure as I am typing our legislators are probably making it illegal to kill mosquitoes and as far as taking deep breaths, the environmentalists would probably say we're hogging the air away from the plants.

It really is about that bad.

[PeterFinn]

Gamo puts out an airgun that's pretty effective on moles. FYI.

[Professional Engineer]

Got yer stringed weapons ready?