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  • From: "Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>
  • To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Missouri Design for Conservation
  • Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:33:19 -0700

Hmmmmm, grading on a sliding scale, in debate, at best this would rate a D.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Jones" <billj AT harborside.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Missouri Design for Conservation


Lynda wrote:

Where "up North"?

I know folks in the Yellowstone area and the NM and AZ areas can apply to
the Bailey's Fund.


That's the especially pretty blue-eyed one, right?

I think the interesting point that ranchers like to ignore is that with the
reintroduction of the wolves, which largely feed on elk and very small game
btw, is that the coyote population has been severely reduced. *Most* sheep
looses are due to coyote predition and the wolves have put a dent into those
looses.


Wolves are plain old dogs. They breed freely with each other. What's
the difference between feral German shepherds and wolves? You might as
well be asking them to take away dog catchers. I'm amused when people
try to tell me how plain, old _dogs_ are so picky that they don't try
for sheep.

With the coyote problem, it would seem that sheep ranchers would have
already had the dogs. The ones out here sure do. And a big part of the
loose problem isn't coyotes or wolves, it is plain old-fashioned dogs!
Precious and FiFi who wouldn't so such a thing were responsible for almost
every calf, lamb and foal kill we had!

So those of us who've never lost an animal to predators have a desperate
need to introduce wolves to keep that from happening?

Bill
S. Oregon coast
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