poisoner, if you want to see controversy, you should deal with the wolves here in Idaho, my friend spent 15 hours trapped in a tent by a pack of 7 wolves last week. You had better hope that it is never proven that there is an endagered species living within your borders. Even the DEC would not have any jurisdiction over the matter. The feds would move in with all of their might, as they did here with the wolves. Now I don't know of any bowhunter that is not packing a pistol into the woods. Things are getting real ugly and we cannot do a thing about it.

What really cracks meup too is the fact that your wonderful senator backs environmental bills and gun control laws, but has a city that she is over who freaks out when a coyote gets loose in central park.

I know there are people who don't shoot other creatures while out hunting, but there is too big of a percentage that just like to kill for no reason at all. I have ran across many like that. I would think that some dummy would shoot one without knowing the legalities or ramifications if they did.

The DEC may have very well been instructed to dismiss all posiblities of a couple of cats being there, for the simple fact that the feds would jump in and spread the burden of studies and proof on to the state of New York. If the cost was incured by the state, where do you think the money would come from. It would come from an increase in price in lisc. sales. So you and all the other New York hunters, would foot the bill for the endangered animal. It happened here with the wolves. The feds gave us 1,000,000 to take care of the wolves for 1 year. 300,000 went to the Nez Perce leaving us with 700,000, After the $ was gone, we had to pick up the rest or turn over all studies and control back to the feds (whatever limited control that we have so that ranchers can help save their cattle) It is an ugly mess, so just hope that the DEC never verifies their existance.