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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Ramblings and Such From Hunting Coyote
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<blockquote data-quote="APDDSN0864" data-source="post: 2974485" data-attributes="member: 58226"><p>I recently transferred to West Texas from SE NM as a professional predator control agent and have been surprised by the number of bears in this area.</p><p>Officially, there aren't many, but folks don't talk about it openly.</p><p>The penalties for killing one , even if they are preying on livestock, is very high.</p><p>The ranchers and hands I've dealt with all say that even a conversation about bear predation with the State guys will yield strong threats of prosecution if a bear is killed.</p><p>So…as Dave said, the problems just seem to disappear.</p><p></p><p>In the past, the rule of thumb was "Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up. Now, it's "Shut Up, Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up."</p><p></p><p>If a bear carcass is discovered, the first thing that the investigators will do is get a search warrant for the cell phone companies to determine what phones were in the area at the time of the kill. Then they start looking at each phone holder.</p><p></p><p>For the ranchers, it's a lose-lose situation. For predator control folks, it's the same.</p><p>You hate to see the killing, knowing that the ranchers are going to have to pay the price, and you knowing that there is nothing you can do to help.</p><p></p><p>Ed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="APDDSN0864, post: 2974485, member: 58226"] I recently transferred to West Texas from SE NM as a professional predator control agent and have been surprised by the number of bears in this area. Officially, there aren’t many, but folks don’t talk about it openly. The penalties for killing one , even if they are preying on livestock, is very high. The ranchers and hands I’ve dealt with all say that even a conversation about bear predation with the State guys will yield strong threats of prosecution if a bear is killed. So…as Dave said, the problems just seem to disappear. In the past, the rule of thumb was “Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up. Now, it’s “Shut Up, Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up.” If a bear carcass is discovered, the first thing that the investigators will do is get a search warrant for the cell phone companies to determine what phones were in the area at the time of the kill. Then they start looking at each phone holder. For the ranchers, it’s a lose-lose situation. For predator control folks, it’s the same. You hate to see the killing, knowing that the ranchers are going to have to pay the price, and you knowing that there is nothing you can do to help. Ed [/QUOTE]
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