Kathy Hochul Love The Coyotes
BY Herschel Smith
12 months ago
Although Gov. Kathy Hochul says a bill she signed into law this week won’t “ban hunting or fishing” in New York, it does prohibit what she deems “the wasteful taking of certain wildlife” in the state.
The law takes aim at hunting contests — competitions, tournaments or derbys — that are held for prize or entertainment purposes, making them unlawful. Only hunting contests organized for the targeted management of wildlife populations will be allowed in New York.
A release from the governor’s office notes that animals such as coyotes, crows, squirrels and rabbits are often killed in large numbers as part of these events.
“Protecting wildlife is critical to fostering the integrity and resilience of our environment and our outdoor recreation economy,” Hochul said. “This legislation establishes strong safeguards for our state’s precious wildlife species and protects our important fishing and hunting traditions.”
Precious, even! Coyotes are precious and the environment won’t be resilient without them!
“Any wildlife killed during these activities become the property of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,” the release says.
Oh yes. You can’t hunt the king’s forests, for they belong to the king. In this case, no one can hunt because the king says so.
Kathy may regret that decision when even more people move out of the state, hunters flee the area never to come back with their money, and Coyotes kill pets galore.
And for any sporting even like a tournament, as long as tags are unaffected, i.e., the culling of the herd remains unchanged because tags are held constant, why would it matter how or when they were harvested as long as it was in-season?
Nice job, dummy. If you still live in NY, I hope you love the Coyotes too! Around these parts we shoot them, but I hear that in New York they’re very sweet.
And if you still live in NY … why?
On December 24, 2023 at 10:09 pm, Archer said:
Kathy may regret that decision when … Coyotes kill pets galore.
Doubtful. Kathy lives in the Governor’s Mansion, behind walls and gates. It won’t be her pets the coyotes are killing. Her pets won’t be in any danger, and neither will the pets of the elitist Democrat donors she rubs elbows with.
She won’t know anybody whose pets get killed, so from her point of view, obviously there’s no danger at all!
On December 25, 2023 at 6:44 am, Chris said:
Long ago here in the keystone, you could only hunt coyote with a “stamp.”
Now we shoot them all year without one. They just now are reintroducing fishers to the Forrest. They’re nasty little critters the have a tremendous negative impact on all wildlife, and you need a “stamp” to hunt them in a season.
The Chinese pheasant debacle is another. Who wants to hunt a bird that never takes flight and just runs across the ground? The stoopid hurts.
CIII