I killed my first predators last night

[sparkles2307]

Youre lucky youre not my DH! If he brought a dead coon one foot in my door I'd be holding BOTH of them up by the ankles on the porch with the rifle! Dang fleas and such...ish!

We have so many predators, the population isnt going to be hurt one bit by us taking out a few...

 

[Cetawin]

Way to go Morgaine. I am the same...nothing messes with my girls.

 

[Cetawin]

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I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds that quote offensive. Maybe your focus should be on caring for your own chickens...

I dispatch of pest species predators (raccoons and opposum) and our land is a wildlife "sanctuary" for deer, wild turkey, squirrell, rabbits, songbirds and many other species including raptors whose habitats and food source are threatened by overpopulation of raccoons and opossum.

Feel free to check my BYC page for pictures.

I "employ" a few good mousing cats to keep the small rodent population at bay near the house and I dispatch of the nuisance animals that my cats are not capable of controlling, that in my area, have very few natural predators.

Proper wildlife management is impossible without selective hunting. That's the entire basis that our states' DNRs are founded upon. They are the experts entrusted to the protection of our wildlife species. I do always advocate that everyone comply with their particular state's DNR rules.

Whether we choose to believe it or not, hunters are critical to successful wildlife management.

Ditto. Bluey you are absolutely positively correct.

I wish the "save the wildlife" lovers would stop raising chickens if the predators are more important to them.

Hunting is VITAL to the ecology and maintaining healthy strong herds and the species future.


If you do not believe in dispatching a predator...stay out of the predator section and/or stop posting your disdain and disagreement with killing predators. The liklihood of your posting changing our minds about killing the predators is well....ZERO. Also read the rules at the beginning of this forum!

 

[WalkingWolf]

Quote:
I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds that quote offensive. Maybe your focus should be on caring for your own chickens...

I dispatch of pest species predators (raccoons and opposum) and our land is a wildlife "sanctuary" for deer, wild turkey, squirrell, rabbits, songbirds and many other species including raptors whose habitats and food source are threatened by overpopulation of raccoons and opossum.

Feel free to check my BYC page for pictures.

I "employ" a few good mousing cats to keep the small rodent population at bay near the house and I dispatch of the nuisance animals that my cats are not capable of controlling, that in my area, have very few natural predators.

Proper wildlife management is impossible without selective hunting. That's the entire basis that our states' DNRs are founded upon. They are the experts entrusted to the protection of our wildlife species. I do always advocate that everyone comply with their particular state's DNR rules.

Whether we choose to believe it or not, hunters are critical to successful wildlife management.

Ditto. Bluey you are absolutely positively correct.

I wish the "save the wildlife" lovers would stop raising chickens if the predators are more important to them.

Hunting is VITAL to the ecology and maintaining healthy strong herds and the species future.


If you do not believe in dispatching a predator...stay out of the predator section and/or stop posting your disdain and disagreement with killing predators. The liklihood of your posting changing our minds about killing the predators is well....ZERO. Also read the rules at the beginning of this forum!

Guys I hope she got the message and is chilling, sometimes young folk get overwhelmed by their emotions and forget their manners. She came back at me pretty hard but I am willing to forgive. I just hope her and others would remember if this is a upsetting topic it is best to avoid it.

The OP did the right thing to protect her flock and I have a lot of respect for a lady who can fend for herself and her pets and family. I love wildlife as much as anybody, but there would be no balance if one predator goes unchecked. There is a predator for every predator, and sometimes that is us.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Everyone, please keep on topic or we'll need to close the thread.

 

[djswett]

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lol?
really?
I'm on a killing high, laugh out loud?

!?!?

 

[lovemychix]

I like to pellet gun the over population of rabbit on the property. They eat my peas off every year. I still can't control the pest. My family loves peas and I plant them for my family and not the rabbits. Rabbits are cute but they get it.

 

[lovemychix]

Oh... I'm an animal lover. I found an injured bird one time in the middle of the highway with the whole flock trying to save and get it out of the way of traffic. Yea.... I pulled over and found out it was a baby bird just learning to fly. So I took it to the field and let it go.

And it went with it's momma.

 

[wanda047]

I think that most of the folks who are members here love animals... otherwise we wouldn't own chickens. We love our chickens so much that we'll do anything to protect them... against illness, the elements, and yes, even predators. How we chose to protect them is our choice.

I wrote an article one time about "making choices" and stressed in it that in EVERYTHING we do... we have to make choices. Sometimes we make bad choices, sometimes good. I don't let other people's opinions on things sway me too much, because the choices I make in life, I have to live with.

I am a hunter. I understand the "killing high". It's a natural adrenaline rush that isn't easily controlled. If you've never killed an animal, you don't understand that comment. I understood it and took no offense. Neither should any one else have.

Morgaine made a choice to eliminate predators from her backyard and regardless of how she chose to do it, it was her choice. I will do the same when the day comes. You did a good job Morgan protecting your flock and I applaud your choice.

 

[Morgaine]

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lol?
really?
I'm on a killing high, laugh out loud?

!?!?

Please don't just take one little line and misconstrude it. I simply said that I felt very empowered to know that I could defend what's mine all by myself with out having to depend on my husband to do the dirt work. That little line was a total joke we have going between us. Just like when I tell him he better watch his step or he'll end up like the raccons. It's called humor, though I can see you don't really get that.

I know you are new here, but I think it might be a good idea to read the rules about posting in this section.