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I saw on tv the film of her shooting at animals from a helicopter - so the tv news company was a lie?
This sounds fun!
Q: Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska and John McCain's vice presidential pick, is an enthusiastic hunter who has proposed legislation and cash incentives to encourage aerial wolf gunning, the controversial practice of shooting wolves from an aircraft. Do people in Alaska really shoot wolves from planes?
A: Yes, but only with the government's permission. Aerial shooting yields better results than traditional hunting, since it allows the hunter to cover a lot of ground quickly and track target animals from a clear vantage point. Historically, hunters also used planes to drive animals—polar bears in Alaska and elk in Montana, among others—toward gunmen waiting on the ground. But many hunters found the practice unsportsmanlike, since it violates the "fair chase" ethic, and animal rights activists call it inhumane, since airborne gunmen rarely get a clean (i.e., relatively painless) kill. In response to concerns like these, Congress passed the Federal Airborne Hunting Act of 1972, which made it illegal for hunters to shoot animals from a plane or helicopter.
Note. Alaska currently "enjoys" a loophole in the Federal Airborne Hunting Act of 1972, allowing it on the grounds of "predator control." This is how Sarah can kill wild animals legally (and safely - like a typical coward). If you'd like to help close the loophole and put a stop to this cruel bloodsport, you can support the PAW (Protect America's Wildlife) Act.
Hey animal killers! Here's a jolly video for you! ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Q: Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska and John McCain's vice presidential pick, is an enthusiastic hunter who has proposed legislation and cash incentives to encourage aerial wolf gunning, the controversial practice of shooting wolves from an aircraft. Do people in Alaska really shoot wolves from planes?
A: Yes, but only with the government's permission. Aerial shooting yields better results than traditional hunting, since it allows the hunter to cover a lot of ground quickly and track target animals from a clear vantage point. Historically, hunters also used planes to drive animals—polar bears in Alaska and elk in Montana, among others—toward gunmen waiting on the ground. But many hunters found the practice unsportsmanlike, since it violates the "fair chase" ethic, and animal rights activists call it inhumane, since airborne gunmen rarely get a clean (i.e., relatively painless) kill. In response to concerns like these, Congress passed the Federal Airborne Hunting Act of 1972, which made it illegal for hunters to shoot animals from a plane or helicopter.
Note. Alaska currently "enjoys" a loophole in the Federal Airborne Hunting Act of 1972, allowing it on the grounds of "predator control." This is how Sarah is allowed to kill animals legally. If you'd like to help close the loophole and put a stop to this cruel bloodsport, you can support the PAW (Protect America's Wildlife) Act.
Hey animal killers! Here's a jolly video for you! ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!
You all have a political agenda with this argument...nothing more.
Let me know when you guys have the rights of all the animals in your interest and not placing Sarah Palins head on a stick. Otherwise the WILDLIFE CONSERVATION has this well under control....
Or would you rather all the species die out.....you think wolves stop hunting because their favorite choice of food is extinct?
Are wolves endangered in Alaska?No. Although the wolf survives as an endangered species in a handful of states, from 7,500 to 10,000 wolves populate Alaska — from the most remote wilderness region to the suburbs of our largest cities. Because so much of this state is undeveloped, with more than 160 million acres permanently set aside in protected status (an area larger than California), the wolf is assured of a permanent home in Alaska. The division's Wildlife Management home page contains more information about the wolf in Alaska — its status, biology, and management.
Wolves and bears are very effective and efficient predators on caribou, moose, deer and other wildlife. In most of Alaska, humans also rely on the same species for food. In Alaska's Interior, predators kill more than 80 percent of the moose and caribou that die during an average year, while humans kill less than 10 percent. In most of the state, predation holds prey populations at levels far below what could be supported by the habitat in the area. Predation is an important part of the ecosystem, and all ADF&G wolf management programs, including control programs, are designed to sustain wolf populations in the future.
I know guys who like to hunt - ok, its not my idea of fun, its like something I would do if I had to but its not exactly fun for me to shoot an animal and watch the life and blood ooze out if it. At least i know some guys who shoot with a bow and arrow, and theres some sort of skill, but to get a big yuk out of shooting figh in a barrel, or animals in a helicopter? Yeah - its a cowards act.
No, it's much better to watch predators kill your livestock by dragging the half born animal out of it's mother and eating both alive. Sometimes you have to kill predators if there are too many. This is a manmade problem and for now, a man made solution.
So I suppose fishing and crabbing is bad, too? Is everyone here vegetarains? Sheesh! Grill up a steak and relax...live a little.
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