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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Trip McNeely" data-source="post: 455580" data-attributes="member: 728"><p>I disagree and I do think it would make a difference long term, so long as habitat development also remains in the forefront….I do agree that only predator control isnt a good long term solution and more is work is needed for habitat but I think if the program is implemented yearly itll keep animal levels up near or above carrying capacity going into fall harvest seasons…..especially in areas with marginal to minimal “good” habitat…..now I feel a lot of the areas with dense predators on the landscape operate under carrying capacity most of the time to begin with and once fall arrives the predators have taken their toll on areas that could otherwise provide at least some opportunity…I know it’s not a stand alone approach but predator control could help to act as a cover so to speak on marginal habitat areas….. ideally a two prong approach would be a huge win. We focus on habitat creation while simultaneously implementing a predator control program. I think without some type of predator control program or focus we are doing all this work on the front end focusing on habitat creation, if there’s no focus on predator control we blow all that work out the backend by making more animals for an unchecked predator population. Go at the predators while working to make more/better habitat= a resurgence in the good old days of ample game and opportunities….</p></blockquote><p></p>

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