I received this from my wife. I always thought this way, but never realized what the numbers actually were. I think this is worth passing on to my readers.

So if we disregard some assumptions that hunters
don’t possess the same skills as soldiers, the question
would still remain… what army of 2 million would want to face 30, 40, 50 million armed citizens. I FEEL GOOD THAT I HAVE AN ARMY OF MILLIONS WHO WOULD PROTECT OUR LAND AND I SURE DON’T WANT THE GOVERNMENT TAKING CONTROL OF THE  POSSESSION OF FIREARMS)
For the sake of our freedom, don’t ever allow gun control or confiscation of guns.

Coyotes spotted near downtown Clarkston Michigan

Every day this week, Independence Township resident Charles Dean said he has spotted two coyotes in his backyard, about three blocks from downtown Clarkston.

“They will kill pets. They will kill small dogs for sure and cats,” Dean said. “They’re up to no good; there’s no question about it.”

There have only been two documented cases of coyotes killing humans — a California child in 1981 and a Canadian hiker in 2009. More likely, in urban areas, coyotes prey on unattended small dogs and cats, if opportunities exist, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Some coyotes learn to kill smaller livestock, such as sheep, goats, calves and poultry. Coyotes are most likely to be seen during their breeding period from mid January to March.

Dean, who lives on Park Lake Drive off of Clarkston Road, said the coyotes have come within 10 feet of his home.

Independence Township Trustee Neil Wallace said the board is planning to put a warning on their website regarding the coyote sighting. Wallace said it’s important for residents to be aware because “coyotes can be dangerous.”

“I think it’s a matter of keeping pets safe and not mistaking them for dogs,” said Wallace.

According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, coyotes are difficult to distinguish from a medium-sized German shepherd from a distance. Distinguishable features of coyotes are their height of about two feet tall; their ears, which stand erect and do not droop like domestic dogs’; and their bushy, black tipped tails, when running, hang below the level of their back.

These coyotes in Independence Township have one additional similarity to domestic dogs — one of the coyotes carries a tennis ball in his mouth stolen from Dean’s yard.

“He was trying to bate my dog Radar with the tennis ball. They are really wildly creatures,” said Dean. “We have an electric fence, so the dog can’t go beyond that. The coyotes come up to the fence, and my dog will try to charge them. They come back and forth trying to get him to come through that fence.”

Dean’s friend Janine Klayman warned neighbors without fences not to let their small animals outside.

The Department of Natural Resources warns people who see these coyotes not to intentionally feed them because when fed, they become accustomed to people and present a human safety risk.

Klayman said she saw the coyotes in the neighbor’s yard within five feet of the back porch.

She previously lived in Illinois and said she saw several coyotes traveling through farmland and wilderness. This is the first time she has seen coyotes roaming around a residential neighborhood.

“They’re hungry, and somehow, they found their way to downtown Clarkston, and they’re doing things that are incredibly inappropriate to their breed,” said Klayman. “They don’t belong here, they don’t have enough of a food source here and they’re getting too bold. It’s making me nervous.”

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To have a successful elk hunt, one of the basic requirements is to be where you want to hunt before daylight. Getting there thru timber rocks and faint trails without making any noise or breaking your leg is a real trick. If you use flashlights that almost defeats your stealthy approach.

I would like to relate a story a friend told me on how he does it. He ask me to not use his name or give away his favorite hunting location, however he hunts in northern Wyoming. Him and his hunting partner take their families camping on weekends about a month before hunting season. Not only does this give them a chance to scout their hunting area but it also lets them have some real good family time.

Each morning they would get up well before daylight and scout for elk. They found a fair sized park about ¾ of a mile thru heavy timber that almost always had elk early in the morning. On opening day of elk season they were ready This time they didn’t have the family along and they had another advantage they never used before. They were both wearing night vision goggles. Being able to see without flashlights, they could navigate thru the down timber and other obstacles without making hardly any noise. Arriving at their stand on the park they had another surprise. Being able to see clearly they could tell there were no elk in the park. There were however two other hunting parties set up around the park. This was really discouraging!

When they were doing their scouting they found another smaller park about another ¼ of  a mile further back in the timber that occasionally had elk in it. They decided to slip back away from their stand and check the other park. That turned out to be a really good idea. The other hunters had scared the elk  out of the bigger park and they moved to the other park.

Elk In The Morning

My friend said they would never been able to slip thru the heavy timber and get close to the smaller park without spooking the elk had they not been using night vision.  As it was they slipped in, settled down and waited for daylight. They were both able to take a nice elk. This made a really great ending for all their hard work.

