CPW shoots lamb-eating wolf, can't find it.

[psinclair]

A hired gun for the ag industry subsidized by the US taxpayer.

Not really......

 

[NR_Hunter]

Not really......

58% of their funding comes from congressionally allocated money, which is the US tax payer, at least in 2023. The rest comes from cooperators that includes funds from the ag business but also includes counties and state/federal agencies.

So while it’s not 100% tax payer funded, I think saying it’s subsidized by the US taxpayer is a fair statement and more accurate than “not really”

 

[psinclair]

I know how it works....I've worked for the outfit for 32 years. Your opinion is going to be vastly different than mine, and that's okay.

My point is a lot of our funding is provided by the private sector, and the public reaps those benefits without even knowing about our agency and what we do.

Ever wonder why you seldom see wildlife on airport runways?

 

[NR_Hunter]

I know how it works....I've worked for the outfit for 32 years. Your opinion is going to be vastly different than mine, and that's okay.

My point is a lot of our funding is provided by the private sector, and the public reaps those benefits without even knowing about our agency and what we do.

Ever wonder why you seldom see wildlife on airport runways?

That’s a fair point, I’m sure there’s tons of benefits to the public that are often understated.

 

[squirrel]

Good to know that he is gone from his home range, since they bumped his old food source across the fence from me. Glad he took his bad habits and went after a whole new herd, though it probably didn't make the new rancher very happy.

 

[F250]

Worked a number of projects with folks from APHIS. Professional outfit with some good people.

 

[Phaseolus]

A hired gun for the ag industry subsidized by the US taxpayer.

Those of us who made our living in agriculture can be real dickheads.

 

[NR_Hunter]

Those of us who made our living in agriculture can be real dickheads.

The ones I grew up with sure as hell were.

No deep seated resentment here tho

 

[winmag]

Relevant sidetrack

https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/05/wolves-headline-talk-at-colorado-governors-mansion/

This is the craziest thing I’ve heard in a while:

“In the crowd of around 100 gathered in the Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion (not actually where Gov. Jared Polis, his husband, Marlon Reis, and their two children live), they wanted to know why ranchers don’t do a better job of protecting their calves when wolves are around, like you would chickens with raccoons around.

They wanted to know why ranchers don’t adjust the time they breed their cows to coincide with the time elk drop their calves, to deter wolves from eating the cow calves.

And they wanted to know why a rancher would mourn the loss of a calf, when they raise cattle to have them slaughtered for money.”

 

[bayoublaster7527]

This is the craziest thing I’ve heard in a while:

“In the crowd of around 100 gathered in the Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion (not actually where Gov. Jared Polis, his husband, Marlon Reis, and their two children live), they wanted to know why ranchers don’t do a better job of protecting their calves when wolves are around, like you would chickens with raccoons around.

They wanted to know why ranchers don’t adjust the time they breed their cows to coincide with the time elk drop their calves, to deter wolves from eating the cow calves.

And they wanted to know why a rancher would mourn the loss of a calf, when they raise cattle to have them slaughtered for money.”

Doesn’t surprise me at all. The Polis Era (with complete domination of CO politics by Dems) has ushered in a dark period for Colorado ranchers, sportsmen, etc. Completely locked out of the Gov’s office and the majority leaders.