Forest Service guns down 47 head cattle in New Mexico
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 10 months ago
News.
US Forest Service sharp shooters killed 47 head of stray cattle on Thursday, Feb. 10 and were in the air again on Friday as part of the USFS aerial gunning in the Gila National Forest and Wilderness in New Mexico. Numbers were provided to New Mexico Cattle Growers Association from APHIS Wildlife Services Thursday evening and reported no cattle were observed with ear tags or brands prior to engagement.
According to Caren Cowan, publisher of New Mexico Stockman and a consultant for New Mexico Federal Lands Council, the cattle located in the rough, mountain terrain are strays left behind by forest service permittees that grazed prior to the removal of corrals, fences, and other infrastructure. This action is a direct result of a lawsuit against the US Forest Service by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) which the Forest Service settled, according to Loren Patterson, president of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association. In 2021, The Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audubon Society sued the U.S. Forest Service claiming that stray cattle have destroyed critical habitat for the endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse.
Well, I sure am glad that my federal taxes go to training US Forest Service “sharp shooters.” I can’t think of anything America needs more than that.
And I sure am glad that the New Mexico jumping mouse can live in peace now.
It’s good to hear that the U.S. government is focused on the right things. I can sleep comfortably tonight.
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On February 13, 2022 at 11:44 pm, Frank Clarke said:
This is a catastrophically stupid police (a href=”http://dispatchesfromheck.blogspot.com/” Target=”_blank”>even by the standards of New Jersey</a).
On February 13, 2022 at 11:44 pm, Frank Clarke said:
This is a catastrophically stupid police even by the standards of New Jersey</a).
On February 13, 2022 at 11:48 pm, Frank Clarke said:
Proofreading is SOOOOO important…
This is a catastrophically stupid policy even by the standards of New Jersey.
On February 13, 2022 at 11:51 pm, Frank Clarke said:
http://dispatchesfromheck.blogspot.com/2022/01/even-by-standards-of-new-jersey.html
I guess I’m not as talented as I thought I was…
On February 13, 2022 at 11:53 pm, Frank Clarke said:
H, please purge all the embarrassing errors, TFVM.
On February 14, 2022 at 1:16 am, Dan said:
A reasonable rational response would have been to hire a couple of cowboys and their horses to round up those cattle. Doesn’t seem like there are that many strays out there. And sending in a couple guys on horseback is a HELLUVA a lot cheaper than the hourly rate for a helicopter….and a lot less polluting. But no…..somebody was jonesing to shed some blood.
On February 14, 2022 at 7:35 am, Fred said:
That’s exactly what I was thinking. Round them up as food stock. The government wouldn’t even have pay somebody. Just announce that they are free for the taking.
On February 14, 2022 at 12:55 pm, Coy said:
I’m sure they were deemed FERAL and therefore in .gov infinite wisdom declared unfit for human consumption. LOL
On February 14, 2022 at 1:14 pm, Chris said:
Huh…funny what the times make you see, in the Headlines.
I didn’t see Cattle…
I read it as those that choose to “support” and Enforce Tyranny of a Corupt Illegal Communist Federal and State Gov’t.