09-19-2003, 03:42 PM
Looky look, I'm all registered as of yesterday.
As much as I would like to see predators establish here I do have to think about the ranchers. They make a living off cattle and sheep. I sure wouldn't take to predators well if I was a rancher. But I also believe there are other ways to tackle the problem than just shooting them up. First off, I'm not very sympathetic to those that use public land for grazing. Second, I you do have a predator problem I would think there are ways to fix it. People once used dogs to protect the sheep. I came up on a large herd of sheep up above Ephraim once, the herd was watched over by two very large sheep dogs. And weren't sheep herders used more frequently than just to round them up at the end of the year?
I've felt ranchers have always got what they wanted. I'm a residential designer for AV systems, I have to follow some rules and take precautionary measures, so should the ranchers.
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As much as I would like to see predators establish here I do have to think about the ranchers. They make a living off cattle and sheep. I sure wouldn't take to predators well if I was a rancher. But I also believe there are other ways to tackle the problem than just shooting them up. First off, I'm not very sympathetic to those that use public land for grazing. Second, I you do have a predator problem I would think there are ways to fix it. People once used dogs to protect the sheep. I came up on a large herd of sheep up above Ephraim once, the herd was watched over by two very large sheep dogs. And weren't sheep herders used more frequently than just to round them up at the end of the year?
I've felt ranchers have always got what they wanted. I'm a residential designer for AV systems, I have to follow some rules and take precautionary measures, so should the ranchers.
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