Letter to the Editor
Kill 'em all
Published Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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To the editor:
Many thanks to Fish and Game and our advisory board for ridding us of these moose. The cow hunt is working!
I usually have four or five cows visiting my haystack — none this winter. We certainly don’t need to eat moose in this modern day and age of cheap, imported beef and pork from Iowa. Besides, moose tastes “gamey.”
Their reasoning is a little strange, since there is more moose browse than ever out here, mostly due to regrowth from agriculture.
I’ve heard theories, such as bribery from insurance companies and Big Brother’s food control, explaining why the moose need to be wiped out. Some even hint at incompetence and stupidity. Ridiculous, say I.
Roger C. Hendry
Wild Rose Ranch
Gerstle River Free Fire Zone
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The vast majority of moose that die are killed by wolves or bear, not humans. Wolves and bear are both sacred, rating very high on the cute furriness scale developed by the National Geographic branch of the Church of Armchair Environmentalism. Moose on the other hand are ugly, and therefore irrelevant. If seeing moose is all that important to you, why don't you just rent an old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon.
Hey JoeBtfsplk, not all of us want to watch cartoons instead of reality. Besides, I can't seem to find talking moose, but imagine what they would say if they could talk: "What the hell are you doing shooting our females here, when you are shooting wolves from the air just down the road so there are more of us?" They might make more sense than some in F&G.
Last time I checked, Moose should not eat Hay in the winter as they can not digest it in the winter. Many have starved to death with a belly full of hay. Maybe the reason you didn't see them at your Hay stack is that they have all died, and the ones still alive know better.
Yes we have the cheap beaf and pork from the Lower 48, but for a lot of people it makes a lot more economical sense to go out and hunt and save that money, its cheaper and in some peoples minds easier to hunt. Besides the fact that for most hunters its a bonding time between hunters, especially father and son teams.
Thats good, we dont want you touching our food anyways. And who cares what you think about moose, Roger, more for us I say. You stick to your low priced, low fat diet of pork chops, bacon, steaks, and chicken from down in the states and we'll stick with our moose meat and soup.
Moose Head Moose Head Moose Head Soup! YUM!!!
I believe it is called sarcasm!!!!!
I've heard moose is gamey because they haven't bled out right... If they get soaked in their blood, they will be gamey.
OR PEOPLE JUST KNOW HOW TO SKIN OR QUARTER A MOOSE. OR MAYBE I JUST GREW UP ON IT AND I LOVE THE TASTE....STILL, DONT EAT IT OR BOTHER WITH IT IF ITS TOO GAMEY FOR U.
Right on MJ22
"National Geographic branch of the Church of Armchair Environmentalism" HAHAHA good one...
That said, lets get the truth out on this; The cow hunt was born of a lie and bad science. Remember when they implemented the hunt the biologist was quoted as saying they were all going to starve; 5 years later and they still want the hunt so my question is "Why havent they all starved yet?". The bad science is obvious, as in truth the legislature mandated the Tanana Flats as an Intense Management Area to be utilized for food production; the biology has simply been twisted and manipulated to meet that goal.
It gets complicated quickly, but the fact remains that the quaality of life enjoyed by residents of this area has been compromised and lowered by gross mismanagement on the part of F&G...and they're not done with us yet. As of May 13th, DNR has imposed "emergency" restrictions on the Rex trail, a federally mandated RS2477 trail. As a frequent user of this trail for over 20 years, I can tell you there is no "emergency" that stopping the cow hunt wont mitigate.
Give these fools a few more years and we may well see drawing permits for what should be the best moose hunting in the world. Big Brother is alive and well; we should all be very, very concerned...
"We certainly don’t need to eat moose in this modern day and age of cheap, imported beef and pork from Iowa. Besides, moose tastes “gamey.”"
You go on ahead and eat you "cheap" meat, Moose is only "gamey" when the person who shot or handled the meat don't know what they are doing. We need Moose. Stop killing the cows! I personally, think Moose are cute. I have lived here all my life and know that Moose can get bothersome at times even pretty dumb, but we must share their land. We live in Alaska !! Don't like it, then leave please!
I love moose spaghetti.
Ok I'm not a tree hugging greenie! But I think Moose are a part of living here in alaska and We need them so that the wolfs don't eat our dogs! I mean really, in a few years we're not going to have anymore wolves, bears, and moose because we are going on "Cow Hunts", and "Wolf hunts" and "Bear hunts" OH MY!!!
So for those who get their quota for the season great! But do we have to "erradicate" our wildlife? Remember they were here before us and hopefully will continue to be here... Please don't misunderstand, I understand the reasoning behind population control. But saying we need to kill them all, Seriously!
This guy isn't even from Alaska he's from Idaho, living in some resort. Google wild horse ranch you'll see for your self!!
The whole letter sounded pretty tongue in cheek to me! Come on people lighten up and see his humor!! :)
Let's take our tongues out of our cheeks and approach this subject wisely. Lets put a bounty on Wolves and bears and a ban on moose hunting for two seasons, bonifide subsistance hunters excluded. Did I say that right Olypopper?
mmmmm......moose....mmmmmm.....moosehead soup! Hey, moose and fish- all an Alaskan needs! Well, some vegetables are nice too, but we can't hunt those. It is imperative to protect our hunting rights, and to practice proper conservation. Yup conservation- a well rounded approach.
Erm, not to sound like I'm starting something...but where are some of you getting your meat at? I'm thinking about trying to get a hunting permit this year just so I can get a moose (and possibly other edible critters) since the cost of eating (among other things) is begining to skyrocket.
Back to basics and anyone have any good game recipies?
Shooting cows is not right.
being that im alaskan native i am uphold at the article and people like that should have no say anyways. Mosse and Caribou and as well as all other game are our way of life. so if you dont like it then shut up.
Conspiracy theory unravels
A barrel of oil is priced at $132 and rising.
Copper river salmon is available in Seattle at $37/lb.
Local butcher tells me king salmon will not be coming at all.
Alaska resources are exported to the rich and famous.
Soon, we all may be eating 'happy meals' from the drive-up window.
Cow Moose hunting makes sense in certain areas. Some should attend advisory committee meetings and talk to the biologist instead of running on emotion. Get involved in the process or you may have nothing to process ;)
I haven't seen any moose in my yard this year either, but it is still early. I would just as soon shoot an old cow moose as an old bull with 60 inch antlers. Both will taste the same save the "gamey" taste associated with bulls during the rut. As for the ban on hunting... what of those of us that didn't get to hunt for the past three seasons? Maybe I can take my family on a photo hunt and take pictures of the moose to wrap up and put in my freezer this winter. I got an idea, why don't we just ban all outdoor activities of human beings, they are always messing with the natural order of things, unlike what nature intended.
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