It's all over my Facebook and I can't find any non HSUS inspired type articles about what the reasoning is for whatever congress supposedly passed about it.
Seems they have a fair amount of wolves in Alaska.Quote:
Alaska
(not protected by ESA)
7,700 to 11,200
Wolves and bears are both "charismatic megafauna", and are often used in arguments based on emotion.schmellba99 said:
Not sure on the wolves to be honest, but I think the uproar over bears is that the state decided to either make it legal or continue it being legal to kill a bear during hibernation.
Gotta admit that shooting a hibernating bear, outside of extremely dire circumstances, doesn't seem to have any logical sporting requirement to it and a hibernating bear is certainly not a danger to humans or pretty much anything else.
Wolves have always been a touchy subject, I'm sure a lot of it is pure emotion.
The answer in this case, I believe, is to manage the wolf hunting/trapping as a big game species like all other big game in AK. Sure the hunters/trappers will have easy pickings of wolves, but only up to a pre-determined quota or season length.26.2 said:
I'll opine on the issue for Alaska as its the on I have more knowledge of, but I'm definitely not an expert. The way it was explained to me was that in the areas where wolves hunt around Denali National Park, there are only one or two safe entrances to the park where the wolves can go to hunt. So all trappers/hunters need to do is set up in these highways (not actual highways) and they can trap/shoot to their delight--to the point where the species is non-existent in the area and actually starts to affect the overall eco-system. So it's not a simple issue of hunters rights vs. animal rights.
Completely agree.Quote:
I don't have an answer. All I'm saying is that politicians in Washington DC shouldn't be making decisions like this that have real life consequences for the people who actually have to live (and survive on in some cases) with the consequences.
Absolutely the right answer. And to the issue of trapping/hunting in the wildlife highways you mention, there is an easy solution to that as well. I assume Alaska has game management units. Just restrict or outlaw wolf hunting in the game units affected. It's pretty dang easy really.AgEng06 said:The answer in this case, I believe, is to manage the wolf hunting/trapping as a big game species like all other big game in AK. Sure the hunters/trappers will have easy pickings of wolves, but only up to a pre-determined quota or season length.26.2 said:
I'll opine on the issue for Alaska as its the on I have more knowledge of, but I'm definitely not an expert. The way it was explained to me was that in the areas where wolves hunt around Denali National Park, there are only one or two safe entrances to the park where the wolves can go to hunt. So all trappers/hunters need to do is set up in these highways (not actual highways) and they can trap/shoot to their delight--to the point where the species is non-existent in the area and actually starts to affect the overall eco-system. So it's not a simple issue of hunters rights vs. animal rights.
Edit to add: I think it should be managed at the state level, not federal.
CanyonAg77 said:
OP sounds like he has some Facebook friends like a friend of my wife. She's big into animals and conservation groups, and since Trump, it's been a constant barrage of TRUMP IS KILLING THE ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS AND OLD PEOPLE.
I've been pretty effective at merely blocking the groups whose posts she keeps sharing, but I'm close to just blocking her.
It seems obvious to me that these groups are using Trump as a boogeyman to scare up donations. Quite tiresome.
Paging ursurusaverage_joker said:
I hear bear can be tasty. No personal experience though.
average_joker said:
I hear bear can be tasty. No personal experience though.
I have some really good black bear jerky in the cabinet.average_joker said:
I hear bear can be tasty. No personal experience though.