Prizes for coyote hunting banned by Calif. panel
By Angel Jennings, Los Angeles Times
California Fish and Game officials vote to prohibit contests for hunting coyotes and other nongame animals
The California Fish and Game Commission voted Wednesday to ban hunting contests that award prizes for nongame animals such as coyotes, beavers and bobcats.
In a 4-1 vote, the commission prohibited “giving inducements of any kind” in hunting contests for “nongame species and fur-bearing animals,” said Clark Blanchard, a Fish and Game spokesman. The ban will put an end to organized coyote hunts in rural parts of California that awarded up to $500 and other gifts to top hunters.
The ban is expected to take effect in early 2015.
What a cowardly way to treat wildlife. The one voter in favor of this horrible practice should be fired. There in a NRA sponsored group in Idaho that just got spanked for trying to have a contest to see who could kill the most wolf and coyotes, with money as the incentive. What greedy slobs. Even the tea bagger Idaho fish and wildlife folks run by the NRA got the message by the public that this was unacceptable on public lands.
Greed and guns =a bad combo
IMHO
You always want people fired who disagree with you. So tolerant.
Coyotes are not endangered nor rare. Hunting is a valid form of population control. I have no opinion as to the idea of reward money, but to accuse the hunters of greed while saying nothing about politicians who constantly seek ways to separate working people from their hard earned money, while providing no visible benefit, is ridiculous.
“Greed and guns=a bad combo” Sounds like we really oughtta do something about that Federal government. They have an abundance of both.
Nature bats last, Killing coyotes for prizes? That’s terrible! Sure, I know of several people around here who’ve lost cats and small dogs to coyotes, but I certainly don’t codone an open season on the coyotes. Any where or any time unless if they’re a threat to livestock or if their showing aggressive behviour towards humans. Then an exemption can be made It’s rare that they will attack people but it has happend. They also help to keep our rodent population in check.
It all works together. You decimate one species then another one springs up which carries its own probems wiht it. I’m glad the Califonia Fish and Game got involved to put a halt to this. If your gonna shoot at wild animals, do it with a camera. OLS
I shoot wild animals, but eat them.
Same dudes that drive big trucks, back into parking spaces, dominate wives etc. I am all for hunting, but trophy hunting is a weird twisted personality disorder. In my opinion.
What’s wrong with backing into a parking space?? Firemen do it all the time.
Once again…what happens when you kill the alpha male or female of a pack? Ask Carl Lackey.
One last thought on the ban of shooting fur bearng nongame animals. I’m glad they’re baning this. Beaver was on the list being banned from hunting. I will miss eating beaver tho! Once taken down and carefully cleaned, beaver is excellent!
When I was a younger man, I enjoyed stalking them and then moving in for the kill and prepare for a fine meal with a good bottle of wine. Good for lunch to!
Bon Appetite! OLS
Maybe there should be a bounty on hunters just to make it fair.
Actually Dogula,science does not back up the often repeated “fact” that hunting is a form of population control, unless it is in a herd,group or area that already has a distresses population. Otherwise all that happens is that the young disperse younger and begin to give birth younger,. In some predators it causes more problems as the general age of the population is lowered and you have the potential for more problem animals.