The ranch has had a history of wolf kills over the past year, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokeswoman Vivica Crowser. Two wolves from the Flint Creek pack were killed in January 2008 after the pack was linked to the deaths of a calf and two sheep on the same ranch. A second depredation on that ranch was reported in October.
FWP’s 2007 report on wolf activity, the latest available, showed wolves killed 75 cattle in 2007, up from 32 in 2006. Sheep losses increased from four to 27 in the same period. The report said just three packs were responsible for a quarter of the cattle deaths and 30 percent of the 73 wolves killed that year.
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wayne h wrote on Jan 9, 2009 7:07 PM:
" guess who has to reimberse the rancher for his loss? we the taxpayers, thanks to the ilk of defenders of wildlife and the buffalo field campaign. "
Will wrote on Jan 9, 2009 7:58 PM:
" The never ending crusade to sell papers via wolf depredation marches on...
Reading the Missoulian, it is clear that in short order, wolves will bring the livestock industry to it's knees, or will it?
Seems like since wolves have been back in MT (& ID & WY), livestock depredations have increased; of course they have, what did you think? But put down the Missoulian, and take a look at the facts. For example, this year, and every year since they've returned, of all the causes of of livestock losses, wolves continue to be one of the LEAST responsible causes!
Check the facts, or at least the MT Livestock Board figures. They'll tell you (begrudgingly) that moldy sweet clover, antifreeze, loose hunters bullets, logging trucks, dogs, drowning and disease are the actual actual cause of 98% of livestock mortality in wolf range. To the rancher, these losses are unavoidable...a cost of doing business. Wolves, now that is another story. That's unaceptable...lets kill them all.
In addition, want to consider the real threat to small & medium ranching is not predators, but global corporate agribusiness. Now in the US, only 3 corporations oversee 78% of the meat market. Their price fixing scemes make it nearly impossible for independant ranchers to make a living. In a business with single digit profit margins, being pushed around by an 800 pound bully doesn't make life any easier. "
Reading the Missoulian, it is clear that in short order, wolves will bring the livestock industry to it's knees, or will it?
Seems like since wolves have been back in MT (& ID & WY), livestock depredations have increased; of course they have, what did you think? But put down the Missoulian, and take a look at the facts. For example, this year, and every year since they've returned, of all the causes of of livestock losses, wolves continue to be one of the LEAST responsible causes!
Check the facts, or at least the MT Livestock Board figures. They'll tell you (begrudgingly) that moldy sweet clover, antifreeze, loose hunters bullets, logging trucks, dogs, drowning and disease are the actual actual cause of 98% of livestock mortality in wolf range. To the rancher, these losses are unavoidable...a cost of doing business. Wolves, now that is another story. That's unaceptable...lets kill them all.
In addition, want to consider the real threat to small & medium ranching is not predators, but global corporate agribusiness. Now in the US, only 3 corporations oversee 78% of the meat market. Their price fixing scemes make it nearly impossible for independant ranchers to make a living. In a business with single digit profit margins, being pushed around by an 800 pound bully doesn't make life any easier. "
Greg wrote on Jan 10, 2009 1:39 PM:
" Will writes: "Seems like since wolves have been back in MT (& ID & WY), livestock depredations have increased; of course they have, what did you think? But put down the Missoulian, and take a look at the facts. For example, this year, and every year since they've returned, of all the causes of of livestock losses, wolves continue to be one of the LEAST responsible causes!
Check the facts, or at least the MT Livestock Board figures. "
Sure when you take the facts out of this guys opinion you find that if you actually do your survey work on the areas where the wolves are than use the whole state or western states, you will find that the wolves kills are far greater... but hey if you count the whole state losses against the wolf loses in the direct areas of conflict you find the distorted facts that actually help the Eco-terrorists pulling the wool over the townies eyes.
But hey who said that the wolf lovers wanted any true facts to come out.
If you count the whole US states you can even discount the wolf percent even more... courses wolves in upper Florida and Georgia I'm sure are far more prevalent than in parts of Montana!
Once again the facts are distorted by the Eco-terrorists! "
Check the facts, or at least the MT Livestock Board figures. "
Sure when you take the facts out of this guys opinion you find that if you actually do your survey work on the areas where the wolves are than use the whole state or western states, you will find that the wolves kills are far greater... but hey if you count the whole state losses against the wolf loses in the direct areas of conflict you find the distorted facts that actually help the Eco-terrorists pulling the wool over the townies eyes.
But hey who said that the wolf lovers wanted any true facts to come out.
If you count the whole US states you can even discount the wolf percent even more... courses wolves in upper Florida and Georgia I'm sure are far more prevalent than in parts of Montana!
Once again the facts are distorted by the Eco-terrorists! "
Brian wrote on Jan 9, 2009 5:05 PM:
De-list wolves now and put a bounty on them! "