Because they are equal to the New York City sewer rat. They have rabies and mange throughout and they are freaken worthless. We dont need them to take out the moles and mice, we have fox and bobcat doin that. They serve no purpose for a better environment in PA. I see them chasing deer all the time while spotlighting. I am not competing with them, they kill fawns and peoples pets , I kill mature doe and buck. "Some things are better off extinct"....
ORIGINAL: farm hunter
I'm with c903 - Why shouldn't we be thrilled to have them around? We have quite a few too, and alot of deer. I've seen where they've killed a couple - and consider myself lucky for the experiences I've had with them.
I'd take one with a bow in a heartbeat - but as a worthy trophy - not as some second-rate, sorry-ass excuse for an animal some as you portray them to be?
I'd like to hear some of the reasons people hate/fear them so.........
post away.