Old NFO
08-11-2004, 16:24
The Sierra Club at its BEST!
How to Solve the Coyote Problem!
A few years ago, a group of tree-huggers was presenting an alternative to ranchers for controlling the coyote population. It seemed that, after years of the ranchers using the tried and true methods of shooting and/or trapping the predators, the tree-huggers had a "more humane"
solution.
What they proposed was for the animals to be captured alive, the males castrated, then let loose again ... and the population would be controlled.
I kid you not, this was ACTUALLY proposed to the Wyoming Wool and Sheep Grower's association. Well, all the ranchers thought about this amazing idea for a couple of minutes.
Finally, an old boy in the back stood up, kicked his hat back and said, "Son, I don't think you understand the problem. These coyotes ain't ******in' our sheep, they're eating them!!"
Jim
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How to Solve the Coyote Problem!
A few years ago, a group of tree-huggers was presenting an alternative to ranchers for controlling the coyote population. It seemed that, after years of the ranchers using the tried and true methods of shooting and/or trapping the predators, the tree-huggers had a "more humane"
solution.
What they proposed was for the animals to be captured alive, the males castrated, then let loose again ... and the population would be controlled.
I kid you not, this was ACTUALLY proposed to the Wyoming Wool and Sheep Grower's association. Well, all the ranchers thought about this amazing idea for a couple of minutes.
Finally, an old boy in the back stood up, kicked his hat back and said, "Son, I don't think you understand the problem. These coyotes ain't ******in' our sheep, they're eating them!!"
Jim
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