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In reply to the discussion: Montana: Wolf Hunts Are Banned in Area Bordering Yellowstone [View all]UndahCovah
(125 posts)66. I really kinda disagree with this
If they banned it on private property. If you own land next to the park, you can't shoot wolves if they threaten your livestock, but your neighbor on the other side of you can? How the fuck is that fair?
If they don't want the wolves shot, they need to find a way to keep them in the park. Its not fair to expect some minimum-wage ranch hand to risk his job, watching the cattle he's monitoring getting killed by wolves that have roamed outside of their protected area, because the only job he can get is on a ranch that happens to border yellowstone.
I agree that wolves are awesome creatures and need to be kept from extinction, but the numbers that are being hunted are not threatening the population.
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And our latest contestant in that always fun game, how long does it take before the troll is bounced
rwsanders
Dec 2012
#21
I watched an excellent documentary that showed that the reintroduction of wolfs into
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#29
well they will be threatened if you all start seeing them as the enemy and start killing them
CreekDog
Dec 2012
#95
I don't have that authority, but I'm sure that your pattern will quickly get you noticed.
rwsanders
Dec 2012
#33
But what kind of wolf numbers are we talking about in the Great Lakes Region
AldoLeopold
Dec 2012
#127
are you picking and choosing which species are in harmony with your way of life?
CreekDog
Dec 2012
#98
You are not the OP so it is not up to you to demand that the discussion is over.
Nihil
Dec 2012
#145