Good grief. If you're going to copy'n'paste other people's opinions from other websites, you could AT LEAST read them carefully enough to remove phrases like "Thanks to bluemerlin in the comments."-Or better yet, compose your own thoughts.
Yes, she did want authority to have wolves culled from the air, because they were taking too many moose and caribou. Which people hunt for food in the back country in Alaska. No, she isn’t shooting them herself. I mean, not that she couldn’t, but I’m sure she doesn’t have time. (Thanks to bluemerlin in the comments.) Look, this is one of those that I’m tempted to categorize under “cripes, what city folks will believe.” You don’t sport hunt from the air; this isn’t some fascination with “blood sports.” This is wildlife management; the authority wasn’t general, it was for only a limited number of wolves, and it was to be done by people with state-issued permits. Here’s how this happens in the wild in a predator-prey model: the predators build up to the point that they cut the population of the prey animals dramatically. They then starve. The prey animals then build up again. Repeat. Only, in this case, the predators who would starve include Alaska’s native (and Native) human population.
I doubt Palin would be a very popular Govenor in the state of Alaska if she didn't support hunting. As much as I don't like to see animals harmed, I understand that people are entitled to hunt and they aren't doing anything illegal. I don't think she is less of a person for supporting this. It has been around for over 12,000 years, she's most definitely not the only political figure that has supported this.
got proof of that accusation?
can't dispute it eh?
Popular in Alaska? http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/alaskans-get-it.html
Good grief. If you're going to copy'n'paste other people's opinions from other websites, you could AT LEAST read them carefully enough to remove phrases like "Thanks to bluemerlin in the comments."-Or better yet, compose your own thoughts.
Yes, she did want authority to have wolves culled from the air, because they were taking too many moose and caribou. Which people hunt for food in the back country in Alaska. No, she isn’t shooting them herself. I mean, not that she couldn’t, but I’m sure she doesn’t have time. (Thanks to bluemerlin in the comments.) Look, this is one of those that I’m tempted to categorize under “cripes, what city folks will believe.” You don’t sport hunt from the air; this isn’t some fascination with “blood sports.” This is wildlife management; the authority wasn’t general, it was for only a limited number of wolves, and it was to be done by people with state-issued permits. Here’s how this happens in the wild in a predator-prey model: the predators build up to the point that they cut the population of the prey animals dramatically. They then starve. The prey animals then build up again. Repeat. Only, in this case, the predators who would starve include Alaska’s native (and Native) human population.
I doubt Palin would be a very popular Govenor in the state of Alaska if she didn't support hunting. As much as I don't like to see animals harmed, I understand that people are entitled to hunt and they aren't doing anything illegal. I don't think she is less of a person for supporting this. It has been around for over 12,000 years, she's most definitely not the only political figure that has supported this.
You left out the grisly detail that Palin offered $150 for each left foreleg collected.