jordan_paul
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Wow, $20 is low for a bounty. In Bruce County, Ontario the bounty is 100 buckaroos.
15 000 coyote bounties claimed
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Coyote bounty ineffective, Green party says
The $360,000 of public money spent so far on Saskatchewan's coyote bounty, could be put to better use, says the leader of the provincial Green party.
Larissa Shasko criticized the $20 per animal bounty as ineffective, saying coyotes adapt to reduced numbers by having larger litters of pups. The government could instead put more money into prevention measures such as programs that subsidize the cost of farm fencing or guard dogs, or more targeted programs, said Shasko.
"I think what's really important at this point is to call for alternative solutions," Shasko said Friday, the same day the provincial government issued a news release saying the coyote bounty is helping to address livestock predation.
"It's a lot of money and I'm wondering if this money could be spent in a better way. I think it can," Shasko said.
But Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud said the province has tried other measures to control coyotes that are killing livestock. Under a program administered by the sheep development board, producers with coyote problems can call for assistance and a skilled trapper will be dispatched to help.
The budget of that program was recently boosted to $400,000, but it hasn't been enough, Bjornerud said.
"It just wasn't doing what producers wanted out there and that's why we had to go one step further," he said.
Nearly 18,000 coyotes have been killed since the start of the bounty pilot project in November, which runs until the end of March.
The number killed is still less than the average 21,000 coyotes that Saskatchewan Environment says are hunted or trapped for their fur in a typical year, when no bounty is paid by government. However, the number of coyotes killed in Saskatchewan in 2008-09 dipped below 18,000 in part to low prices for pelts.
Bjornerud said he would like the number this year to hit at least 30,000 by the end of March. Only after the program concludes will the province be able to evaluate its impact and whether it will be renewed, he said.
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/techn...effective+Green+party+says/2589260/story.html
The $360,000 of public money spent so far on Saskatchewan's coyote bounty, could be put to better use, says the leader of the provincial Green party.
Larissa Shasko criticized the $20 per animal bounty as ineffective, saying coyotes adapt to reduced numbers by having larger litters of pups. The government could instead put more money into prevention measures such as programs that subsidize the cost of farm fencing or guard dogs, or more targeted programs, said Shasko.
"I think what's really important at this point is to call for alternative solutions," Shasko said Friday, the same day the provincial government issued a news release saying the coyote bounty is helping to address livestock predation.
"It's a lot of money and I'm wondering if this money could be spent in a better way. I think it can," Shasko said.
But Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud said the province has tried other measures to control coyotes that are killing livestock. Under a program administered by the sheep development board, producers with coyote problems can call for assistance and a skilled trapper will be dispatched to help.
The budget of that program was recently boosted to $400,000, but it hasn't been enough, Bjornerud said.
"It just wasn't doing what producers wanted out there and that's why we had to go one step further," he said.
Nearly 18,000 coyotes have been killed since the start of the bounty pilot project in November, which runs until the end of March.
The number killed is still less than the average 21,000 coyotes that Saskatchewan Environment says are hunted or trapped for their fur in a typical year, when no bounty is paid by government. However, the number of coyotes killed in Saskatchewan in 2008-09 dipped below 18,000 in part to low prices for pelts.
Bjornerud said he would like the number this year to hit at least 30,000 by the end of March. Only after the program concludes will the province be able to evaluate its impact and whether it will be renewed, he said.
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/techn...effective+Green+party+says/2589260/story.html
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that's pretty funny that they say it's a waste of public money, cause every time anyone loses a sheep/calf/goat to a coyote the government pays compensation for the loss and it's a lot more than any twenty bucks
another case of the left beaking off without checking their facts
another case of the left beaking off without checking their facts
204saskman
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Ba so do i. We got 6 today. we seen 10 lol.
It takes $100 to fill the tank on my truck. How much moving around do you think you have to do to kill 100 coyotes...........and that may also mean a sled or ATV and fuel. Then there is the time it takes. As he said money for gas and shells because $2000 does not make up for all the time etc that goes into killing 100 coyotes whether you shoot them or trap them.
You need to look at this stuff realistically. And i am sure it sounds like great fun to many of you but after you have been shooting and trapping them for years and you are a couple thousand yotes down the pike it loses its luster for many.
