Color me confused...

[nobleplatypus]

So now that the wolf population in Minnesota has recovered sufficiently to warrant them losing federal protection, it's time to start shooting them again, right?

I find this genuinely baffling. If the wolf population/distribution has been stable for the past ten years (controlling itself nicely, it seems), why do we need a wolf season? Or are we playing a new game in which we push a species to the point of needing federal protection, let it recover, and then drive it to the brink again, repeat ad nauseum? SOUNDS FUN.

/sarcasm


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[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

I had a debate with an 'unting/shooting/fishing type once: when he tried telling me how rewarding it was to outwit an animal in its natural habitat, I pointed out that it shouldn't be that difficult. I mean, we're the planet's ultimate superpredator: how hard can it be to outthink something with a brain the size of a walnut or an apple? And we've got the benefit of technology on our side.

Arm the wolves etc. with Ouzi nine millimetres, then let's see how things pan out....