One more time, truth is sometimes funnier than fiction.
The Sierra Club and the U.S. Forest Service were presenting
an alternative to Wyoming ranchers for controlling the coyote
population. It seems that after years of the ranchers using the tried and
true methods of shooting and/or trapping the predators, they came up
with a 'more humane' solution.
What they proposed was for the animals to be captured alive,
the males would then be castrated and let loose again. Therefore the
population would be controlled. This was ACTUALLY proposed to the Wyoming
Wool and Sheep Grower's Association by the Sierra Club and the USFS.
All of the ranchers thought about this amazing idea for a couple of
minutes. Finally, an old boy in the back of the conference room
stood up, tipped his hat back and said, 'Son, I don't think you
understand our problem. Those coyotes ain't trying to molest our sheep - they're eatin'
'em!'
You should have been there to hear the roar of laughter.
I'm either going to, coming from or thinking about fishing. Jim