Government officials planning to waste taxpayers money again.
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Would you want a bunch of volunteer wannabe snipers running around your neighborhood shooting coyotes? I’d feel better getting a resolution to a random hole in my property if the gubmint hires someone than trying to get a billybob to admit he shot my house.
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I think alot of members are on a certain side more than the other and some are more vocal about it. Gun people tend to be on that certain side. Most likely the mods as well.I guess politics and stuff is OK for certain leaning views
It's also late night Sunday so they're probably busy watching their real life kids vs monitoring all of us grown children!
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Solar and wind are wildly impractical solutions to solve a problem that doesn’t really exist………………oh, air guns!
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I am volunteer !The town of Belvedere in California is having problems with coyotes and is considering hiring snipers from the federal government to eliminate all of them. I'm sure there are many volunteers on this forum they will do it for free. Why pay when you can get it done for free? Because that's what the government always does!
Belvedere considering use of federal snipers to kill all coyotes in city
Belvedere is considering using snipers from the federal government to kill all the coyotes on the island. Some residents say the coyote population is exploding and affecting their way of life.abc7news.com
I just need them to give me some time to be ready ...... Ten minutes would be enough!
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The climate is always changing. Otherwise we'd either be living in a steaming hot jungle or a snow ball. Both conditions existed in the past. The Sun doesn't have a thermostat.
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You sure about the Sun not having a Thermostat? I think Sun natural thermal reaction is really stable.
Between the solar flares and sun spots it could be using those to maintain it's temperature, of course, I haven't dipped a thermometer to verify it.Smitty
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Well to be fair, ir sounds like they made the right decision. The Feds have a long, and storied tradition of shooting dogs. They'll probably contract the job out to the Alphabet org, or Alphabet org...The town of Belvedere in California is having problems with coyotes and is considering hiring snipers from the federal government to eliminate all of them. I'm sure there are many volunteers on this forum they will do it for free. Why pay when you can get it done for free? Because that's what the government always does!
Belvedere considering use of federal snipers to kill all coyotes in city
Belvedere is considering using snipers from the federal government to kill all the coyotes on the island. Some residents say the coyote population is exploding and affecting their way of life.
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Sorry but it seems that certain parts of this country believe that they have an endless supply of $$$.
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It’s easier to blame the Feds if something goes awry and the Feds have deeper pockets (and immunity) too.
In finger-pointing avoidance prone California they wouldn’t have state sanctioned or wildlife officers do the job.
As a sidebar.
Rocky Mtn National Park advertised for volunteer hunters to cull the resident elk herd last year.
Volunteers have to use specific caliber weapons and ammo and be able shoot 3 rounds into the target at a specific range within a specific time frame.
(I can’t recall the details but they were well beyond "normal" hunting parameters generally encountered at least in my 40 years of elk hunting experience.)
I considered applying because it would be good practice and nice to be outside but the overall feeling was more like work not like volunteerism.
And you have to attend training pay for all ammo, gas and any food or lodging.
Also can‘t keep any harvested animals because they’re "taken out of season" according to the Dept of Wildlife and that would be "illegal."
Working with the Feds but controlled by the State.
Nope!
In finger-pointing avoidance prone California they wouldn’t have state sanctioned or wildlife officers do the job.
As a sidebar.
Rocky Mtn National Park advertised for volunteer hunters to cull the resident elk herd last year.
Volunteers have to use specific caliber weapons and ammo and be able shoot 3 rounds into the target at a specific range within a specific time frame.
(I can’t recall the details but they were well beyond "normal" hunting parameters generally encountered at least in my 40 years of elk hunting experience.)
I considered applying because it would be good practice and nice to be outside but the overall feeling was more like work not like volunteerism.
And you have to attend training pay for all ammo, gas and any food or lodging.
Also can‘t keep any harvested animals because they’re "taken out of season" according to the Dept of Wildlife and that would be "illegal."
Working with the Feds but controlled by the State.
Nope!
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The people of Belvedere need to accept the fact that coyotes are a normal part of nature and losing pet fifi will happen sometimes. Every spring my neighborhood mailbox has a few photos and numbers about missing pets.
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Municipalities hire the Federal animal people for good reason. Liability is the biggest.
The other is that they need the job done thoroughly and quickly.
At the ranch we manage we have beaver issues and every couple years I have to call the federal animal control guy out. He will kill more beaver in 3 days than the private trappers did in a season.
When we get over run with coyotes I call them again. Have tried yote hunters with solid reputations for high kill numbers and the Federal hunter will double sometimes triple their results in 1/2 the time.
There is no comparison between a professional killer of pests and recreational hunters when it comes to success.
The other is that they need the job done thoroughly and quickly.
At the ranch we manage we have beaver issues and every couple years I have to call the federal animal control guy out. He will kill more beaver in 3 days than the private trappers did in a season.
When we get over run with coyotes I call them again. Have tried yote hunters with solid reputations for high kill numbers and the Federal hunter will double sometimes triple their results in 1/2 the time.
There is no comparison between a professional killer of pests and recreational hunters when it comes to success.
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Here in South Carolina, the Wild life Dept. has been tagging and releasing 4 coyotes in 8 districts for the past 6 years. They announced yesterday. If you shoot a tagged one, they will give you or who ever you designate a free hunting license for life. Nice Christmas present for a grand child. Here, on private land you can shoot those bastards all year long no limits. Now that's what I call a progressive state .
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They do, it just happens to be your money.Sorry but it seems that certain parts of this country believe that they have an endless supply of $$$.
Smitty
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I don't live in that 'certain" part of the countryThey do, it just happens to be your money.
Smitty
but I am aware that no matter where we go it is "our money" that the Government uses, don't get me wrong some of it is needed and some of it is just what I would consider wasteful spending
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