6000 Wolf Hunting Permits Issued in Montana for only 625 Wolves

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/359034

Because why the hell not?



[video=youtube;aDaOgu2CQtI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDaOgu2CQtI[/video]

 

What we should do is heard them up and sell them to the Filipinos and Koreans. They pay too dollar for dog!

 

I certainly don't advocate the elimination of species, but having grown up raising cattle I can certainly understand where this impulse comes from.

It's very difficult to find a way for ranchers and wolves (and other predators for that matter) to coexist.

 

6000 Rancher Hunting Permits to be issued in Montana for only 650 Ranchers?

It's fear, not economics, that drives the extinction of wolves. Ranchers are generously compensated by the government for the extremely rare occurrence of wolves getting their unattended livestock.

 

When you had cattle killed by wolves, did you get fully compensated for the cow?

 

I don't believe it is rare.

 

No wolves where I grew up, but the occasional mountain lion attack and plenty of coyotes. And no we were not compensated for lost calves.

 

Learn to read.

 

Why should we feel sorry for wolves? Lock 'em up and throw away the key.

 

What are those varmints howling about now? If there were 6000 wolves and 625 humans, would the wolves put a limit on their hunting permits?

 

It is micro-mini rare. Like a grain of sand on the beach.

Wolves that kill livestock usually kill sheep for obvious reasons.

Sheep die from dozens of reasons, all more prevalent than wolf attacks.

http://www.westernwolves.org/index.php/wolf-conflict-facts

Yes, wolves kill livestock, but not to the degree extremists would have you believe. For example, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in 2005 wolves killed 244 sheep in Idaho. In 2006, 237 sheep in Idaho were killed by wolves, while in 2007, 185 sheep were killed by wolves across the state.

Compare those numbers to other causes of death for sheep in Idaho in 2004 (the last year for which complete statistics are available):

Overall sheep deaths were reportedly due to:

digestive problems: 1,600
respiratory disease: 1,300
birthing problems: 1,100
miscellaneous health problems: 3,200
predators (all combined): 12,100 *
harsh weather: 600
poisoning: 800

* Sheep deaths due to predators represented 55 percent of overall losses.

Predator depredation deaths included:

coyotes: 7,100 sheep
dogs: 1,400 sheep
bears: 1,100 sheep
mountain lions: 400 sheep
wolves: 270 sheep

Click here to see the most recent USDA statistics on sheep losses: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1628

What about cattle?

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) report "Cattle Death Loss", released May 12, 2011:
Click here to read the entire report

Nationally - % cattle & calves (combined) lost due to:

disease, injury, other medical problems: 50.2%
* 251 times as many as wolves
unknown and uncategorized non-predator: 18.4%
* 92 times as many as wolves
calving: 12.4%
* 25 times as many as wolves
weather: 12.3%
* 25 times as many as wolves
all predators (including domestic dogs): 5.5%
specifically dogs: 0.5%
* 2.5 times as many as wolves
specifically vultures: 0.3%
* 1.5 times as many as wolves
specifically wolves: 0.2%
* 4% of predator losses
poisoning: 0.9%
* over 4 times as many as wolves
theft: 0.4%
* twice as many as wolves

 

Learn to comprehend.

It was my suggestion for an alternative hunting season. Cull the idiots from the herd, so to speak.

 

Unless you ducked filing taxes, you were compensated.

 

Wish I could bag one.

 

We are all wolves sometimes and sheep sometimes. Let us come together.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=wolf sheep&go=&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=wolf sheep&sc=8-10&sp=-1&sk=

 

Android sucks. The media spoils their Apple rotten.

As Karnac the Magnificent would have said, "May 6000 wolves visit your wife's hut tonight."

 

Sounds kinky