Wolves in Yellowstone

[charlz]

I think Wolves get a bad rap. I also believe Cougars/Mountain Lions get a bad rap here in the Midwest. It's simple human nature.

If you are alone in the wild with a loaded gun and you see a rabbit looking at you, are you gonna shoot it??

If you are alone in the wild with a loaded gun and you see a Wolf or Cougar looking at you, are you gonna shoot it??

The number of people that say yes to those two questions will be considerably higher with the second question.

Human nature.

Well wolves kill hundreds of sheep, cattle and a horse or two every year in Idaho. AFAIK rabbits haven't killed any.

 

[MoKelly]

Well wolves kill hundreds of sheep, cattle and a horse or two every year in Idaho. AFAIK rabbits haven't killed any.

Didn't a crazed rabbit attack Jimmy Carter?

MoKelly

 

[/pine]

Red wolves re-introduced in the Smokies have made it as far south as N. GA...most get shot as coyotes...but there are still plenty of both whitetail and elk in the park etc...They have expanded their once native ranges but not because of a lack of prey...

It's a lot different here in the S.E. than it is in Yellowstone or the big ranch states...here it is the coyote that is the rel issue...and IMO they need to instill a bounty on them for all the S.E. states...


BTW...jimmy carter whacked the rabbit with an oar...

 

[dave1949]

What I get out of the video is wolves eat everything then the beavers come and f***everything up by turning good land into a swamp! We have enough swamp!!We have enough beavers! Wolves were delt with long ago for a reason and I am sure history will once again repeat itself.

Lot of "I" and "We" there.

Did you ever consider that everything was working just fine and produced the things we value, until "we" came along and decided "we" know better?

Beavers and white tails are primary prey for wolves.

 

[charlz]

It's a lot different here in the S.E. than it is in Yellowstone or the big ranch states...here it is the coyote that is the rel issue...and IMO they need to instill a bounty on them for all the S.E. states...

Oh they (ranchers) shoot the coyotes to. Coyotes are a lot less of a problem as they don't thrill kill. Wolves kill 176 sheep near Victor, greatest loss recorded in Idaho | KTVB.COM Boise

 

[jjlite]

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Lot of "I" and "We" there.

Did you ever consider that everything was working just fine and produced the things we value, until "we" came along and decided "we" know better?

Beavers and white tails are primary prey for wolves.

What do they prey on when there is not enough beavers and whitetail? How about family pets and live stock? The wolves around my area make frequent trips to town and prey on domestic dogs cats. Things may have been working just fine before we came along I don't know and I don't think We know better I just know I am here. I am not sure if you have had any dealings with wolves in your neck of the woods here they have become a real pain in the butt.

 

[teejk]

We have the same thing here in Wisconsin.People were seeing Cougars in different parts of the state but they kept saying they weren't in the state.It took a couple of years before pictures were taken then the truth came out.We have some that move through just down the road from the house.I did see one years ago.

Did you read the entire story on our most famous cougar (the 4 legged kind)? Originally tagged in the SD Black Hills, spotted here and there from time to time including here, met his demise on a highway in Connecticut! That is a lot of miles. Have to wonder what he was looking for. But you are correct...the DNR took a long time to admit it. They are only now waking up to the migration of bobcats to the south (like our bears did). The wolf seasons in the past 2 years seem to have gotten them under control at least around here...still a problem up north but so much of that is in the tribal region and they won't harvest any.

 

[Bob77064]

We have Bobcats around here, I have never seen one but I have seen their tracks. They tend to avoid people and that's just fine with me.

 

[/pine]

"Migrating to the south"...There have been bobcats in FL since ever... or maybe they meant the "snowbird"-bobcats...?

 

[grsthegreat]

we have coyote's here in idaho....we bring the dog and cat in at night...no issues with them. People that let their pets roam free at night tend to lose them. those people dont care... they just get another. I feel more kinship to the coyote and wolf than alot of people i meet.