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Thanks for the lynx.

Because it's his god given right to kill whatever he wants!

Signed,

This angers me.

Hiyoooo

I haven't thought this through, so please help me here...please elaborate on how allowing the hunting of bobcats is good for conservation of animal species.

This works best with the tenderloins or a steak cut.

1. Cut Bob Cat into 1/2 strips and marinate in a mixture

1/2 cup orange juce
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 table spoon salt
2 table spoons ketchup
a good dash of A1
Wrap bob cat strips in bacon.

Let sit over night in fridge or at least 6 hours

Set up the grill for indirect heating

get a cedar plank and arrange bacon wraped cat
evenly across the plank.
Cook until medium rare.

Remove bob cat from plank and discard
Salt and pepper to taste and Eat Cedar Plank

I'm not a fish cop so I cannot give you specifics, but population and territory, disease control, food supply are the Why and What behind most hunting and trapping regulations and license allowances. Conservation is not 100% preservation of one species. It's achieving a balance.

There's nothing better than the splendor of nature. A powerful, sleek, intelligent predator that's honed its skills through the millennia. Then to put a burning piece of lead through its flesh 400 yards is just pure beauty. It was him or you (and your high powered rifle w/scope ad 100+ rds of ammo and your .45 pistol just in case you emptied your 15 rd clip of rifle ammo and came up empty. Oh and your foot long hunting knife you bought just in case you had to field dress a hippo. Plus the blind your in that's 25 feet off the ground and heated, with wi-fi and satellite tv).

Yep, just you and your foe. Man v beast, 2 go in, one comes out (1 slightly drunk from the hours of drinking in said blind and annoyed that the packers lost while he was watching the game and posting on tRCMB, again in said blind). Just as nature intended, killing in the name of office/house/double-wide ornaments.

+1. I am looking forward to this weekend. Finally going to get a chance to do some rabbit hunting with my 5-year old boy and my dog.

This. There is a delicate balance of how many animals an area can carry. When an are becomes over populated disease can hit. Bovine TB is an example. Because of farmland taking away a lot of the natural habitat and providing a great food source, the Deer Numbers in Michigan Skyrocketed allowing the Deer with TB to be closer to other Deer and infect them. And when an infected Deer dies. Scavengers such as Coyotes, Bobcats, Racoons etc.. can contract the the disease.

There is also a point where nature can only support so many predators before the entire population suffers. Prey numbers drop, thus all the animals suffer. And a lot of this happens because of the farm land had taken away the natural habitat and cover for the animals. But we need the farms to provide food for our human population.

I understand that people don't hunt but there is no reason to insult us that do. Our money pays for the state and .Federal governments to maintain the lands that people hike on, mountain bike etc..We also support organizations that make contributions to the MDNR, or USFWS through the Wild Turkey Federation, MUCC, Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever etc...So next time anyone is taking a hike or mountain biking on state or federal land, thank a hunter for helping pay for that land and the work done on it. Or we can stop hunting and you can go to a mall or housing development in the same location.

this thread makes me think of AM Wood's ex.

Nice! I went out today at Pontiac Lake Game area, didn't see anything, I need a new spot. My boy turns 3 in a couple months and I can't wait for him to get old enough to walk with me behind Duffy (my beagle) who is only 2 months older then my son. Either way I love hunting behind my dog because as you know they love it and my favorite part of hunting is watching my dog hunt and hearing him howl when he is on a scent.