This post is for all you predator hunt supporters out there wondering, “why hasn’t my comment been approved?” Seeing as how the number of web hits 
to this blog site in the last twelve hours exploded to 98,250 and STILL CLIMBING by the minute, there’s no way I’m going to go through thousands of comments from wolf/coyote haters. (Considering that daily hits to this site average in the hundreds, the stats graph looks like a chart depicting human population growth over the past couple centuries.) Some of them are simply posting the same comment over and over, dozens of times, in hopes of overwhelming the comment section of the post, ID Gun Nuts Start Year With Three-Day Mass Slaughter Of Wolves And Coyotes. The only way I can keep up is to delete them in bulk, unread.
Too bad, but they all sound the same anyway. Actually, there’s about three different types of comments that most of them fall into.
1) The first category, I’ll call the ‘kill ’em all’ crowd:
” Kill all of them coyotes and wolves start more contests to control those over populated predators that ate killing all the other animals”
“…kill them all! Wolves are one of the biggest problems we have in Idaho, wyoming and Montana!”
2) The next group are the ‘poor me for living where there’s wildlife’ bunch:
“… maybe we should restore wolf populations to ALL its native habitat. Let’s say Central Park, Chicago, etc”
“If you are all so upset about this, petition the government to have them relocated to your house. That way you can take care of the nucience they cause”
These folks don’t seem to understand that we pretty much all (even those “tree lovers” who live in cities), have coyotes living among us, and are we’re thrilled about it.
3) By far the largest category are the smart-mouthed-smarty-pantses that just want to point out that the photo included with the article (Right) was not from this particular ongoing contest hunt in Salmon, ID. Yes, that’s true, but so what? It definitely illustrates what they’re out there trying to do: shoot mass quantities of coyotes and pile up their dead bodies like some scene out
I deleted the photo from the article in question and added the one at the bottom of this post instead.
of Auschwitz. (Just last week, nearly 40 dead coyotes were discovered, dumped in such a pile outside of Las Cruces, NM, after a coyote contest hunt was held there. The picture could have been taken anywhere; that’s not really the point).
“I’m not sure where it came from since first, the area where this event is located is covered in snow…”
And there’s a sub-category of commenters: the ones that pretend to be polite and intelligent and just wants to educate people on what they think about the merits of predator control. But intelligent-sounding comments from these folks are few and far between, and after looking through dozens, this was as close to an example as I could come up with,
“There is nothing wrong with the killing of these animals it’s a all in an order to control population. Coyotes and wolves kill livestock and game animals by keeping they’re population down it insures their long term survival and balance in the food chain. Don’t just take my word or the word of this article in stone, research for yourself what is actually going on.”
I’m sure a lot of hunters wish they hadn’t wasted their time trying to post their anti-animal comments here, but all this could have been avoided if they’d only read this blog’s “About” page first:
About:
This blog site is a haven for wildlife and animal advocates, a wildlife refuge of sorts, that’s posted “No Hunting,” as any true sanctuary should be. Just as a refuge is patrolled to keep hunters and poachers from harassing the wildlife, this blog site is monitored to keep hunters from disturbing other people’s quiet enjoyment of the natural world.
It is not a message board or a chat room for those wanting to argue the supposed merits of animal exploitation or to defend the act of hunting or trapping in any way, shape or form. There are plenty of other sites available for that sort of thing.
Hunters and trappers: For your sake, I urge you not to bother wasting your time posting your opinions in the comments section. This blog is moderated, and pro-hunting statements will not be tolerated or approved. Consider this fair warning—if you’re a hunter, sorry but your comments are going straight to the trash can. This is not a public forum for animal exploiters to discuss the pros and cons of hunting.
We’ve heard all the rationalizations for killing wildlife so many times before; there’s no point in wasting everyone’s time with more of that old, tired hunter PR drivel. Any attempt to justify the murder of our fellow animals will hereby be jettisoned into cyberspace…
Exposing the Big Game 
Thank you for reporting on the killing contests.