I won't leave my yard to help with problem coyotes or beaver unless someone is going to pay mileage on top of it. Period. Its just fun and games for some of you, for the rest of us who live where the problems are it is just a royal pain the arse.
You need to look at this stuff realistically. And i am sure it sounds like great fun to many of you but after you have been shooting and trapping them for years and you are a couple thousand yotes down the pike it loses its luster for many.
I won't leave my yard to help with problem coyotes or beaver unless someone is going to pay mileage on top of it. Period. Its just fun and games for some of you, for the rest of us who live where the problems are it is just a royal pain the arse.
I get to take my kids out 3-4 times a week shooting. Cost isn't a factor. Last year I got 87 of them and didn't re-coup a dime.
Brutus
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Not just economics....
Alot of persons on this forum have expensive shooting/hunting hobbies.
Some of it is target shooting, some of it trophy hunting, some varmint hunt, and some just hunt to fill the freezer. I am sure I missed someones preferantial sport here.
If all of us counted our true cash cost, to hunt wild game to eat, we would be better off, not even buying a hunting licence, and just going grocery shopping. Where's the fun in that?
And bounty is just a partial payment, but I'm sure there is some other avid 22-250 owner in sask, ready/willing/able to do it.
Alot of persons on this forum have expensive shooting/hunting hobbies.
Some of it is target shooting, some of it trophy hunting, some varmint hunt, and some just hunt to fill the freezer. I am sure I missed someones preferantial sport here.
If all of us counted our true cash cost, to hunt wild game to eat, we would be better off, not even buying a hunting licence, and just going grocery shopping. Where's the fun in that?
And bounty is just a partial payment, but I'm sure there is some other avid 22-250 owner in sask, ready/willing/able to do it.
You guys are taking what I said the wrong way. If you want to go out and blast coyotes fly right at it.................your time, your money and if you get your jollies out of it that's fine.
My point was that a few were making it sound like getting a $20 bounty was really being in the chips and it is just chump change in the great scheme of things. It can help defray the costs and that is about it.
I have been shooting and trapping the furry little devils for over 40 years. It just does not excite me any more. I kill some to keep them down where I live but I like to leave a few because they do a good job of keeping the gophers and mice down.
Nothing is going to fix the coyote problem until fur becomes fashionable again. When the hides are worth some serious coin, as they were back in the 70's and early 80's, coyotes will be a lot fewer and a lot more nervous.
Perhaps the new 'green' approach to marketing fur will provide a bit of a turn around in the fur industry. We can only hope. Up until the last year I would have said no way it could happen.............but fur is now being marketed as 'green' and with the big hate on for anything to do with oil it is starting to get attention. There are now some big name designers on side, names I never would have dreamed would promote fur.
Any little bit helps.
My point was that a few were making it sound like getting a $20 bounty was really being in the chips and it is just chump change in the great scheme of things. It can help defray the costs and that is about it.
I have been shooting and trapping the furry little devils for over 40 years. It just does not excite me any more. I kill some to keep them down where I live but I like to leave a few because they do a good job of keeping the gophers and mice down.
Nothing is going to fix the coyote problem until fur becomes fashionable again. When the hides are worth some serious coin, as they were back in the 70's and early 80's, coyotes will be a lot fewer and a lot more nervous.
Perhaps the new 'green' approach to marketing fur will provide a bit of a turn around in the fur industry. We can only hope. Up until the last year I would have said no way it could happen.............but fur is now being marketed as 'green' and with the big hate on for anything to do with oil it is starting to get attention. There are now some big name designers on side, names I never would have dreamed would promote fur.
Any little bit helps.
Fur prices.
Yes, I agree. I can remember getting upwards of $200 for a nice pelt in the early 90's. Now what? $30? I don't take the time to skin them out and stretch them. There is a young fellow near town that will take the carcass and sell the hides. It's good to see.
Yes, I agree. I can remember getting upwards of $200 for a nice pelt in the early 90's. Now what? $30? I don't take the time to skin them out and stretch them. There is a young fellow near town that will take the carcass and sell the hides. It's good to see.
204saskman
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If i was in it for money, id be in the wrong trade... I dont hunt for a living or trap, its called a hobby, And the word hobby meens money. If its fun, its gonna cost you some money. Besides, its a way to pass the time.
