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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 841174" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>Like I said... "...except a handful" Your Yellowstone poaching examples are less than trivial to what was once a 19,000 animal herd. Whenever a poacher is caught in YNP, it is big news in this country like the examples above... and, no Native Americans in helicopters, atv's, horses or whatever rounding up elk either. That would be HUGE news and not something that could be hidden or covered up in this country.</p><p></p><p>Ranchers might be able to haze elk (which is against the law in this and most states) with helicopters and whatever, but they sure will never be able to herd and drive them anywhere like cattle and sheep, and if you knew anything about elk, you would know that. So based on your statements, you do not live in elk and wolf country, nor do you know much about elk.</p><p></p><p>So I don't know where you come from, but it sure isn't Montana, Wyoming or Idaho. There are laws against hazing and interfering with wildlife and if anyone was to attempt it on the near scale you are talking about the game cops would be all over them. and as far as poaching goes, there are game check stations all over Montana on the major roads. There might be a few poacher that get away with some poaching but with current technology it is much harder to get away with poaching than it was years ago. The level of poaching you are talking about would exceed the annual harvest in those areas. You are living in some fantasy world.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/aug/28/wolves-kill-120-sheep-near-dillon-mont/" target="_blank">Wolves kill 120 sheep near Dillon, Mont. - Spokesman.com - Aug. 28, 2009</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SaveWesternWildlife" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/SaveWesternWildlife</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 841174, member: 11717"] Like I said... "...except a handful" Your Yellowstone poaching examples are less than trivial to what was once a 19,000 animal herd. Whenever a poacher is caught in YNP, it is big news in this country like the examples above... and, no Native Americans in helicopters, atv's, horses or whatever rounding up elk either. That would be HUGE news and not something that could be hidden or covered up in this country. Ranchers might be able to haze elk (which is against the law in this and most states) with helicopters and whatever, but they sure will never be able to herd and drive them anywhere like cattle and sheep, and if you knew anything about elk, you would know that. So based on your statements, you do not live in elk and wolf country, nor do you know much about elk. So I don't know where you come from, but it sure isn't Montana, Wyoming or Idaho. There are laws against hazing and interfering with wildlife and if anyone was to attempt it on the near scale you are talking about the game cops would be all over them. and as far as poaching goes, there are game check stations all over Montana on the major roads. There might be a few poacher that get away with some poaching but with current technology it is much harder to get away with poaching than it was years ago. The level of poaching you are talking about would exceed the annual harvest in those areas. You are living in some fantasy world. [URL="http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/aug/28/wolves-kill-120-sheep-near-dillon-mont/"]Wolves kill 120 sheep near Dillon, Mont. - Spokesman.com - Aug. 28, 2009[/URL] [URL]https://www.facebook.com/SaveWesternWildlife[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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