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What an unkind,(idiotic) comment, from someone who has no clue about the reality of nature. Or how we care for it all, every hour of every day. 365x24=Love!!
If you need to be educated, so be it. Let me share a few real facts with you, so that you can atleast be intelligent enough to understand what goes on out there in the fields and streams.
"Carrying capacity". Do you know how that works? Imagine the land in any given area, can only support a given number of healthy animals, herds in some cases. We as the land managers must cull herd and reduce over populations so that the remaining animals have enough room to roam free, and are able to forage for food, without starving or becoming sick with the diseases than can actually wipe out whole herds. To give birth to only healthy babies. In Alberta, we have one of the worlds most well respected hunter training and conservation programs in all of North America. Our smart and effective programs have already being adopted by other provinces across Canada, and even many of the United States have also learned from our management techniques and following our guideline & brought our teaching and wildlife management into their own systems. It's a fine equation of checks and balances. One of the most beneficial things we do is called A Buck For Wildlife" and with every hunting license and tags or fishing license one dollar is used, whether from sport & trophy fishing or hunting game fees, goes directly towards game and land management. There are thousands of hunters and fisherman, who regardless of age or area of accommodation contribute towards it, as a great example, trading land to farmers. Instead of them plowing up wetlands, whether that be ponds or sleughs which are essential to the wildlife, we trade them acre for acre. They get to farm near, dry 'crown land' , and we get to keep their water resources to benefit those animals and aquatic bird populations which thrive and grow. We have so many geese here now, that the over population had brought about spring goose hunting. There are also the spring bear hunting here too. It's nothing to do with cruelty or being uncaring, Infact it's actually the complete opposite. We care enough, that our game herds and water fowl populations, fish stocks are extremely well managed. Tags and licenses are numbered and counted by computer as they are sold. We know every ethical Hunter by name, not to mention the effective Turn In A Poacher 1800 number... It works, and unethical hunters get huge fines, or in some cases "gaol" time. Lose their permission to enjoy the wilderness.
Some big game hunts are by draw only, even after paying your high cost fees, your name goes into a barrel & drawn out. Some years you may be fortunate to get your tag, other years, sorry, try again later. There are no reimbursements, you pay your fees and hope to get lucky, much like a game lottery. There are feed programs where large elk herds have thousands of dollars worth of healthy food, air dropped to them from planes so they don't starve, while being out in the freezing winter and deep packed snow trying to scratch out enough minimal food resourse to make it through the long cold bitter winters here in Alberta. Our lakes, rivers and streams are constantly monitored by educated game wardens and management teams keeping records of fish and wildlife, while the water is tested for parasite, and contamination, in prospect of keeping our water table clean and drinkable by them much loved creatures and livable for the natural fish. Us too Some ponds and resovoir are stocked with hatchlings from fish hatcheries, to help restock the populations, for us the fisherman and the wildlife as well that rely on those reserves for their diet, and our sport requirements. Remember I mentioned carrying capacity? Yes, we build up those systems, so that there are enough to go around for all involved.
Areas of the deep thick forest are humanely burned to protect from naturally occurring forrest fires, which are often caused by lightning strikes, to stop whole land masses from burning out of control. Water bombers are used to help quell those fires when they occur. Where do you think the resources come from, for those planes, fuel and the much needed manpower to help fight the fires that do happen frequently? Certainly some fires are deliberately, criminally set. The recent blaze that killed several people around Dolly Partten's - Dolly Wood theme park is a prime example. That fire was an arson set ablaze by two unthinking teenagers. She is not only donating huge amounts of personal money to the victims who lost everything, but also putting on a benefit concert to help raise much needed funds for the people who are in need. Here in Alberts we also have systems in place where money is raised. Alberta Fish And Game Association, put on lottery draws, to help benefit the much needed programs to help support our wildlife. You know, our deer herds are larger in recent years than ever before.
We even have reintroduced wolves back into areas where the herds are too big for possible humane management. Many animals homes are in the deep forest of which are innacessable to human intervention.
