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We need to arm the wolves with anti-aircraft missiles now to give them a fighting chance.

 

In all seriousness, I greatly dislike of hunting animals for no good reasons, especially predators like bears and wolves. If you're wondering why the local wolf pack is killing your livestock, it's probably because you burned down their forest and turned it into ranch-land. Killing them all off is a stupid solution, and we should be finding a way to coexist with them.

 

Sadly, people will probably keep going for the easy route and killing them, and say that those of us who speak against it are not valuing human lives or something. In which I return to my previous point and fight fire with fire.

 

If you're wondering why the local wolf pack is killing your livestock, it's probably because you burned down their forest and turned it into ranch-land.

 

That, or having a large group of defenseless farm animals in a large open space is a wolves version of walking to the refrigerator to get a quick meal.

 

 

I'm agreeing with Serpent of Fire on this. I don't like hearing anything being killed outright, but sometimes, if you want to take care of your livestock, you kinda have no choice. Take it from someone who lives on a farm with 100+ chickens.

Also, notice how that number is decreasing.

Again, I don't want wolves to die, no, I'm stating that, in certain cases, it's essential. In case anything that is dangerous to our chickens comes on our property, we have a rifle that is always loaded. We don't go around hunting animals for fun or anything, but sometimes we do what we have to do.

 

I'm not saying that the governor of Alaska doesn't make bad choices, but I'm sure sometimes they have to.

Just search "Aeriel Wolf Hunting."

Wolves overrun Alaska. It's kinda like Coyotes in Colorado. They destroy property and kill livestock and just cause problems. I for one am not against wolf hunting. I'm not against Ariel Wolf Hunting either, as it's safer and much more efficient.

 

Mankind is obligated to hunt animals because we are wounding their habitats and their natural predators aren't around like they were. We need to keep them in balance now.

 

Xidash

I think it's a very cruel practice, and I shall fight to rid the world of you evil people. >

So are you going to stand up for the other pests, then? The Coyotes? The rodents? Because if you follow the logic through that killing something that is invading your property is wrong, you can't do a lot of stuff.

 

Xidash

I think it's wrong to fill a creature with bullets, then chase it until it drops, then shoot it. I hope everybody that does that has the same happen to them, because that's what they deserve.

Well, there goes all of our natural meat in the world, like deer and such.

 

Really, it's not as bad as you think it is. Hunters go far out of their way to be humane. I know from experience. Would you rather they play landmines and wait for the wolves to walk over them?

 

Xidash

That would be better, a lot less pain. I wouldn't hate it as much if they did it faster.

But once it's dead it's dead. There's nothing you can do about it. Death is death. There are different ways to die, but they all end up the same. You die. Once you're dead, there's nothing else you can do. Same thing goes for wolves.

 

Listen, if you have a problem with killing animals, I do too, the only thing to do is just grit your teeth, close your eyes, and pray. That's really the only other thing I can say on this matter.

Some people are just plain crazy. I'm sure you don't want me to chase you in a bi-plain while putting bullets in you via 12 gauge?

Of course I wouldn't like it; I never said I would. I never said wolves do either.

 

But people find too much remorse in killing animals. I mean, yes, it's very sad and shouldn't happen, but if you take a dog, for example, and it gets run over by a car, people moan and groan and cry and find is sad, and it is. But take a man in the war who gets killed by five bullets going through his chest people say "oh what a pity" and move on. I think that human beings are at least a little more important than animals, don't you? I agree that killing animals is wrong but it seems people dwell too much on that sometimes and not the bloody murder towards people.

 

To wrap it up: Killing animals is wrong, yes, but sometimes it has to be done(not in every case). And people cry about it for good reason, but also hang onto it like it means more than people getting killed. I am not saying that you are one of those people.

 

I don't know what else I can add at this point.

But take a man in the war who gets killed by five bullets going through his chest people say "oh what a pity" and move on. I think that human beings are at least a little more important than animals, don't you? I agree that killing animals is wrong but it seems people dwell too much on that sometimes and not the bloody murder towards people.

That is very true.

Also, you don't know what wolves are really like. There aren't any in your neighborhood. If some wolves came through your yard and killed your dog and cat and were attacking your little sister, maybe shooting them would be a smaller deal?

 

Xidash

Trust me, I know what they're like. Just trust me.

Also if anything was attacking anybody in my family it wouldn't be a big deal shooting them.

Also, you don't know what wolves are really like. There aren't any in your neighborhood. If some wolves came through your yard and killed your dog and cat and were attacking your little sister, maybe shooting them would be a smaller deal?

 

Xidash

As far as I know (And I know a fair bit about wolves.) wolves do not attack humans and they only hunt livestock if they have no other prey available.

 

 

-FM

Most animals don't attack humans. But still, let's say they killed just your cat and dog. You'd still be miffed, amirite?

 

Xidash

As far as I know (And I know a fair bit about wolves.) wolves do not attack humans and they only hunt livestock if they have no other prey available.

 

 

-FM

This is what I usually hear. Entire wolf packs will walk right past a whole heard of cattle just to hunt some deer.

 

If there's any state where wolf hunting might be okay, it would probably be Alaska, since there's a large enough population there to avoid endangerment. But, like any animal not suitable for food, I think they should only be hunted when necessary for defense.

 

Mankind is obligated to hunt animals because we are wounding their habitats and their natural predators aren't around like they were. We need to keep them in balance now.

 

Xidash

Wolves are the natural predators, thus this argument is null. Also, that argument applies to very few situations, and I don't think hunters can be justified with that alone.

 

I am not 100% against hunting. Hunting for food is okay, as long as one doesn't decimate an animal population. Shooting at wolves or the like to keep them off your farm isn't horible either. But stories about people killing wolves just because they might do something... yeah, that I don't agree with.

 

And someone mentioned how you would feel if wolves invaded your house and started eating everybody in sight; look at the wolves' perspective. We've invaded their territory and forced them out of their home, killed or scared off their food supply, and now we want to shoot them cause they're still around. How'd you like if somebody did that to you?

 

Wolves overrun Alaska. It's kinda like Coyotes in Colorado. They destroy property and kill livestock and just cause problems. I for one am not against wolf hunting. I'm not against Ariel Wolf Hunting either, as it's safer and much more efficient.

 

Mankind is obligated to hunt animals because we are wounding their habitats and their natural predators aren't around like they were. We need to keep them in balance now.

 

Xidash

Shadix.

Not to be rude but there's some extremely flawed logic there.

We created the problem of wild animals encroaching into human territory by destroying their natural habitat and replacing it with our own. We then try to "solve" this problem by by attempting to correct the balance that nature would correct itself. By killing off the wolves we are making more of a mess than fixing it.

Except that we need to have land to build our companies and homes and farms and stuff on, which is vital to how we work as a people. Between us and animals, I choose us. Sure, there are better places to build, but what we've already done is done, no turning back after that.

 

That, and I don't think the wolves are going extinct all that soon anyway. Bottom line is, although you ought to take care of the planet you live on, and the animals that live there with you, between animals and people, people come first.

 

Of course, that brings up the issue of whether wolves are actually causing trouble or not in Alaska, but soon that would get into political discussion. In fact, it is borderline political discussion already, since you're commenting on the actions of an Alaskan politician.

Between us and animals, I choose animals. They were here before us anyway.

I'm all for animal rights and I'm against hunting except when it's for survival but the very idea that wild animals are more important than human beings (who are superior in almost every way) is just ridiculous and, quite frankly, pathetic.

It may be.