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Why are so many of you killing wildlife??
Yes! God forbid someone makes suggestions about non lethal! Let's burn some books too, while we are at it. Don't worry I am done. Your minds can stay safely sealed shut. Good luck to you all.- darbydog
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Why are so many of you killing wildlife??
If you are angry because someone makes suggestions for new or different ways to do things, that is very telling. I learn new things every day from others about what we can do better. Doesn't anger or threaten me that I don't know everything. And I don't feel like I need to make excuses for...- darbydog
- Post #28
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Why are so many of you killing wildlife??
To be clear, I have offered many solutions in my original post and have spent the last dozen posts responding to excuses from others about why their situation is different from mine and why its impossible for them the use non lethal. I have told the truth. Period. Which is that it's not any...- darbydog
- Post #26
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Why are so many of you killing wildlife??
How can 'force' my opinions on anyone? I was simply responding to your posts and giving the truth based on science as opposed to closed minded, archaic beliefs based on the 'it's us vs. them' outdated thinking. It takes an unusually free thinking and evolved idividual to change long held...- darbydog
- Post #23
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Why are so many of you killing wildlife??
My husband and I live on a large ranch where he manages the cattle operation for the owners. He has been a cowboy his entire life. I have a degree in Animal Science from Cal Poly and am a retired horse trainer. I work with the local wildlife rescue fostering all species of native wildlife and...- darbydog
- Post #21
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Why are so many of you killing wildlife??
Nope-- not an issue of perspective at all. We don't own the cattle, we are hired hands who run the cattle for the ranch owners. However we have a small number of our own cows we run as well and the same philosophy goes for them. We are in our fifties and live in a double wide trailer and own...- darbydog
- Post #20
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Why are so many of you killing wildlife??
Actually I'm glad you brought this up because my husband and I are cattle ranchers. We raise 300 mother cows using only non lethal livestock protection methods. Our cows calve in pastures with coyote packs and in areas with mountain lions and we rarely lose animals to predations. In fact, we...- darbydog
- Post #10
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Why are so many of you killing wildlife??
Coy dogs are almost unheard of and let me explain why. Dogs breed year around while female coyotes only come into heat once a season. Even if a female coyote and a dog found each other while a female was in season, the resulting pups would unlikely survive. Coyotes mate for life and the males...- darbydog
- Post #9
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Why are so many of you killing wildlife??
Really? How many kids have been attacked by coyotes there? Attacks are so incredibly rare that they normally make the national news and I haven't heard a thing about this. Killing animals for simply being seen is, frankly, irrational. Wild animals aren't lurking to eat your grandchildren. Your...- darbydog
- Post #8
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Why are so many of you killing wildlife??
I'm shocked that so many of you have not taken the time to build predator proof chicken pens and instead seem to feel trapping and killing wildlife is a reasonable way to protect your chickens. As a predator friendly rancher who raises cattle and other livestock around mountain lions, coyotes...- darbydog
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