your figures are somewhat misleading. are you only counting coyotes or all critters. Most also have to control skunks, coons, oppossum, mink, beaver(which can be a huge prob) wild dogs...the list goes on and on.
What is misleading about my figures? I counted all coyote and fox, which is only what the predator control district taxes it's members to pay for. The only other nuisance animals the state trapper got here were a few beaver. Do you think those few beaver justify the $258 dollar difference between what the trapper costs us and the pilots cost us? We don't and we'd be more than happy to ship him elsewhere where he could trap beaver to his heart's content.
oh ya....didnt the guy with the plane get in trouble for shooting on the wrong land....kind of like trespassing?
Yeah – for shooting a wounded coyote that ran through the fence onto the rival pilot's land. Maybe you think he should have just let the coyote die a slow death instead of putting it out of its misery?
The rival pilot's neighbors will never forgive the jerk for not only stopping the hunt after the rival pilot flew at the predator control pilot in an attempt to force him down, over their land, I might add, but for knowingly leaving that batch of coyotes alone because he knew that they were killing the neighbor's livestock.
Three separate neighbors lost livestock to those coyotes, the rival pilot knew they were killing and did nothing to stop it because he was fighting with all of them too. Like I said, he's a real sweetheart.
I have some friends who used to go coyote hunting out west often......They havnt because of the lockout. They figure no hunting is no hunting. Maybe they should call the landowner because of what i have been hearing the lockout is pretty much over as it was a failure. Matter of fact, i believe there was a poll given to the legislative reps and only a very small minority would support taking away powers from wardens to go on private property whenever.
Tell your coyote hunting friends to stay home if they have the same mindset you. We've had our fill of folks who act like our land is their land. It's not, and acting like it is will only get you in big trouble out here.
How is the lockout a failure? We don't have to put up with either hunters or GF&P, we control who is on our land, and we take care of our own predators. We haven't lost a thing even if the legislature never passes a law protecting our property rights.
Hunters, on the other hand, have lost some of the best deer and antelope hunting in the state. The lockout looks better all the time and most of the folks I've talked to who are involved with it will never again open their land to free hunting unless those protections are passed.
We don't have to deal with slob hunters or Conservation Officers who have no respect for private property rights. You just mind your own business and we'll take care of ours.
Life is good.