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THE COYOTE PROBLEM: a true story

The Sierra Club and the U.S. Forest Service were presenting an
alternative to a group of Wyoming ranchers for controlling the coyote population.

It seems that after years of the ranchers using the tried and true
methods of shooting or trapping the predators, these two groups were offering a 'more humane' solution.

What they proposed was for the animals to be captured alive, the males would then be castrated and turned loose again. Thus the population would be controlled. No kidding, this was actually proposed to the Wyoming Wool and Sheep Grower's Association by the Sierra Club and the U.S.F.S.

The ranchers listened to the presentation and then sat there in a sort of dumfound silence, trying to make sense of the amazing proposal they had just heard.

Finally, an old boy in the back of the conference room stood up, tipped his hat back and said, 'Son, I don't think you understand our problem. Those coyotes ain't (censored word)' our sheep - they're eatin' 'em!'

You should have been there to hear the roar of laughter.

For one, like that plan would produce. I love how people who born and raised in the city and never been in the hunt come up with these ideas (book educated). Funny thing is they were seriuos
I would have loved to been there. I would be laughing along with them and say "with all do respect, you guys don't have a clue"

In Christ,

Song Dog

That about says it all! Gary

I was told that this was tried on the wolves in the area of Alberta that I hunt in.

Anybody with any sense knows that it is just a silly idea but apparently it was attempted on the Bob's Creek pack but the pack still kept eating livestock (hard to imagine after being sterilized the wolves still ate )

Last spring they ended up taking out most of the pack via a shooter in a helicopter which was made easier by the fact that several in the pack had radio collars.

Now you guy's got me laughing even more about this.....

wonder if that meeting will show on you tube i would like to see that.glad the coffee wasnt done yet.

Castrating them wouldn't work because they wouldn't be sexually active. Vasectomies might work.

Bunnybuster wrote:Castrating them wouldn't work because they wouldn't be sexually active. Vasectomies might work.

Man don't mention the word Vasectomy around the the antis, next thing you know the will want us to shoot blanks too

I've had a vasectomy & I can tell you this. I haven't missed a meal in over 5 years since having it done so I doubt the sheep farmers will care if the coyotes have their nuts cut or not.

They were probably from Kalifornia!

Glen wrote:I've had a vasectomy & I can tell you this. I haven't missed a meal in over 5 years since having it done so I doubt the sheep farmers will care if the coyotes have their nuts cut or not.

Thats funny , right there!

In Christ,

Song Dog

Thanks JB, you just made my day.
Sad thing is I don't doubt its truth at all!