Making Decisions

Kaylee Zalewski
January 7, 2011
The decisions of today: Why are they so hard to decide?

Animals have always been a big part of my life. The animals in particular that hold a strong place for me are the canines. What types of animals are your favorites and why? Reasons why canines have always been my favorite are that these animals have a long history of loyalty and devotion to either their pack or their master. When I was young, the common house dog was the canine of preference, but now it is the wolf. The beauty, mystery, and solidarity that these animals portray are just some of the reasons I have grown fond of them. However, liking these animals does not come without conflict.

There has been conflicting information on wolves, and I would like to hear what others think about wolves. In my opinion, wolves should be treated like every other animal. If a wolf has done damage, then it needs to be removed. Yet, proof needs to be a factor. Show me hard conclusive evidence and I will have no problem with removal of the animal. Killing a wolf just to kill it is not reason enough.
Now for many the idea of hunting may come up, and you may be wondering how I feel about that. In terms of de-listing the wolf and opening seasons on them, why not? What do you think? Should wolves be de-listed or not? In my mind, if there are enough wolves out there, then sure open a season on them. Same regulations are applied to any other animal to avoid over killing and poaching. If over hunting is a concern offer a lottery like the DNR does with bears. Have people apply to harvest wolves and again if it is a problem wolf, just like a problem bear, remove the animal by lethal means to eradicate the problem. I think the longer that this issue keeps moving back and forth through meetings, the more irritated and less open to negotiations people will become. I am interested to hear what do you think?

This inability to come to some solution seems to be the problem in today’s society. There are problems out there that people are adamantly concerned about, but higher officials are not moving on these concerns or making strides to resolve the issues. With all the techniques that I have learned over the years as ways to resolve an issue or handle a situation, I am still amazed at how nothing appears to ever get accomplished. I feel that in today’s decision making process people have to feel confident in what they are saying in order for situations to move forward. There is a lot of trying to appeal to everyone’s views, and in case many people have not noticed, that is never going to happen. Some examples are earn a buck, changing bag limits, or de-listing or listing animals. In these situations, some benefited from the decisions and others did not. Why were these easier to decide on then others? In some situations, yes, what has been installed has helped, but in others it has added a more negativistic view to the people in power. This is just my view though; I am interested to see what others have to say? What do you feel about the regulations and the procedures that are in place now? What do you feel about the people who control these decisions? Are they right? Should they be the ones making the calls? This appears to be the society that we are in now. Why are these decisions so hard to make and why did it get like this? Let me know what you think.