I think the mayor must carry a turd in his pocket because he keeps referring to "MOST FOLKS" when I've not met anyone in wolf country yet that knew wolves were being killed prior to being removed from the ESL and that includes the family I have living in Hinckley and Bemidji. So the mayor isn't being very honest, he just likes to refer to "MOST FOLKS" because he doesn't want to stand alone. Just like when he says "MOST ELYITES" and yet most of Ely was honking and throwing a thumbs up during our wolf rally and I have yet to talk to any of the locals and hear "I support the wolf hunt." Please, if you are from Ely and you support the hunt, post here.
My thoughts written in red.
Michelle,
Most folks in wolf country knew about the federal trapping program. It was not a secret. Not true. My family owns 500 acres in North Central Minnesota and they had no clue that wolves were being killed. And federal predator control specialists weren't able to take just the problem wolf, they would keep taking them until the problem stopped. Yeah, we have learned this and that is what we are also fighting against. They got good wolf and bad, and let's face it, if there wasn't a public hunt but the exact same wolves were being killed by federal employees, you folks would just fade away. Nope, we're never going away. I know the mayor wishes we would, but it isn't going to happen. That doesn't make sense to me. It doesn't make sense to him because he makes absolutely no sense. No mention of the five year moratorium that was ignored by the legislature and DNR, no mention of anything actual wolf biologists have had to stay in opposition to this hunt. The mayor has made it clear he's no different than any other wolf killer out there. No intelligence in his response whatsoever, IMO.
The truth is, the wolf hunt has eliminated the majority of the wolf problems in wolf country what wolf problems? Fact: in 2011, there were 109 verified complaints at 96 sites. Out of this, 91 calves/cattle were verified killed on farms in MN, impacting less than 2% of all MN beef producers. There were 203 wolves killed in response. Livestock owners are compensated by the MN Dept. of Agriculture for each animal lost to a wolf. Is he talking about wolves eating pets? Solution, if you care about your pet you don't let it run off leash in wolf country nor do you tether it outside unsupervised. That's just pet ownership 101. and will be a great thing for expanding the range of the wolf and having them live in a closer proximity to people with fewer problems. Expanding the range of the wolf? What, does the mayor think habitat is going to pop up out of nowhere? Every year we have a hunt, history will prove that I'm right and you are wrong. That's what he'd like, wolf advocates to back off to wait and see what happens. Well, I've seen what happened, we've wiped out 30% of our wolf population already, packs have been fractured and we still don't have any idea how the last hunt is going to impact the future for our wolves. I can see why you want to make a big deal about it now, because in a few years it will be an accepted fact that wolves continued to expand and thrive with an annual wolf hunt. Because the mayor has a PhD in wildlife biology and can contradict everything other wolf biologists have stated. Yes, believe the mayor because we all know it took a great deal of education to get his job.
Ross
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