>Blind squirrel, If there was a
>single best way to control
>any species, my vote would
>be for trapping. It has
>been extremely effective before. A
>very,very long time ago I
>did allot of trapping,and even
>did some for the DWR.
>A few good trappers would,
>and could, create the "barrier"
>talked about to prevent Wolves
>from entering or leaving an
>area. The incentive part is
>where the problem lies. What
>would the incentive be and
>who would provide it? Also
>imagine what the bunny huggers
>could do with a few
>photo's of their precious Wolves
>in snare's, or even a
>chewed on leg in a
>leg hold trap. If you
>know much about trapping, and
>there was an incentive was
>made and every "sportsman" out
>there started trapping I would
>imagine the anti's could gather
>enough ammo to have wolves
>protected for the next 100
>years or so. But if
>a few seasioned trappers went
>out and wanted to try
>king size coyote trapping, then
>more power to them.
Fly, in Idaho trapping/snaring is legit & incentive is $500 ea pd by f4wm.com. Funds come from sportsmen's memberships $35 ea. and our observation is correct, trappers can make a difference.