In spite of what wolf proponents claim, wolves do eat people. Their victims
usually don't tell on them because they are a little bit dead. They recently
killed a man in Montana. I know people that have been menaced by wolves but
they did not actually attack. They are creatures of opportunity and will
kill and eat anything that presents itself. Wolves are the moose's only real
enemy but they don't usually kill a healthy adult. A calf or a sick or
winter weakened adult is the usual victim.
The introduction of wolves in Yellowstone has apparently been successful.
Some think their numbers have been controlled by a disease like Parvo in
dogs. There were too many elk and bison in the park and some means of
population control was needed. They used to allow some hunting in
Yellowstone but that would be politically too incorrect now. The
introduction of wolves in central Idaho is quite another matter. The target
number of wolves was about 350 and there are now over 1000. The Clearwater
elk herd was already in decline and the wolves have about finished them off.
The anti-hunting movement is the main proponent of the wolf and I don't
think they care if all the elk are killed just to eliminate the hunting
experience for people. Idaho and Montana has developed wolf management plans
that are acceptable to the feds but Wyoming will not produce an acceptable
plan so the feds will not allow any of the three states to assume control.
Meanwhile the wolves are becoming a serious problem. The rednecks are about
ready to take matters into their own hands.
We have always had wolves in southeastern Idaho but during the wolf
reintroduction debates the Fish and Wildlife people claimed they were
actually wild dogs. After the reintroduction those assholes now admit they
were lying and they were wolves. It's unfortunate that there is no
accountability for that kind of behavior.
/jmac
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Walt Wayman
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 3:12 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Like a bad penny, I am back, OT now BBQ
Walt would love to go, but, sorry, not gonna happen. I claim a 500-yard
limitation only partly from sloth, but primarily due to an increasingly
annoying hitch in my gitalong. The problem is an iliac artery pretty
severly damaged in a mishap -- two, actually -- many years ago that has
steadily worsened and that limits blood flow to my "good" leg. The
insertion of a couple of stents some years back improved the situation
considerably, but I still have to saunter along at a moderate pace and pause
occasionally to let the blood flow catch up and the "burn" to subside. I'm
afraid I've become a real wuss in my dotage. :-[
So, no Glock, I'm afraid, even though my CCW permit is valid in Michigan.
Anyway, a 9mm wouldn't do much to a moose except piss him off, and I would
never shoot a wolf unless he was attacking me or someone I valued more than
the wolf, which is highly unlikely since, Little Red Riding Hood and other
fables notwithstanding, I have heard of no verified and credible instance of
a wolf attacking a human being. I could be wrong. Now, mountain lions are
a whole different sort of critter, but I don't think you're likely to
encounter one. And anyhow, from recent accounts, it seems they prefer
tender California joggers, not grizzled old midwestern phographers.
Y'all have fun, even if you don't have any pork pig barbecue and have only
that Texas stuff, and bring back lots of pictures.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
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From: NSURIT@xxxxxxx
>
>
> Is Walt going? It would be nice to have someone along who is trained in
the
> use of a Glock and had one with him. Heck, he could even drive up and we
> could all see his fancy "pick 'um up." They got any bears or poisonous
snakes
> on that Island? . . . I don't want to go 1500 miles for no damn sissy
outing.
> <[8^) Bill Barber
>
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