coyote problem
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:41 pm
The Sierra Club and the U..S. Forest Service were presenting an alternative to the Wyoming ranchers for controlling the coyote population.
It seems that after years of the ranchers using the tried and true method of shooting or trapping the predators, the Sierra Club had a 'more humane' solution to this issue.
What they were proposing was for the animals to be captured alive. The males would then be castrated and let loose again.
Therefore the population would be controlled by this method. This was ACTUALLY proposed by the Sierra Club and by the U.S. Forest Service.
All of the ranchers thought about this amazing idea for a couple of minutes. Finally, an old fellow in the back of the conference room stood up, tipped his hat back and said: "Son, I don't think you understand our problem here", "These coyotes ain't fockin' our sheep - they're eatin' 'em!"
There was a roar of laughter in that room. The meeting never really got back on track.
It seems that after years of the ranchers using the tried and true method of shooting or trapping the predators, the Sierra Club had a 'more humane' solution to this issue.
What they were proposing was for the animals to be captured alive. The males would then be castrated and let loose again.
Therefore the population would be controlled by this method. This was ACTUALLY proposed by the Sierra Club and by the U.S. Forest Service.
All of the ranchers thought about this amazing idea for a couple of minutes. Finally, an old fellow in the back of the conference room stood up, tipped his hat back and said: "Son, I don't think you understand our problem here", "These coyotes ain't fockin' our sheep - they're eatin' 'em!"
There was a roar of laughter in that room. The meeting never really got back on track.
