ozark trout fisher Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 But is it the bison causing the trouble or the Interstates? The interstates.
Al Agnew Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 What we really need is a time machine. Want to see free-ranging bison, wolves, etc.? Set the Way-back machine for 1710. Mastodons and saber-tooth cats? 30,000 BC. I sometimes think that there are probably intelligent beings on another planet who have been watching us through inconceivably powerful telescopes for the last several thousand years and thinking, "Geez, they've screwed up a perfectly good planet."
Members Dan Sweeney Posted March 30, 2011 Members Posted March 30, 2011 1) I'd go with it's the interstates causing the trouble. And... 2) ...bison go pretty much where ever the heck they want. Ever notice the difference in facilities between ranches and slaughterhouses that deal with bison versus those that deal with domesticated cattle? Silence is golden.
ozark trout fisher Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 I sometimes think that there are probably intelligent beings on another planet who have been watching us through inconceivably powerful telescopes for the last several thousand years and thinking, "Geez, they've screwed up a perfectly good planet." That's about the size of it. And the truly amazing thing about it is we have achieved most of that in the last 150-200 years. What is really scary is to think about where we will be in another 150-200 years, or even another 50 for that matter. It's not a thought I like to dwell on.
flytyer57 Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 That's about the size of it. And the truly amazing thing about it is we have achieved most of that in the last 150-200 years. What is really scary is to think about where we will be in another 150-200 years, or even another 50 for that matter. It's not a thought I like to dwell on. Glad to know I won't be here. Although I do feel for my kid and grandkids. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
ozark trout fisher Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Glad to know I won't be here. With luck I may be...I worry that by the time I'm done puttering around on Ozark streams there may not be much left to fish for, and that may be the least of our problems too. But I guess it's no good being so negative. I do what I can environmentally to help in whatever small way I can, but I know deep down it's not enough. Past that I can only keep fishing our Ozark streams that remain stunningly beautiful and enjoy what I have while it's still there. There is nothing else to do, and there is no guarantees any of the places I love in the Ozarks or anywhere else will still be in anywhere near the same condition in a few decades.
Gary Lange Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 We had Wolves escape from Predator World in Branson West a few years ago one was shot by a Farmer and the other was never seen again. It was a female that was having Cubs. So I would say we could very well have a few wolves around. Respect your Environment and others right to use it!
drew03cmc Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Wolves aren't the biggest of our concerns. The top concern on that list is us. As Al said, we have managed to completely screw up a planet in 200 years, and we show no signs of stopping. Andy
jdmidwest Posted April 1, 2011 Author Posted April 1, 2011 Wolves aren't the biggest of our concerns. The top concern on that list is us. As Al said, we have managed to completely screw up a planet in 200 years, and we show no signs of stopping. Duhh, that would be because of the increase in population for the most part. More people=less carrying capacity. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
drew03cmc Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 Well JD, since you knew that, tell me how we fix it. Andy
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