A teachable moment
ArtP, the waste of EDIBLE game animals is appauling to me. if im hunting EDIBLE game, i take it and eat it.
Some animals are called VARMINTS or PREDATORS; these animals are not usually hunted by man and have very few, if any, natural predators to keep their numbers in check.
It is generally considered good wiildlife management to control these population to prevent overpopulation and the accompanying disease and starvation. this happens in deer populations in areas that cannot support them and they lack the feed they need, along with laying them open to diseases. this is why we hunt wildlife, to manage numbers to prevent needless, prolonged, suffering.
It is no different when it comes to coyotes and prairie dogs. when P. dogs get over populated, then the stress and conditions bring about the Plague. When coyote populations grow too great, they slowly starve and are open to diseases such as mange that causes them to die gradually of exposure. that kind of death seem better to you? or a quick one offered by a hunter?
Quote: ArtP: If one lives in a coyote infested area, then okay, keep their numbers under control. But if coyotes are not causing problems - real problems - then what you are doing to those coyotes is nothing short of "ditching" them, no less than the ducks.
So, by your logic, as long as the coyote isnt bothering
MAN, just let it over populate and get to such density that they die slowly of starvation and disease?? Coyote is probably the most successful animal in North America with its populations not being held in check. there are not enough hunters, or wolves to keep their numbers down nation wide, and they continue to crowd into urban and suburban areas. Attacks on pets, children and even adults are increasing (several here in my area over the last 2-3 years) nation wide.
by hunting these varmints and predators we are assisting these populations to remain healthy and at controlled numbers to preserve not only our hunting heritage, but a healthy ecosystem.
