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By: Wolf paranoia escalates in Idaho « pied type

Wolf paranoia escalates in Idaho « pied type — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:56:45 +0000

[...] anyway? Their wildlife officials shoot them from the air. Their corporations sponsor hunting derbies to see who can kill the most. And now they’re trying to pass a bill that would require the [...]

By: Manon

Manon — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:37:53 +0000

I agree, Writerdood. Experiencing joy by killing seems a bit sick to me.

By: writerdood

writerdood — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:55:25 +0000

Sport-hunting seems a little… flawed in this day and age doesn’t it? I mean, if you’re starving to death and you want to feed your family, then it’s subsistence hunting, but to kill an animal because it’s “fun” seems more like a psychological problem than a “sport.”

Besides, it’s not “sporting” at all to kill an animal at a distance. They animal has no chance. If they’re really going to call it sport hunting, then they should make it sporting. Wolf hunting, for instance, should be limited to clubs. Yes, if you’re stupid enough to take on a pack of wolves with a club, then you deserve the pelt. Although, in this case, it might better be considered subsistence hunting for the wolf, since you’re more likely to be eaten. But, hey, maybe you’re really good with a club.

For bear hunting, which is a little harder, I think they should at least allow a bowie knife.
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You said it well in your first paragraph. Killing animals purely for “fun” or “sport” seems like a psychological problem of some kind. I have no problem with subsistence hunting. But I have issues with hunting just for the thrill (?) of killling something. Maybe they need to devise something similar to catch-and-release. Issue paintballs instead of bullets. Then you can have the entire “wilderness experience,” short of putting your hands on an animal you just killed. And if that’s your only motivation, you get no sympathy from me.

By: Manon

Manon — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:05:41 +0000

Actually, I’d love to have one of those “sportsmen” living next door. Oh yes, preciousssssss…
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LOL. Yesssssss, I bet you would! And I’d love to be a fly on the wall when it happens.

By: Sank

Sank — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:32:41 +0000

This is so stupid, you are 100% right (again). Coming from the state with the largest wolf population in the lower 48 I can tell you this is paranoia. Wolves in Minnesota have never killed a person that I’ve ever heard off, do very little livestock predation.. There’s just no reason for it. I’ve never even seen one here, I had to go to Michigan to see my first wild wolf. And we have 2500 and 3000 animals here. Interestingly enough the Minnesota wolves have repopulated Wisconsin where they’re managed and tagged.
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You lucky dog. I was thinking as I added the picture to this post that I’d give a lot to see a wolf in the wild, just once.

I take it there are no massive state-sponsored wolf hunts or predator derbies in Minnesota, despite your high wolf population. These damn cowboys out here seem to think it’s their sacred duty and inherent right to shoot wolves on sight. Bunch of ignorant yahoos.