Yellowstone Bison

[mnhoundman]

Has anyone else heard about this? What do you think? So instead of making money for the state hunting bison, to cut the population they are capturing them and taking them to an Indian tribe so they can slaughter them and bring them to market. Does this make sense to anyone? We are capturing them at our tax payers expense!

 

[packmule]

First I've heard of it and the plan makes no sense.

 

[libidilatimmy]

I've heard of similar things in the past, but the tribes were getting the buffalo for ceremonial purposes. After much public debate, the deal never went through due to the risk of spreading brucellosis to domestic cattle herds.

 

[mnhoundman]

Saw it on yahoo news yesterday and today they said it started they captured 20 already.

 

[mnhoundman]

If you search Yellowstone bison slaughter on yahoo it comes up if anyone wants to read it. I don't know how to post the link on here.

 

[mntnguide]

Here is the article on Jackson hole radio website.... http://jacksonholeradio.com/?p=17412

 

[mnhoundman]

Here is the article on Jackson hole radio website.... http://jacksonholeradio.com/?p=17412

Thanks for adding that!!

 

[AT Hiker]

Idiots! Maybe they can capture some of the wolf there too and send them to the reservations for slaughter.

Kinda like the giraffe in the zoo, instead of selling him or nuetering him they killed him on site.

 

[weigand]

This whole concept is so screwed up where do you start? Who let Montana Department of Livestock run montana. *sigh*

 

[Musket Man]

I thought the wolves ate all the Buffalo. lol

 

[birdhunter]

They capture the bison that migrate onto private land with cattle. Bison carry a brucellosis disease that if the livestock catch, they will abort all their calves. They have been doing this for some time now. Some years its a lot and others its a few bison. Once again its all stemming from landowners pressuring that something be done. Its a pretty simple system if you haven't seen it done before. I assume that's why they won't offer more tags (which would be nice).

 

[Fink]

Bison carry a brucellosis disease that if the livestock catch, they will abort all their calves. They have been doing this for some time now.

Yet, there's never been a documented case of domestic cattle transmitting brucellosis from a wild bison...

 

[ivorytip]

amen fink, amen.

 

[Musket Man]

Brucellosis is a big concern in beef cattle. If I was running cattle around there I wouldnt want Buffalo that could have it mixing in with my cows either.

 

[mnhoundman]

Why the hell haven't they been maintaining the population already? Just like the wolves, wait till it's to late. So they couldn't let a certain amount of people in to hunt a few in the fall?

 

[mntnguide]

They have been culling the bison herd every year in yellowstone for many years. This isnt a new thing, just getting more recognition for some reason this time. . It is illegal to hunt inside Yellowstone, and they arent about to try to activate a new legislation to allow people to be part of the cull process when they dont need to. Other national parks, such as Teddy Roosevelt in the dakotas and even Grand Teton just north of Jackson have "reduction programs" in place. I dont believe you will ever see that occur in Yellowstone. The antis would go ballistic...

 

[AT Hiker]

They have been culling the bison herd every year in yellowstone for many years. This isnt a new thing, just getting more recognition for some reason this time. . It is illegal to hunt inside Yellowstone, and they arent about to try to activate a new legislation to allow people to be part of the cull process when they dont need to. Other national parks, such as Teddy Roosevelt in the dakotas and even Grand Teton just north of Jackson have "reduction programs" in place. I dont believe you will ever see that occur in Yellowstone. The antis would go ballistic...

When Teddy visited Yellowstone his intentions were to hunt and take back some taxidermy samples, after he caught heck over it he decided against it (at least it was not documented to my knowledge). He did skin a few rodents for the taking though!

IMO a proper wildlife management plan could be instated for places like Yellowstone, all it would take is proper ethical legislation and the backing of major wildlife groups. If we can re-introduce a extinct animal then we can save the ones already there, EDUCATION is the key but man do we lack that nation wide.

 

[mnhoundman]

When Teddy visited Yellowstone his intentions were to hunt and take back some taxidermy samples, after he caught heck over it he decided against it (at least it was not documented to my knowledge). He did skin a few rodents for the taking though!

IMO a proper wildlife management plan could be instated for places like Yellowstone, all it would take is proper ethical legislation and the backing of major wildlife groups. If we can re-introduce a extinct animal then we can save the ones already there, EDUCATION is the key but man do we lack that nation wide.

Well said AT hiker! Unfortunately our government isn't that smart!!

 

[packmule]

Great opportunity to create some more auction tags.

 

[AT Hiker]

Well said AT hiker! Unfortunately our government isn't that smart!!

No joke!

But it is OK to catch and kill every lake trout in Yellowstone (because they are invasive species) but we cannot soundly manage our other critters? Our countries leadership has over dosed on stupid pills for sure!