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If you have a conversation about wolves, know the facts. Before I give you the facts I would like to show you a sampling of the puppies that now run around in Idaho’s backcountry that weren’t there 15 years ago…….ungulates have no chance.

These things are huge!!!!!

 Just a few of the wolves killed this year with the Idaho wolf tag. Wish I could show you a few hundred more pictures. It is just amazing how big they are. Deer, elk, and livestock killing machines. The big question you have to ask yourself is why? These massive wolves are not the native wolf that lived in our area 100 years ago. There was a reason these things where exterminated nationwide. I wonder if our city dwelling tree hugger society that never has left a city really understands the impact of these killing machines. I wonder if a Trantasaurus-Rex was somewhere to be had that they would want to put them back in the wild.

It is just a matter of time before one of our granola loving green peace hikers goes out on a hike and runs into a pack of these killers and becomes part of the food chain. If you are going into the backcountry in Montana, Idaho or Wyoming hiking, game scouting, mushroom hunting, or something else you better start carrying a side arm. Can you even imagine being out by yourself and having 8 to 12 of these monsters surround you! Think about what kind of appetite a dozen of these must have and remember they are the only predator in our nation that kills for fun along with for food. The amount of animals they take are just a partial portion of what they need to eat. When elk are calving they will kill the calves just for fun after they have had all they can eat and leave the rest to rot.

There is a serious problem in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming The rest of the USA doesn’t seem to realize how serious it is.  The wolves are becoming more plentiful each year and other wildlife is rapidly disappearing, especially the majestic elk.  I’d like to send about 1,000 of these predators to New York City and Washington D.C. to plant in Central Park and the Capitol Mall.

FACTS

WARNING!!! SOME OF THIS IS GRAPHIC

Is this animal cruelty?

How would you feel if this was YOUR best friend?

Documented Wolf Kills

Still on his chain

Average kill rate per wolf per month = 3.05 Elk

36 Elk Per Year/Wolf

2,000 Wolves = 72,000 Elk Per Year

Myth: Wolves only kill the old and weak.

     Fact: Wolves will kill any elk when given the chance and focus on elk calves.

Myth: Wolves only kill what they eat.

     Fact: Wolves are actually the most wasteful predator in the US and  kill for sport.

Myth: Wolves are efficient killers.

     Fact: Wolves will eat their prey alive, or worse, eat a portion of the animal and leave it to suffer.

Fawns pulled from their mom’s belly!

Myth: Wolves won’t attack humans.

     Fact: Wolves stalked and killed a young man in Saskatchewan in 2005.

Alaska Department of Fish and Game

     Wolf hunting had the desired effect -more caribou got a chance to live, according to biologists.

     Calf Survival Rates

2008 -39 calves per 100 cows

2007 –1 calf per 100 cows

2006 –1 calf per 100 cows

Myth: Wolves won’t attack humans.

     Fact: Documented -Wolves stalked several children near a bus stop in NM!

May 2007 -Two Catron County school children were followed home  from the bus stop by 3 wolves.
December 2007 -Glenwood elementary school a wolf was seen on the playground after multiple reports of the animal seen in the town.
Jan 2008 -Wolf kill within 70 yards of a school bus stop in Idaho

Myth: Wolves are good for elk populations.

     Fact: US Fish and Wildlife Service Study.

•Elk are the primary prey for wolves, comprising 92 %  of kills during the winter.

•Elk decreased significantly from 16,791 in winter 1995  to 8,335 in winter 2004 as the number of wolves

increased.

•Kill rates by wolves in winter are 22 Elk per wolf per year –DOUBLE the rate predicted in the Endangered  Species Act (ESA)

•Since 2000, wolves have caused 45% of known deaths (not including human harvests) of radio-collared female  elk on the northern range.

•human harvest and winter-kill accounted for 30%

•Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has reduced antlerless permits by 51 % (2000-2004) and 96% (1995-2005).

Myth: Wolves are good for elk populations.

     Fact: Montana State University Study of Yellowstone’s Northern Range.

•Elk numbers 1993 –1995 Averaged between 17,000 and 19,000.

•Wolves Introduced in 1995.

•Elk numbers 2005 –2007 Averaged between 6,700 and 6,300.

           A 67% DECREASE IN ELK POPULATIONS

Some pretty sobering facts about the predatory prowess of the wolves especially when they have no control on them, like hunting. The next time some one tells you that the reintroduction and protection of wolves is a good thing you will know the facts.