Posted on 09/09/2010 9:51:09 AM PDT by Coleus
They just can’t help picking winners and losers, can they?
They just can’t help picking winners and losers, can they?
don’t act so surprised
First, about "elk", or "reindeer" as they are also known ~ they presently OCCUPY ONE-QUARTER OF THE EARTH'S LAND SURFACE.
They are in no danger!
They are also good to eat and can outrun any wolf ever born ~ provided they're not too young, too old, too sick, or too injured.
It's always smart of the writers to leave out the stuff about elk ~ it's usually untrue!
I noticed it too. Wolf attacks ARE rare. They will usually run from you. They are not aggressive like the European wolves (which are probably all gone now anyway).
Leave nature alone, it’ll sort itself out.
Now now everyone knows that wolves are sweet innocent and misunderstood creatures who have been oppressed by the white man for centuries. If we would just let them into our homes and leave our pets and children alone with them we’d understand the magic of nature.
Just remember to use Sabot reloads and to use rubber gloves when reloading.
This will make sure that the dead wolves will not be traced back to your rifle.
Elk and Reindeer are two different species.
Both are native to North America, but Elk don’t even occupy one quarter of NA.
Stop getting your info from your high school science text book.
Reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone has been devastating to the elk herds there. This is a FACT!
Terrible idea by the tree huggers...
there is a reason our forefathers exterminated wolves, and it’s not the false claims mother nature worshipers want you to believe.
Citizen / sportsmen in these states should take it on themsleves to hunt and kill as many wolves as possible. Citizen / juries should refuse to convict persons who are caught fulfilling this common sense civic duty.
It is time for true patriots to nullify edicts of the leftists. Who cares what some idiot judge says. It is well beyond time that we, the patriots of the sovereign states, stop behaving like sheep in the presence of the hostile, alien, leftist-occupation government that is working for our enslavement.
So the wolves are not a threat to elk & moose. Really?? As a Wyoming native I get to see every hunting season the effects of the wolves. The hunting area by our cabin has gone to a limited quota special draw because of the diminishing elk numbers. As for the moose, 5 areas with 5 permits each have now been merged into 1 area with a total of 5 permits. But I guess you’re right, wolves don’t effect big game populations. (BTW wolves do not attack full grown elk & moose, they go for the caves right after they are born and the newborns certainly cannot outrun a wolf)
By the way, anyone intersted in the topic you should pop through to read the links, which include a picture of a 180lb Canadian Grey Wolf, shot in Idaho!
The author makes a great point that the Grey Wolf is not native to Idaho, and the animals there have not evolved to survive their predition. Instead, it is an instant super-predator, with special endangered species status.
Elk are not reindeer. Caribou are the wild version of the domesticated reindeer.
Shoot.
Shovel.
Shut up...................
Idaho issued about 2,000 wolf permits last year. About 200 actual wolves were taken. The reduction was fairly uniformly distributed across the state. It reduced the population, but didn't endanger them by any means. There are still too damn many Canadian wolves. They are wiping out elk, moose and deer. My wife reports a mountain lion coming into town in Chubbuck this week. Not enough food out in the hills.
Now, back to the reindeer/caribou ~ same species, different size, various locals ~ HUGE RANGE just North of Elk.
These animals are in no danger of extinction any time soon ~ if ever.
Neither are Grey Wolves.
He did not say they would go extinct he said in areas of the Rockies they would go near extinction. The difference is localized which has an effect on the locals.
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