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.
3 comments:
My favorite animal is also a canine, but mine remains to be a house dog. I have grown up with dogs around and love the affection that they have towards people and the excitement they show in every day activities. I also like wolves, but am not sure on my stance towards opening a hunting season on them. There are thousands of hunters that complain about them every year, but it’s hard to know if they are the real reason why hunters have experienced difficulties in recent years. I look forward to seeing how these problems and various viewpoints are handled in the future.
In my eyes most decisions are being dealt with appropriately with respect to natural resources. I recognize that there is an overabundance of varying viewpoints for each issue, and the people that are making the decisions are doing their best to make the public happy. Of course, I don’t agree with all the regulations in place, on for example is earn-a-buck in Wisconsin, which I believe should not be in place. The people in charge are trying though, and I believe it is partially up to the public to voice their opinion in the correct manner to make changes happen.
Ross Dary
I think this is a great topic and I agree it is one that should stop just being talked about and some action needs to take place. The wolf should be managed the same as any other animal in the state, there is no reason for it to be treated differently. If the population is to high hunting is the best way to resolve the problem. Hunting licenses can be sold making the state money to properly manage the population, less bear hunting dogs would be killed by the wolves, poaching of wolves would decrease, the benefits are endless when our managers are allowed to do their job. I think this is a great blog post and addresses a topic that should be resolved as soon as possible.
Gavin H
I have always been a fan of canines, but never had a dog myself. I find wolves fascinating, but really don't know much about them. I have heard about this topic numerous times, but I do not have very much knowledge on the problems and proposed solutions. I am also not a hunter (I'm an angler), nor is my family, so I have never felt impacted by hunting regulations. So when it comes to how I feel about this situation, I don't have much of an opionion. I do believe that things should be dealt with in a timely manner (nothing done hastily or taking far too long)and that all possible solutions have been analyzed. I do acknowledge that hunting is an efficient way to reduce the population of certain species and would support the DNR if that was the path they chose.
I wish I knew more about the topic so I had a little bit more substance to my comment. Either way, I found the post interesting!
Lauren
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