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Post by King Kodiak on Feb 22, 2020 10:01:01 GMT -5
AM SURE DONALD TRUMP'S SON IS HAVING ECONOMIC PROBLEMS AND CANT AFFORD TO BUY FOOD IN A SUPERMARKET.Trump's son gets permit allowing him to hunt Alaska grizzly bear I'm MANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Donald Trump Jr. has been granted the right to hunt a grizzly bear in northwestern Alaska near the Bering Sea town of Nome, a state official said on Friday. The son of U.S. President Donald Trump was one of three people who applied for 27 spots for non-resident hunters targeting grizzlies in a designated region of northwestern Alaska's Seward Peninsula, said Eddie Grasser, the wildlife conservation director for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The state conducts periodic drawings for permits to hunt bears, caribou, moose and other animals in various regions. Winners are chosen by a lottery, and there are typically many more applications than hunting tags awarded. We get thousands of applications," Grasser said. Whether anyone wins, he said, comes down to "pure chance, luck of the draw." But in the case of the bear-hunt permit that the president's son won, there was little competition. Twenty-four tags for hunting bears in that region went unclaimed, Grasser said. Winners of the state's latest hunting-permit drawings were announced on Friday. To follow through with the Nome-area bear hunt, Trump must pay a $1,000 non-resident tag fee and buy a $160 non-resident hunting license, Grasser said. The president's eldest son is an avid hunter and has made several trips to hunt in Alaska and Canada. He is scheduled to come to Alaska later this year to hunt deer and ducks. The Safari Club this month raffled off a $150,000 seven-day "dream hunt" expedition with Trump Jr. The raffle winner got the right to accompany the president's son on a yacht traveling in November along coastal areas of the Tongass National Forest. www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN20G06Y
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Post by tom on Feb 22, 2020 10:19:35 GMT -5
It's not about putting food on the table Kodiak. With trophy hunting it's all about the trophy and in this case it's a Grizzly. While I voted for his father and will do so again next fall I don't agree or condone Trophy hunting and most certainly Grizzlies. However, it's still legal to do so provided you attain the proper permit and license and pay your money. I have faith in the Alaskan game and fish to monitor Grizzly populations throughout the state and would hope (no pray) they don't become persuaded by the monetary benefits of trophy hunting vs putting Grizzly populations at risk.
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Post by King Kodiak on Feb 22, 2020 10:32:59 GMT -5
I know, i was being sarcastic. You already know my harsh opinion on this. Please dont vote from Trumph, he has done nothing to help Polar bears. I remember reading an article where he refused to stop the companies that do global warming.
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Post by brobear on Feb 22, 2020 11:19:36 GMT -5
I will also vote for Donald Trump; because otherwise we have terrible economy, a weak military, and I believe in protecting our police and our citizens rather than the criminals. Democrat / Socialists will ruin America. We need a strong border - open-borders mean no borders. Besides, neither do the Democrats care about ecology - but they preach it for votes. Same as their claim of being the friend of the black community. What a joke! The Republican Party was started for the purpose of ending slavery in America; which they did. It was the Republican that gave the blacks the right to vote and integrated public schools. In fact, everything that has been done for them was done by the Republicans. President Trump has given them the lowest unemployment in U.S. history. Once the Democrats have the White House - we will become Communist America. Socialism ruined Venezuela and every other country that gave-in to it.
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Post by tom on Feb 22, 2020 11:50:43 GMT -5
I know, i was being sarcastic. You already know my harsh opinion on this. Please dont vote from Trumph, he has done nothing to help Polar bears. I remember reading an article where he refused to stop the companies that do global warming. IMO global warming is cyclical, meaning the warming and cooling of the earth has been taking place for millions of years. Now.. you could argue how much of ci02 gasses caused by the modern industrial world are truly affecting the rate of global warming, that's another argument. Lets just say in this coming election, Trump is 1000% better than the alternative. Global warming isn't the only issue on the presidents plate and so far we are waaay... better off then we were 4 years ago as a whole, the numbers don't lie.
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Post by King Kodiak on Feb 22, 2020 15:45:59 GMT -5
OLD BEAR HUNTING
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Post by tom on Feb 22, 2020 17:36:06 GMT -5
Kodiak I know your against trophy hunting but especially Bears as most of us are. Back in the 1800's especially late 1800's Grizzlies were hunted to near extinction. The amount of Bears killed in modern times pales in comparison. Today we have fish & wildlife department officials & Biologist s who's job it is to ensure the Grizzly never returns to that near extinction status. The problem today isn't necessarily too many Bears being taken, but rather shrinking habitat. Although if your a Bear enthusiast even one Bear killed is too many. 130 years ago 3/4 of country was a wilderness. What will sustain the Bear today is setting aside the necessary habitat, which is significant if your a Grizzly and allow them to live naturally without conflicts with man.
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Post by brobear on Feb 22, 2020 18:19:17 GMT -5
Kodiak I know your against trophy hunting but especially Bears as most of us are. Back in the 1800's especially late 1800's Grizzlies were hunted to near extinction. The amount of Bears killed in modern times pales in comparison. Today we have fish & wildlife department officials & Biologist s who's job it is to ensure the Grizzly never returns to that near extinction status. The problem today isn't necessarily too many Bears being taken, but rather shrinking habitat. Although if your a Bear enthusiast even one Bear killed is too many. 130 years ago 3/4 of country was a wilderness. What will sustain the Bear today is setting aside the necessary habitat, which is significant if your a Grizzly and allow them to live naturally without conflicts with man. Thus the topic: Defending Bears and Bear Habitat.
