Controlling the Coyotes:

Doglips · 10-12-2003, 01:23 PM

Controlling the Coyotes:

A few years ago, Sierra Club and 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.

I kid you not, 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----- our sheep, they're eating them!!"

10-12-2003, 01:23 PM	#1
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,088	Controlling the Coyotes: Controlling the Coyotes: A few years ago, Sierra Club and 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. I kid you not, 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----- our sheep, they're eating them!!"