Coyote Problem

[Cat Brules]

 

The Sierra Club and the U. S. Forest Service were presenting an alternative to the Wyoming ranchers for controlling the coyote population. It seems that after years of the ranchers using the tried and true method of shooting or trapping the predators, the Sierra Club had a "more humane" solution to this issue. What they were proposing was for the animals to be captured alive. The males would then be castrated and let loose again. This was ACTUALLY proposed by the Sierra Club and by the U. S. Forest Service.

 

All of the ranchers thought about this amazing idea for a couple of minutes. Finally an old fellow wearing a big cowboy hat in the back of the conference room stood up, tipped his hat back and said, "Son, I don't think you understand our problem here. These coyotes ain't fxxxin' our sheep; they're eatin' 'em!"

 

The meeting never really got back to order.

:-)

[Sedalia Dave]

Wonder if the coyote would consider castration more humane than a bullet?

 

IMNSHO the stresses associated with capture, transportation, castration are not what I would consider humane.

Edited December 20, 2016 by Sedalia Dave

[twelve mile REB]

For darn sure the coyote isn't going to cooperate. Who's going to hold him down while he's clipped the Sierra Club or the Forest Service?

[Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663]

Is this a hoax?

[G W Wade]

Is this a hoax?

Unfortunately no would be the correct answer. Several years ago one of these animal rights groups was trying to get praire dog hunting banned as cruel. Mike Dillon proposed their group buy bullet proof vests for the praire dogs so both the dogs and hunters could both have fun! GW

[Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life]

No hoax...but has been around awhile. I read about it several years ago.

[Chili Ron]

Howdy,

bullet proof vests fer pdawgs, I gotta see one of these.

Has such ever been made?

toooo funny.

Best

CR

[Guest Grass Range #51406]

Old story, besides something has to eat the dead cattle and horse carcases so we have to have coyotes

[Cat Brules]

Don't overthink this, boys.

This ain't a "story;".it's a joke.

Take a deep breath.

You guys gotta think ahead. Bracko is all but, GONE!

Edited December 21, 2016 by Cat Brules, SASS #14086

[Ace_of_Hearts]

Along the same lines but from a different point of view.

 

Edited December 21, 2016 by Ace_of_Hearts

[Utah Bob #35998]

Is this a hoax?

:D Edited December 21, 2016 by Utah Bob #35998

[Assassin]

Kind of like the squirrel hunting law. You can only shoot male squirrels.

[Del Rio Pete]

Not a joke...

Arlington Municipal Airport TX says they have a problem with coyotes coming out of one area of mesquite brush on to the runway.

They want to spend $1.2 million to put up a fence to keep the coyotes out.

I guess it is not politically correct to just move or get rid of the coyotes.

Coyotes are smart and amazing creatures that know how to survive.

They'll find a way to get around, over, or under the fence.

[Yul Lose]

About 20 years ago I attended a meeting at the San Diego county office of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the subject was how to protect the dwindling population of desert bighorn sheep in the Anza Borrego desert. The department big horn sheep biologist, who I'd known for quite awhile, gave a very good presentation on what was killing the sheep and the number one killer of the sheep was mountain lions. According to her the sheep that were carrying tracking devices and later found dead were nearly all killed by mountain lions. Well the discussion went on for awhile and we had a break and came back to the meeting and a young lady from The Center For Bio Diversity out of Tucson, Az. informed the audience that she had came up with the perfect solution. Her solution was to trap and tranquilizer the mountain lions and install bells on the mountain lions tails so that the big horn sheep would hear the mountain lions approaching and would escape.

[Pat Riot]

The biggest detriment to wildlife and society these days are people like those in the Sierra Club. Perhaps we are neutering and belling the wrong creatures?

[Cat Brules]

Yes. Perhaps we should send them out individually looking for cougars and get them to socialize the big cats.

[Trailrider #896]

The Colorado Dept. of Fish & Wildlife is considering a campaign to drastically reduce the lion and black bear population because the mule deer population has drastically reduced. Years ago, the DFW cut out the spring black bear hunting season and eliminated tracking by dogs and a bunch of other restrictions. Now they've got too many bears. In reality, one of the bigger problems for all the critters is expansion of human incursion into their habitat. Since we moved into the Denver area in 1969, the human population, especially into the foothills has moved into the forested areas. Used to be a bumper sticker that said, "Don't Californicate Colorado!" Well, they done it. And people wonder why they've got bears getting into the garbage cans, etc., and even at least one fatality by a cat on a teenager jogging up in Boulder canyon!

Of course, DFW probably will hire "professional" hunters to reduce the bear and cat population, rather than letting sportsmen do it!

[Oklahomabound]

my solution has always been one very well placed Hornady V-Max 22-250 round...

[MAYOBARD SASS #13025L]

I like Pat Riot's solution. Here in Nevada you are allowed to shoot as many coyotes as you want to. They prey on livestock.

[Cat Brules]

Oddly, given California's position on most things, coyotes are nothing more than a moving target.

[Yellowhouse Sam # 25171]

my solution has always been one very well placed Hornady V-Max 22-250 round...

 

Bingo.

[Dawg Hair, SASS #29557]

Problem is these people live and breathe among us , and they BREED!

[Cat Brules]

Problem is these people live and breathe among us , and they BREED!

Maybe the castration program was misdirected?