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As in hunting wolves? Any reason for hunting wolves?
If I have been given permission to post here then I have also been given permission to voice my opinion.
James Ruby
There were wolves in Oregon before man killed the species off - wolves belong here in Oregon - pertty simple - I do not necessarily classifiy them as endangered. I do feel that the primary reason why the people do not want them here is because it might get in the way of thier hunting. Hunting is not a right - hunting is a sport in todays world - one that I enjoy myself. There are not that many wolf in Oregon. Get over it.
" I would like this statement verified "they also KILL FOR SPORT about the same number, yes, kill for sport. " as I do not beleive it. Even if it is true no animal kills more for sport than a human now days.
James Ruby
Wolves were killed off for a reason. Now they are being forced back on us. By animal rights organizations with giant neverending bankrolls. Now if we are going to be forced to accept this, the ranchers need to have the freedom to protect their livestock. Predators need strict management.
Just because the city folk want to see them on their little forays into the country, is not a good reason to let them run rampant. I understand the game population belongs to the state. The state will suffer when the revenues drop, cause game numbers are down.
But the question is, will you reimburse the ranchers every time they lose a cow, sheep, pig, whatever, to the wolves? Because it costs them their livelihood, everytime one of these "protected predators" kills their animals.
That meat in the little styrofoam containers at the grocery store, doesn't just magically appear out of nowhere. :winkkiss:
Hunting may be a sport to the rich dudes, that pay $5-$10K for a trophy animal. But for most people, it's a source of damn fine meat. Nothin better than venison, and you know where it came from and how it was handled. Can't say that about the store bought meat,,,
I feel that we have a much larger problems with our cougars in Oregon - yet we still cannot hunt them with dogs legally. To me in compariosn to the cougar problems - the wolves are pretty small imapct.
Spitpatch - I appreciate your intelligent response - thank you - but I still feel that the wolves need to be here. Wolves were here originally and the same type should be here in oregon. We get back to how the ODFW screws things up once again. Kind of like having Pike in a pond - killing that species off and transplanting Tiger Musky and the complaing that the pond can no longer support that species.
Does anyone or can anyone provide actual statistics on the damage done to the wild life by wolves or maybe even compare that to the amount of damage that cougars do in comparison.