Wolves Kill Prized Horse

[WyoDoug]

Now this is exactly why I do not favor reintroduction of predators period. This is a 2011 article but still, the same problems exist today. Ask any rancher.

Wolves Kill Prized Quarter Horse in Darby, Montana

www.skinnymoose.com

 

[madtom]

Do you think horse owners complain about wolf reintroduction and lament the good ol’ days of horse ownership are over?

 

[DK27]

Colorado is gonna be voting on wolf reintroduction this year. Definitely an issue relevant to current events. There have been confirmed sightings (confirmed by CPW) of wolves in North West Colorado.

A) Seems like we don't need to reintroduce them if they are already coming. B) Be it horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, elk, deer or even people; is anyone really safe with wolves around?

Our governor calls them "our canine friends" Perhaps deep down they are just looking for love?

 

[Sytes]

The truths, per Colorado Rocky Mountain Wolf Project

Wolves also naturally limit the spread of disease, such as Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Seeing as the forced reintroduction of wolves will naturally limit the spread of CWD... What's not to love about those cute doggies?

There has never been a wolf attack on any camper while hiking in a national park.

How This Family Survived a Wolf Attack in Banff National Park

This is what nightmares are made of

www.outsideonline.com

Oops... "While hiking". Guess they were not, "hiking" when the family was attacked while "camping" in a National Park...

In the last 100 years, no wild wolves have killed humans.

Hmmm... I mean really! Who defines the word, "wild" after all!
One quick google example;

DNA samples confirm wolves killed Southwest Alaska teacher

At least two wolves chased down and killed a teacher who was jogging on a road last year outside a rural Alaska village, according to a report released Tuesday by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

www.adn.com

Their assessment of current grass and other vegetation;

Even the grasses and other vegetation don't grow as well.

When the prey run from the wolves, their hooves aerate the soil. The soil then retains water better and the grasses grow stronger and taller.

Oh, how... Peachy! The hoof prints of elk being chased by wolves create grasses stronger and taller! My, my!

*And to think of all the stronger and taller grass I grew in Montana busting out those deer and elk when hunting!

There's no need for ranchers to fear wolves. They are not evil animals with unbridled appetites.

No?

Report: Wolf and Livestock Deaths Hit Record High in Wyoming - Flathead Beacon

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Gray wolves killed a record number of livestock in Wyoming last year, and wildlife managers responded by killing a record number of wolves that were responsible, according to a new federal report. The report released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that wolves killed...

flatheadbeacon.com

But hey, the tree that grows socialized, "free for all" $$$ will accommodate the ranchers losses... Remember, you must bang your pots and pans real loud if a pack of wolves are tearing apart a cow, or few.

The state would provide fair compensation for verified wolf-related livestock losses. Ranchers and woolgrowers are also allowed to use non-lethal tactics to deter wolves.

Wow! The Colorado population is in good, "honest" hands by the organization who brought this fine ballot to the people...

Good luck to my brother (Colorado resident outdoors enthusiast) and my good friends of the once great State.

 

[Finngo]

Colorado is gonna be voting on wolf reintroduction this year. Definitely an issue relevant to current events. There have been confirmed sightings (confirmed by CPW) of wolves in North West Colorado.

A) Seems like we don't need to reintroduce them if they are already coming. B) Be it horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, elk, deer or even people; is anyone really safe with wolves around?

Our governor calls them "our canine friends" Perhaps deep down they are just looking for love?

+1

 

[mtmuley]

Jeez Doug. Must have had to search for that one. It happened a long time ago. There was a lot of controversy around here about it. mtmuley

 

[sbhooper]

Jeez Doug. Must have had to search for that one. It happened a long time ago. There was a lot of controversy around here about it. mtmuley

That horse pic has been on facebook lately,too.

 

[mtmuley]

Happened in 2011. I don't remember if it was a "confirmed" wolf kill or not. mtmuley

 

[WyoDoug]

If you notice, the main supporters of wolf introduction are liberals who live relatively safely from them in the inner cities. There is very little support for wolf introduction out of the big population centers. And none that are writing the legislation know anything about wolves or the true stats related to them.

 

[mtmiller]

Happened in 2011. I don't remember if it was a "confirmed" wolf kill or not. mtmuley

How dare you try to sanitize a "smoke-a-pack a day" post.

 

[BrentD]

If you notice, the main supporters of wolf introduction are liberals who live relatively safely from them in the inner cities. There is very little support for wolf introduction out of the big population centers. And none that are writing the legislation know anything about wolves or the true stats related to them.

Wrong. Just wrong.

Meanwhile, I wonder if that horse had been killed by a black bear or a mountain lion or a pack of coyotes or even a neighboring rancher, would the story have received anywhere near the notoriety that has? Would this thread even exist?

I seriously doubt it.

Death of anything by wolf is far more tragic that all other forms of death combined.

 

[El Jason]

If you notice, the main supporters of wolf introduction are liberals who live relatively safely from them in the inner cities. There is very little support for wolf introduction out of the big population centers. And none that are writing the legislation know anything about wolves or the true stats related to them.

Never mind.

 

[shoots-straight]

Hunter shoots Prized horse This is why I'm against reintroduction of Hunters.

 

[shoots-straight]

Another Hunter killed "Prized Horse"

 

[El Jason]

Can you find an older reference S-S?

 

[shoots-straight]

Can you find an older reference S-S?

There's so many newer ones that it would take a while to get that far. Reintroduced hunters kill lots of horses.

 

[shoots-straight]

Nimrod Hunter, kills horse in Nimrod Minn.,

 

[shoots-straight]

Pet Horse killed by "Reintroduced Hunter"

 

[shoots-straight]

But hey, the tree that grows socialized, "free for all" $$$ will accommodate the ranchers losses... Remember, you must bang your pots and pans real loud if a pack of wolves are tearing apart a cow, or few.

You realize that deaths to livestock by ALL predators in Wyoming is minsular compared to other types of death?
Death loss in Wyoming 2015

Death loss in cattle from non-predator related causes was responsible for 98 percent of adult cattle deaths and 89 percent of calf deaths, according to the report.

 

[tjones]

Prized horse beat to death on hunting forum.