[quiet_reverie]

I’m Alaskan Indian: Tlingit, but I don’t currently live there.

My birth father has a wolf refuge in FL and they have been fantastic companions, but I do know Alaska seems to have an abudnance, or rather, overabundance of wolves.

I find aerial hunting barbaric (see it on youtube) and believe there has to be a better way.

I just fear that this could harm Palin and was hoping for some strong, informed opinions on the issue.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Palin has teflon.

That’s why liberals are throwing the kitchen sink.

They’re clearly scared, it won’t work.

They’re right.

[flyfree]

I find aerial hunting barbaric (see it on youtube) and believe there has to be a better way.

If you ever can kill an animal quickly without them suffering for long periods of time, that is always the best way. If you can do that by air, great.

I don't see any problem with what Palin did. Wolf packs in the wrong areas can be a lot of trouble and hurt the balance as much as paving over an area and creating sub-divisions. Wolves may be nice companions in a domesticated animal shelter, but in the wild they are predators. When you get a chance, maybe you should go back to Alaska and live there for a while. Alaska isn't Colorado. And Colorado wouldn't have wolves running wild anywhere near populated regions.

[eyedigress]

May I ask your experience on these issues? For a reference, in 1973 I showed wolf skins to my classmates for show and tell. Barbaric?

[caveat emptor]

I just fear that this could harm Palin

I doubt that I'm more informed than you unless you are unplugged from from American society and don't read much on FR.

I've been a vegetarian for almost 10 years; dropped meat in my early 60s on health, not ethical, grounds. But as soon as I stopped eating meat I began coming to view animals in a different light.

I also have a wolf-X, a bit more than half wolf as near as I can tell from his parentage. He's been with me for 14 years since he was 8 weeks old. He's not much like a dog, and I've come to see wolves in a different light since acquiring him.

There are wolves and cougars in my area - both have been seen very close to my house - and I wouldn't hesitate to shoot either if they threatened my family or my dog.

That said, I would be surprised if this hurt Palin. Doesn't bother me at all - she's like just about everybody else, including me when there's a threat.

[Tempest]

I have a strong opinion and it’s that Sasquatches are awesome at aerial hunting especially the ones with high powered rifles and wings.