Subject: Wyoming coyote problem


> The Sierra Club and the U.S.. Forest Service were presenting an
> alternative
> to the Wyoming ranchers for controlling the coyote population. It seems
> that after years of the ranchers using the tried and true method of
> shooting
> or trapping the predators, the Sierra Club had a "more humane" solution to
> this issue.
>
> What they were proposing was for the animals to be captured alive. The
> males would then be castrated and let loose again.
> Therefore the population would be controlled by this method. This was
> proposed by the Sierra Club and by the U. S. Forest Service.
>
> All of the ranchers thought about this amazing idea for a couple of
> minutes.
> Finally, an old fellow in the back of the conference room stood up, tipped
> his hat back and said; "Son, I don't think you understand our problem
> here",
> "These coyotes ain't screwin' our sheep - they're eatin' 'em!"