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Post by King Kodiak on May 29, 2020 9:58:54 GMT -5
Donald trump is just beautiful: lets go after the poor innocent babies now.
Trump rule changes will allow Alaskan hunters to kill bear cubs, wolf pups in their dens
“The Trump administration has shockingly reached a new low in its treatment of wildlife,” Defenders of Wildlife President Jamie Rappaport Clark said. “Allowing the killing of bear cubs and wolf pups in their dens is barbaric and inhumane.”
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/5276756002
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Post by theundertaker45 on May 29, 2020 10:06:37 GMT -5
That's disgusting; stupid idiots...If anyone dares to kill an innocent bear cub, he has no heart and should be painfully executed in my opinion... Maybe in typical Hannibal Lecter style by ripping open his stomach and hanging out his intestines...
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Post by King Kodiak on May 29, 2020 10:10:09 GMT -5
I mean just think about this: what kind of human being can stand there and kill a real life teddy bear cub?
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Post by tom on May 29, 2020 10:39:35 GMT -5
What does this mean?
"Both agencies issued separate statements saying the decision allows federal law to better align with state law, per the Anchorage Daily News, "
What? Align with state law. What is the state law?
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Post by smedz on Jun 11, 2020 9:57:15 GMT -5
I mean just think about this: what kind of human being can stand there and kill a real life teddy bear cub?
The answer: One full of hate, the vast majority of hunters hate having to share animals like deer and elk with native predators as they somehow feel more entitled to the wild prey and feel the need to kill predators to eliminate competition. Even if it means killing the offspring. My take on hunting laws is that if a certain practice is banned, there's a reason for that.
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Post by smedz on Jun 11, 2020 20:08:32 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jun 12, 2020 0:27:53 GMT -5
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Post by King Kodiak on Jun 12, 2020 6:25:12 GMT -5
Not surprising. Every bear is in trouble with Trump. Polar bears, grizzly bears, grizzly bear cubs, Kenai brown bears, Black bears. Just kill all bears yupiiiiii.
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Post by smedz on Jun 12, 2020 12:19:41 GMT -5
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Post by smedz on Jul 26, 2020 9:16:35 GMT -5
I just defended the Mountain Lion Foundation on Facebook, and I appear to be popular with the hunters (not). One tells me to go back to California and get my old job at cnn, and another tells me math isn't my strong suite.
Why? well...let's just say that saying they have a bigger impact on declining mule deer populations in Utah than mountain lions in terms of numbers since there's simply more of them than there are mountain lions is enough to tick them off.
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Post by tom on Jul 26, 2020 11:08:07 GMT -5
I'm not informed on mountain Lion populations in Utah and I'm no expert on Mule Deer populations either for that matter, but off the cuff I wouldn't think there aren't enough Cougars in Utah to make a substantial difference in Mule Deer population numbers. Mule Deer Population is normally tracked and governed by the Game & fish departments of each state. If they felt the Mule Deer populations were in decline or in decline due to Mountain Lion predation they would have mentioned something? So I'm not quite clear on what they are ticked off about? The fact that they (hunters) harvest more Mule deer than Cougars? that would seem like a given to me.
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Post by smedz on Aug 18, 2020 19:16:56 GMT -5
Hunting for Black Bears: Do We Really Need To?
The American Black Bear is one of the most popular animals to hunt among hunters, and you'll often hear them tell people why they must hunt bears such as "We have to control the population!" and "Hunting reduces conflict with people!". But do we really? Lets look at the arguments that hunters come up with.
1. We have to control their numbers: Actually, black bears have a mechanism that allows them to limit their own numbers known as Delayed Implantation. Bears get together in late spring to early summer and then embryo develops and then it stops developing and floats in the uterus and this is called a blastocyst. Not long prior to hibernation, if the mom is perfectly healthy and has a good weight, the blastocyst will implant into the uterine wall and continue development, but if the mom is not in good shape and does not have a good weight, the blastocyst never implants and the embryo never develops which saves the mom and cub.
2. Hunting them will reduce conflict with humans: Hunting seldom removes the nuisance bears because hunters don't target the problem animals and hunting does not take place in or around residential homes which is where the problems exist. Black Bears have adapted to our presence, and some have learned that populated places have lots of food for them thus if people took better care of their garbage or if towns installed bear-proof dumpsters they would cut off the bears access to food and if they can't get food there then they simply won't have any reason to go there.
3. We need to meat!: Let's be real, how many bear hunters actually eat bear meat? Not many. Even back in the pioneer days bear meat wasn't popular. Some might say they use the hide as a rug to keep it from being wasted, but that's no different from having the head of a lion on your wall, it's basically a trophy.
4. We must hunt them to make them fear humans!: Bill Lea, a wildlife photographer and black bear advocate has actually photographed bears that when a gun went off the bears didn't even look up. As for hunting them with hounds, if anything if the bear escapes, just makes them more scared of dogs and even then, if the hunter killed the bear, then why would that bear be scared?
5. Bears are hunted to reduce predation on fawns: Of all the arguments, this is the one that really gets under my skin. First, a recent study has found that fawn survival rates are actually similar in places with no predators compared to places full of predators because the fawns were likely going to die anyway due to illness, birth defects, or emaciation thus killing bears doesn't do fawns any favors, it only makes the weak fawns suffer, and I think we can all agree that death be bear is more humane than death by sickness. Second, the deer in the Eastern US are overpopulated, Pennsylvania has 1.5 million deer, New York has about 1 million deer, and Georgia is the worst with 1.27 MILLION deer. At these numbers, do we really WANT more deer?
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