I had a similar experience on a page that I am the admin for. A few months ago we got almost 900,000 views and 10,000 comments on one story. Needless to say- it was painful reading the mostly illiterate posts from the wildlife killers. When they kill predators for cash, prizes and negative publicity they call it conservation. When a wild animal kills an ungulate for survival it somehow becomes a slaughter…..The sense of entitlement with these idiots is fascinating
Goooooooooooooooooooo, Jim!!!
I suspect we don’t see yur comments because you have written nothing new under the son, and we are all choking to death on the bullshit you have already offered up.
Thank you for making me laugh, Jim, with your examples. Sounds like the pro-hunting/trapping community is feeling a little threatened.
If you’d combed further through the posts, I’m sure many would have echoed these other jewels of wisdom:
1) But killing is so much fun!
2) It’s the only way I have to get close to nature
3) It’s a tradition [yup, just like genocide, slavery, female genital mutilation, child labor, etc.]
4) If we hunters/trappers didn’t “harvest” animals, all the animals would die!
5) God wants us to maim, torture, and kill animals
6) We kill because we love and respect the animals!
7) Vegetarians are killers, too! You kill vegetables!
Good examples, Pamela. I’m sure I saw some of those too;)
Jim, that is why increasing numbers of us frequent (and comment on) your blog. Most blogs, including “The Wildlife News” allow serial animal killers to make comments. People who control such blogs may claim they “do not take a position one way or another on hunting, that simply is not correct: by denying taking a position, you are taking a position–and it is not a position that favors the wild animal. Jim, your blog is a reflection of your bravery, your commitment, to take an uncompromising stand for animals. Thank you.
http://www.foranimals.org
You’re welcome and thank you for standing with the blog and the animals.
Conserve Hunters: Harvest One Today!
Thanks for trashing the pro-killing comments. I do not know if there is any value in keeping track of such toxic junk. I wonder if getting caught up in it is mostly a distraction from the work that needs to be done. The crazy, psychotic nastiness that gets posted is perhaps something the FBI needs to look into or track.
This happened on HFJ about four years ago, several hunt groups decided to spam me by the thousands in order to shut down the site. It didn’t work of course but it’s certainly a ride. Very depressing really to read some of the crap they post.
BUT Jim you know you’ve done your job if you can get under their skin like that!!!
“This blog site is a haven for wildlife and animal advocates, a wildlife refuge of sorts, that’s posted “No Hunting,” as any true sanctuary should be. Just as a refuge is patrolled to keep hunters and poachers from harassing the wildlife, this blog site is monitored to keep hunters from disturbing other people’s quiet enjoyment of the natural world.
It is not a message board or a chat room for those wanting to argue the supposed merits of animal exploitation or to defend the act of hunting or trapping in any way, shape or form. There are plenty of other sites available for that sort of thing.
Hunters and trappers: For your sake, I urge you not to bother wasting your time posting your opinions in the comments section. This blog is moderated, and pro-hunting statements will not be tolerated or approved. Consider this fair warning—if you’re a hunter, sorry but your comments are going straight to the trash can. This is not a public forum for animal exploiters to discuss the pros and cons of hunting.
We’ve heard all the rationalizations for killing wildlife so many times before; there’s no point in wasting everyone’s time with more of that old, tired hunter PR drivel. Any attempt to justify the murder of our fellow animals will hereby be jettisoned into cyberspace…”
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Exactly, they think they’re going to come on your site, a site that respects ALL life and spew their venom, no matter what form it takes. They don’t get it and they never will.
Good for you, Jim! I’ve had enough of the idiotic, shallow, irrational justifications for the killing of wildlife. It’s great to come here and not be subjected to them, which unfortunately is not the case with other “pro-wildlife” blogs and sites. Thank you!
You said it! People who claim to “care about wildlife” had best get off that fence they’re sitting on, and quit making excuses for hunting, unless they’re hunting the hunters, of course.