You folks killed the last Bear that came into town. Then stuffed him and put him on display in the Grassy Hollow visitors center. There has been a controlled wolf hunt in Montana because the animals have started to kill cattle. If you draw them in whether with garbage, water or cats you run the risk of them having to be put down when they are labeled "a threat to society". Whole wolf packs are being killed. They put radio collars on one member of the pack and track their movements. When, not if, they come into populated areas and start killing for food they are tracked by the "Judas" wolfs' collar and methodically shot. One by one, night after night, because they know that there is food and water readily available on the ranches and around rural homes so they keep coming even after member after member is shot. If you truely want to save wild life you would keep your property free of food and water sources. You would throw rocks, bang pans, anything to chase them away from populated areas. If you want to see animals in their own habitat get off the couch and hike up into the woods, camping in their territory for a few days. I've shared the trail with bears, red foxes, whitetail and mule deer, snakes, spiders you name it I've shared the path with them. My point is if you give them the impression that they are safe around people your doing them a disservice. I've had them run out in front of my truck before and only just missed the first one. Many people still feel the only good coyote is a dead one. Up north some feel the same way about wolves and the wolves are the ones suffering for it. Coyotes need to fear man because man is their worst preditor. Society as a whole could care diddly about them. Best they fear us and run when they see us then have them rounded up and shot when they cross societies line.
