This is a very difficult and challenging time for us all. However, there is a silver lining to the coronavirus.In mid March, just days before the event was to begin, we watched, waited and advocated for the cancellation of the largest wild fur auction house in North America. Almost 500,000 animal...
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Unlike all the other trapped animals, Montana regulations require trapped wolves to be immediately killed only by gunshot. *Trappers care the most about preserving the pelts. They frequently refer to how beautiful these indiscriminate, unfortunate, suffering, trapped wolves are.Notice the...
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In the past 5 years since Montana opened a season on wolves over 1,000 have been reported shot or trapped for recreational purposes.701 were reported shot by hunters. Trappers reported killing 336.This does not include wolves killed for depredation purposes or under SB200 in which private...
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Known as a symbiotic relationship in a display of mutualism. The coyote assists the badger in catching prey and the badger assists the coyote who waits at times at the exit hole. The interrelationships of species is something to be honored and understood. Unequivocally, folks agree wildlife are a...
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What would happen to a hunter if they set salt licks on animal trails or by water holes, along with loaded guns, as in "setguns" to shoot and injure or kill whatever animal and as many as possible that came by for their thrill at their discovery days, even weeks, later?"Incidental...
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For the greatest country in the world we certainly are primitive in preserving this barbaric tradition, a relic of the past. Wildlife is far more valuable alive to many than trapped for a few. Wake up America. This certainly isn't the will of the people.More than 100 countries ban this cruel...
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"He and his employees captured bobcats and mountain lions in leg traps or cages, then hobbled them in some fashion — usually by shooting them in the foot or the stomach." The driving force of trapping.......... selfish, lazy, greed. Follow the money, friends.http://bit.ly/2craYO2...
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Wildlife Services is still killing plenty of animals in Montana."Steuber said coyotes cause the most livestock damage of any predator, by far. His agency claims that in 2015, coyotes killed almost 1,500 lambs, 212 calves and 240 chickens in Montana. So in 2015, Wildlife Services employees...
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Trapper finds a dead moose in one of his snares. His intended victims were coyotes. His response? "Shit happens".He says he can't wait to get back and try to trap and kill more coyotes, hoping to avoid snaring any more moose. He believes these coyotes will be fattened up from feeding...
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Most of Montana, i.e central and eastern, districts 4-7, opened for the legal trapping of beaver on September 1. For 9 months, beaver can be trapped in unlimited numbers with the closure being May 31.No one knows how many of these critically necessary keystone species there are in Montana. No one...
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