I doubt that I’m much older than you if at all, but you’re welcome anyways. Too put my views in a little bit better perspective, I’m a passionate elk hunter and these animals are possibly more affected by wolves than any other species. If I would have a bias, I would think it would be anti-wolf.
While I’ve run snares for wolves, I’ve never set leghold traps for anything. I work in the woods four or five days a week and meet trappers and see their results often as well as being personal friends with more than a few. I’ve also assisted the Game & Fish department in removing bycatch. I’m not saying that it never happens, but I have personally not seen an animal in extreme duress while being held in a leghold trap.
People seem to get really heated about some damn wolves.
They opened a hunt in northern mi a few years back. I went down state and saw a guy with a sign protesting it and asking for petitions against it. He asked me to sign. I explained how the population had grown rapidly in a small area and they were causing problems. I asked him if he would like them relocated to his backyard. He then told me he didn't care about wolves and was only doing that to fulfill a community service obligation.
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My wife hikes the woods with our three Golden Retrievers almost daily, all seasons. She has come across snares, leg holds, and once even a conibear. She has become adept at dismantling these traps, detaching them and pitching them in the nearest swamp or bog.
Also ban poisoning. Wolf hunters deserve a clean death.
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