New Mexico coyote hunting contest sparks protests

that is only fair because that is what the Founders would have done

are you ignorant to the ways of the past.

each kill should be honored to Mother Earth.

so why should it be treated as such
Do you honestly think that these hunters are going to preserve the meat??
Where is the honor in this hunt??
And I am not ignorant to the ways of the past

Yes, I honestly think the hunters will put back the meat for the coming winter months. However, maybe not. I have never tasted coyote meat but, the coyotes are becoming overpopulated in areas and other parts of the animal can be useful.

Yes, There is honor in these types of hunts.

The honor is with those who choose to honor.

Those who do not will pay in ways of going hungry and cold. They will eat subprime meat from mass produced slaughter houses and they will use good money for cheap coats made in China.

Death threats? The nice people at PETA and such do not issue death threats.

it should be handled by federal or state wildlife management, not as a contest for profit.

step in? They should step in if there is mismanagement, I agree.

This is a private enterprise making money off public resources. It's the same corporate scam writ small. The erosion of the commons is a bit of a sore spot with me.

I think the government, run by duly elected officials put in office by an engaged electorate, should manage public resources. Certainly not Whatshisass's Gun Emporium and Laundromat.

Listen to me. I sound like an anti!

...wildlife management people free to do other important work that may require special knowledge or skills that ordinary varmint hunters don't have.

And don't let a private gun store profit from organizing it. If Fish and Game wants to recruit hunters for the task, I think that would be fine. It would be even better if people who had to hunt to eat got paid to do it.

I would have less of a problem if we were talking about a destructive invasive species. I would rather it be a bounty on boas, pythons and Nile monitors in south Florida and the Everglades.

old article but, relevant to the topic ....

Scientists On Scent Of Better Coyote Management

ScienceDaily (May 3, 2000) — Birth control could replace bullets in race to reduce growing threat

To many farmers, the only good coyote is a dead coyote. Thousands of the dog-like animals are shot and killed each year to prevent attacks on livestock, wildlife and people. Now, as the coyote population expands to include urban areas, a humane alternative may be on the horizon.

Based on observations that coyotes without puppies are less likely to attack livestock, scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are working to produce new fragrances to bait and trick the elusive animals into consuming birth control drugs. Fewer pups means fewer attacks, which should result in fewer coyote shootings, the scientists say. The findings are reported in the May issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a peer-reviewed publication of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.

more at link:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/05/000502185849.htm

This topic, which is regarding hunting and protests around hunting and does not fall under the SoP of the Group, properly belongs in Outdoor Life, New Mexico, or GD.

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Krispos42, Group Host