Coyote Control
Posted by Tumbleweed on April 06, 2002 at 08:04:14:
In Reply to: Dung Stacking posted by Tumbleweed on April 06, 2002 at 08:00:34:
A few years ago, Sierra Club and the United States Forest Service (USFS)
were presenting an alternative to Wyoming 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. This was ACTUALLY proposed to the Wyoming Wool and
Sheep Grower's association by Sierra Club and USFS. 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 f***in' our sheep, they're eatin' em. "