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<Wolves are like most predators>  And why would anyone with livestock or 
pets welcome any predator in their area?  This is beyond me,  try 
spending 5 months trying to save your horses life after a predator 
attack.  One night a cougar attacked our horses and 2 were badly 
injured.  Our family alone has killed 3 cougar on our private land 
during the last 3 month period.  I am very disgusted with our fish and 
wildlife department.  after the attack here I called them and told them 
of the problem and asked them to catch the thing.  They laughed and sent 
us a damage permit.  They would do the same if they turned the wolves 
loose here too.  The 2nd cougar this year that was killed here - almost 
killed our nephew, he had no choice in this matter.  He was bow hunting 
for elk - following the elk herd, and the cougar was right behind him, 
he's lucky to be alive.  Guess the cougar was following the elk herd 
too.  I have proof of my horses injury too, just go to the AHA site and 
look under horse stories Lovie's 9 Lives, I also have pictures of her 
healing process, and I hope no one on this list will ever have to go 
through what we did with this mare.

<We are a smart species. Surely we can figure that out. Wolves are 
fascinating>  The cougar sure aren't fascinating to me, and the wolves 
wouldn't be either.  We own a very large ranch here in Oregon, and we do 
love our land and would never do anything to hurt the land we love.   We 
are under constant pressure of the endangered species act - one doesn't 
hear much about the spotted owl anymore, but the "coho salmon" topic I'm 
sure many of you have heard about this.  What one doesn't think of is 
the fact that you can go to your grocery store and buy this endangered 
species (coho salmon)  for dinner.  Much of the state and public land in 
our area is closed to public use certain times of the year because of 
the fish and birds which are supposedly endangered.  One endurance ride 
was canceled on our coast last year because of closure.  They impose 
restrictions on us private land owners that are unconstitutional too!  
They pretty much do whatever they wish to do.  If they meaning the 
endangered species groups and environmentalists want land, let them go 
out and earn money to pay for it!  Imposing buffer zones on private land 
is a fact here that we must live with.  But if ANY predator is seen here 
- it's dealt with!  And dealt with fast.

Rose Muffett
Southern Oregon Coast


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