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June 15th, 2008
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Aerial Wolf Hunting
I recently became aware of this in Alaska. Apparently, a "hunter" will charter a helicopter, chase a wolf to exhaustion, then, after it drops, shoot it. What is the consensus among you, does this really qualify as hunting?
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June 16th, 2008
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Re: Aerial Wolf Hunting
No.
Definitely not.
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June 16th, 2008
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Re: Aerial Wolf Hunting
Animal cruelty.
I can't believe it's legal but it's one way the AK F&W service controls the wolf population. They put a bounty on their hides and it's a bloody free-for-all. And of course anyone with a vested interest in seeing the wolf population decline (ranchers) cries "wolf" at every opportunity. They do the same thing in Montana on snowmobiles.
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June 16th, 2008
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Re: Aerial Wolf Hunting
Cool. Thought maybe it was just me.
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June 16th, 2008
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Re: Aerial Wolf Hunting
no way is that hunting.... any more than PAYING to shoot a deer that is penned up in small areas so the "HUNTER" can get his trophy..... FAIR chase is the ONLY way to go.....
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June 16th, 2008
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Re: Aerial Wolf Hunting
A friend told me of shooting (not hunting) wolfs by helicopter on the Minnesota/Canada border in the 70’s. They would get $75 a hide for the bounty. They would shoot 20 plus an outing. The bounty would more than pay for the crop duster helicopter gas and ammo. No sport only population/ predation control and for the cash.
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June 16th, 2008
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Re: Aerial Wolf Hunting
Lame.... That's not hunting.
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June 17th, 2008
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Re: Aerial Wolf Hunting
Wolves are very hard to hunt by conventional means from what I have read ( an extreme challenge to call one in and actually see it for a good clean shot), they are also not all that easy to trap, esp in true wilderness, due to the huge territories they roam. A pack may not come back to a moose kill, or they take weeks to come back. Then they are wickedly smart and often avoid snares set in trails. However a really good wolf trapper that has things going for him/her can often pick up 4-5 wolves at once this way.
So this gunning method is how they control the wolf population to where it actually makes a difference for moose or caribou #'s, which are often herds the subsistance hunters live off of ( native peoples and other people who choose to live in the bush). For the trapper, a very good prime wolf pelt with no damage can be worth $300-400 each on the fur market.
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