California lawmakers to make it illegal for Palin to shoot wolves from planes
Alaska's infamous predator-control program is being challenged by two California Democrats.
WOLF HUNT: Over 1,000 wolves have been shot by aerial hunters since 2003. (Photo: Courtesy of Defenders of Wildlife) 
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they should stop hunting wolves, they are now less and less......
I am a Republican, but I also believe in protecting wildlife. This practice of killing any wildlife from an airplane is barbaric and WRONG! I support legislation to ban it.
I think that you shouldn't hunt from a plane. It's an unfair advantage. Also just plain cruel. Would you like to get in a race that you cant win and if you stop you die? And your opponent can mortally injure you mid-race. And when you're dead they chop off your leg for money after a plane ride on the wing. Redneck:"Uh... ah have no comment."
Enter your comments herWolves ARE endangered their numbers are slowly withering away...people complain about wolf attacks when WE kill wolves for show. There are BARELY any wolves in north america and people say its overpopulated??? thats what i call BULL ****. The least we can do is put wolf hunting on hold before every single one gets wiped out. Wolf hunting disgusts me we dont NEED to kill them...for what??? skins we dont need? stuffed wolves that will get old and dusty??? we dont need to.... More
It seems that shooting wolves from the airplanes is not accurate, all the dead wolves seem to have had inaccurate bullet wounds, that made them die a long and suffering death. I am sure many have just been wounded. That's not right.
Anyone who shoots anything from the safety of a plane is a *****! Ergo, Alaskans are *******!
See how easy it is to generalize?
Anyone who shoots anything from the safety of a plane is a *****! Ergo, Alaskans are *******!
See how easy it is to generalize?
Isn't it just like the arrogance of Californians to tell others what to do...utter and complete morons. Leave the rest of the world alone, you've F'd up your state bad enough. Protect wolves, kill human babies - protect murderers and child rapists, kill human babies - protect ILLEGAL aliens, call your own constituents 'un-American' - I could go on and on and on with the nauseating hypocrisy.... California is a ****-filled bog of egos and pretension...you can all rot as far as I'm.... More
Way to be a completely ignorant *******. Just making generalizations about a state that you don't even know about. Judging the entire state based on the decision of a few people? You are the one with "nauseating hypocrisy" drowned in self-righteous egotism. What is wrong with protecting the wolves? They are a part of nature and have been unjustly mass-slaughtered for the past decades. And how is California killing babies and protecting criminals? We have stringent laws here, too, in case you.... More
This is a very serious issue! Aerial Hunting is cowardly, pathetic and so, so wrong. Now by saying that, I am not condoning murderers, I am saying that Palin is a worm that sits in it's plane and targets innocent little wolves that have done no harm to anything or anyone. They are not there to be killed, nor to be exploited for anything humans want! People are very good to be outraged by this act, and so these people will work to stop it because it is so important to them, people like me..... More
The logic of killing an annoying vermin from the air, because they are hard to get to on the ground is totally lacking in logic. Shots from the air rarely clean and the animals are first terrorized.
Wolves are not a problem when they are not threatening urban areas or easy to find. Wolves do not threaten people and if they become too populous they will starve to death. The health of the big game animal populations (and interestingly enough the whole ecosystem) will be better if there.... More
I dont see animals indiscrimately killing humans because we are overpopulating the planet!!! Maybe it should happen.....Insects, animals, and earth against mankind.......what a wipeout!!!!!
I think the females should be tracked and spayed. And puppies should be monitered if they are females or males born. Let a few breed naturally but dont interrupt nature. We as the (HA HA),smarter species should realize we are doing pretty much a good job of slaughtering everything on the planet.... More
I'd hate to come across as a simpleton but why exactly does it matter where i shoot the game from? Sure you could argue it's less sportsman like to hunt from a helicopter because it's easier and gives an unfair advantage to the hunter, but in reality, so does a rifle, as does a bow and arrow or a spear for that matter.
I don't ever see myself going to Alaska and hunting from a helicopter, but if someone else wants to I say let them. The only thing that concerned me is the over hunting.... More
The sad part of all of this is that in 1973 grey wolves were put on the endangered list. So, at one time they were endangered and the Alaskan government was allowed to kill a bunch of wolves for the sake of hunters which makes no sense. Wolves tend to go after the sick, weak and unhealthy animals that they hunt since they are easy prey. Humans hunt the best and the fittest so where's Palin's logic.
By killing the Wolves that keep the herbivores under control, the Alaskans who follow this line will only increase problems when the herbivores (ie., elk, deer, etc.) overpopulate and move into human-inhabited areas. The lower 48 has this sort of problem now, with deer eating in suburban neighborhoods. It's not happening in Alaska yet, but give it time...There are bound to be complaints about animals in backyards, no matter what type of animal it is...
Again - I would like to point out to Aaron that "never killing animals" is not the point. The point is to introduce legislature that would only allow the killing of animals when there is a PROVEN BIOLOGICAL NEED. So the things that you are talking about - overpopulation and starvation - would fall into this category, and result in a controlled culling by state wildlife agencies. The point is to prevent killing being viewed as a "sport" instead of something unpleasant, but occasionally.... More
Nobody is saying we should NEVER kill animals. Maybe you didn't read the article right....
The thing is, hunting animals to protect livestock is sometimes necessary. And we kill the livestock to eat it...thus already blowing to bits your theory that we want to stop killing animals all together.
Yes, animals and habitats were displaced when homes were built, but I fail to see how that affects this. Just because it was "right" and "validated" then, does that mean that it's always.... More
Only people who have no clue about how husbandry and population control works say things like "we should never kill animals, ever."
Let me ask you something? Do you live in a city? A town? A house? Then you displaced some animals. Multiply that by a few hundred million. Those displacements change the ecosystem, which is a balance between predator and prey.
Without that balance: deer get overpopulated, strip their food sources bare, then starve to death; or wolves get.... More
I agree with Feinstein! It is not right to kill animals, though the purpose could be accepted. The fact that they are also living creature, we don't have the right to kill them in any way. So don't waste an online cash advance trying to get a Best Buy $9.99 TV.
She's a fox, but she shoots wolves!