I could go on and on, about our responsibility and methods of keeping our wildlife and wilderness pristine healthy and available to everyone who wished to hunt, fish, camp or simply enjoy our wonderful scenery through photography.
To sum up, your uneducated comments are rediculous at best and humorous as well. You aren't knowledgable enough to make rude and unkind thoughtless jabber, of that sort. If you were to understand the way nature works, then you would be able to make intelligent suggestions, not gut based knee jerk reaction which aren't based on facts, and not of your fantasy of what you figure reality is.
We take care of our wildlife, to allow us to hunt, fish and enjoy our game, water fowl and migratory birds, ducks & geese.
There are pheasants that are farm bred and released into the wild in southern Alberta, just for those who wish to hunt. But it's not a free for all, you must buy your wildlife certificate, and purchase the licenses and permits which all have that buck for wildlife dollar ear marked to help benefit those critters and creature. We maintain our resources far beyond what you might believe. Please learn the facts and figures before you spout off, untruths and fictional statements. ;-)
People travel to our provinces from all over the tiny spinning globe to hunt and fish here, knowing that our game is very well looked after...
I hope that in the future, if you don't understand something, you will take the time to learn and understand the truth and appreciate the vast benefits provided by our knowledge and compassion of our natural resources. We love these animals so much, that some are hunted for everyone's benefits. They remain healthy and strong because of it and not for our lack of caring. All of what I said can be documented, proven and well respected, the world over. ;-) yes we give a darn,
Hopefully you can travel out and appreciate the wilds and open spaces of your own local land and sea as well.
Back in the early times, like 1974-1975, the beginning days, Our small group called Alberta Bowhunters & Archers Association, was only a couple of dozen of us, has now grown into a large, well respected organization. Look it up, we have our own forum too. Haha, hey you know, we helped institute the bow hunting institution we appreciate here now.
We have our own bow hunting season, well before gun hunting opens, & can purchase our licenses and tags to allow us our Legal bag limits. Aside from a few protected birds like owls, eagles and hawks, there are plenty of ducks, geese, grouse, pheasant and more that are huntable by bow and arrow. Bow fishing too. Then you have deer, elk, moose, carabou, even bison and wild boar and bear. If you dare, mountain lions, cougars, elusive lynx & bobcats too. Mountain sheep and goats, high in the Rocky Mountains. Come climb the peaks with us. Plenty of small fur bearing animals here. Chuckles
All of which are managed and accounted for. In my home city, is a tv station called Wild TV, dedicated to hunting and fishing. 24 hours a day of gunning, bow hunting, trapping, fishing.
Look up Halford Hide & Leather. Hunting is not only a pastime sport but also a huge growth industry, see Cabella's stores and catalog available online. The money goes around, for the game we "harvest".
Get it now?? Please toss that unthinking out the window, with some wild bird seed, if you truly care... Toss a bated and barbless hook into the clear, clean managed water. Take your chances. Trout, grayling, even wild salmon... Hehe
If you aren't contributing, then you are only taking away, from it all... Go fishing for truthful information. Before jumping off of the deep end, with your eyes closed...
Shall I help you understand the benefits, further, my loyal & respected, trusted friend?
There are actual books written about the exciting and wonderful adventures attained outdoors. You'll need to get off the comfy couch, with your feet up on the footstool, to have known those times though... Sitting in a treestand freezing your arse, for free meat, after spending thousands of hard earned dollars to be out there, risking your chances, like every other ethical participants do, every year. It sure beats the inoculated, growth hormone infected, inbred Safeway fare.
The chicken and beef we eat aren't even real animals, but genetically, scientifically altered gene pool funky looking, man made fodder. I laugh aloud, while shopping for store boughten grub, and grain,
There is a long and drawn out history of our excistence in modern society. It could be a horror story too, thinking about mad cow disease, poultry poison, and much more that isn't always made public knowledge. You only think you know...
Oil spills in the ocean, the list is lengthy, but who cares more than us, the ones who actually give a SH!T.
But we love you!! Hahaha
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