Elementary school government studies taught me that our elected officials were SERVANTS of the people. Is there anything in their oath of office that says differently? And yet these servants do not listen to us. Minnesotans voted several times against building a new Twins baseball stadium. And yet we’re getting one. And the taxpayers of ONE county (not all of Minnesota Twin territory, mind you) are helping to foot the bill.
In the past, Alaskan voters have voted twice to restrict aerial gunning of wolves and more than 42,000 registered Alaska voters have endorsed a ballot measure to restrict aerial gunning of wolves, yet their state officials are now pushing for even more extreme measures to kill more wolves. Alaska’s Governor Sarah Palin’s administration even announced plans to pay a $150 bounty for any wolf killed in specified management zones -- provided that the shooter lops off the legs and brings them in as proof. And there is still the possibility they may allow shooting of wolves from helicopters as well as fixed-wing aircraft. Alaska officials hope to kill up to 664 wolves before the aerial gunning season’s scheduled end on April 30 (more than 40 have been killed so far). Hundreds of wolves -- including pregnant mothers preparing to den -- could be gunned down and dismembered in the next five weeks.
I find it hard to believe that any true sportsman would approve of this. When you swoop down on a pack of wolves from a helicopter or an airplane and run them to exhaustion, it’s no better than a canned hunt. These people are bent on taking the "sport" out of "sportsman".
In the past, Alaskan voters have voted twice to restrict aerial gunning of wolves and more than 42,000 registered Alaska voters have endorsed a ballot measure to restrict aerial gunning of wolves, yet their state officials are now pushing for even more extreme measures to kill more wolves. Alaska’s Governor Sarah Palin’s administration even announced plans to pay a $150 bounty for any wolf killed in specified management zones -- provided that the shooter lops off the legs and brings them in as proof. And there is still the possibility they may allow shooting of wolves from helicopters as well as fixed-wing aircraft. Alaska officials hope to kill up to 664 wolves before the aerial gunning season’s scheduled end on April 30 (more than 40 have been killed so far). Hundreds of wolves -- including pregnant mothers preparing to den -- could be gunned down and dismembered in the next five weeks.
I find it hard to believe that any true sportsman would approve of this. When you swoop down on a pack of wolves from a helicopter or an airplane and run them to exhaustion, it’s no better than a canned hunt. These people are bent on taking the "sport" out of "sportsman".
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All in all I don't approve of the government allowing hunters to 'manage' wildlife, especially not animals they consider the competition. I can image plenty of anti-wolf hunters would fore go the bounty and kill more wolves than allowed just to be rid of them! If wolf 'management' must be done it should be done by appointed officials, not by just any yahoo with a rifle. ~Jax
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