Well lookie there, wolf hunting is legal here in Wyoming now. Might be more than coyote work for some of these hounds.
Why in the world would you want to hunt wolves with your dogs?
I mean, I'm all for farmers/ranchers being able to guard their animals from them and being able to shoot them if they pose a threat, I think the use of livestock guardian dogs is a good idea and I'm not opposed to the idea of humane culling if the pack numbers are to great for the area.
I just don't like the idea of packs of canines being used to hunt and attack other packs of canines. The training is cruel and and sounds like a miserable end for both the wolves and some of the dogs. Almost like dog fighting on a different scale.
Running stuff down and shooting it is huge in rural America. Wild boar, coon, bears, now wolves. Is that so different from gentrified foxhunts? Probably not, in my view, especially if you are the fox.
The caveman genes are still there, likely the %difference in the DNA of poodles and timberwolves is about the same as the %difference in the DNA of David Bowie and Ghengis Khan.
MANY people get a thrill from killing stuff. It's just the way it is.
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I have no intention of ever using my dog to hunt--her father is now a tri-pod due to hunting. I may consider lure-coursing with her, depending on the time/money needed to travel to events. My comment was in reference to the lines she comes from, which are bred to hunt coyotes. Coyotes are a real nuisance animals here and in many parts of the west. They will pack up here and present a real hazard. With wolves removed from protection and re-categorized as predators in most areas of Wyoming, it won't surprise me if some of the coyote-hounds are used for wolf hunting in some areas now. Risky business, but so is cougar and coonhunting.
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Yes. I'm not having much luck finding schedules, locations, etc. There is open field coursing up near Medicine Bow--about 6 hours away, and some that goes on in the Red Desert, also 5+ hours. Right now, with little ones, I'm not too ready to jump into long road trips and overnight camping. I was hoping for lure coursing in northern Colorado, but the soonest events are down near Colorado Springs, which isn't any nearer.
I will keep looking, believe me.
So, um, any info on my original topic? Should I spay her at 6 months? Hold out and do serious and complete lockdown for her heat cycles until she's two?
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