150 generations ago, where we live and where most everyone else lives in North America, we had a true variety of game, perhaps exceeding what is in Africa today.
We had three varieties of Bears, two varieties of Sloths, huge Sloths, and a couple of smaller varities that lived in trees, I understand like in South America today.
We had tow varities of Elephant type creatures. The Blue Locust and others we still have today evolved to keep the Mastodons, and Mammoths, or at least one of them.
We had Sabre Tooth cats, cave lions, two or three types of wolves, horses, camels, and , Elk and two huge deer and, two types of buffalo, several grouses and turkey of course, and billions of Doves and some others I don't remember reading of.
Today what we have is Whitetail Deer or Mule Deer and Turkeys and in some places a few Black Bears or Black Bears and Grizzlies.
Right where we live just White Tails and Turkeys and Squirrels and a few Rabbits.
The Rabbits are dying out from feeding on the soy and corn treated with poisons. The deer are learning to avoid the crops when they are the most contaminated, anyway, just from casual observance.
Why don't we have Elk and Buffalo and Bear, along with the geese, and Passenger Pigeons, and all the varities of Grouse. We have a few transient Mountain Lions,and Black Bears, that very few ever see.
We will probably never see the Passenger Pigeon again, even though scattered reports of one or two or small groups every so often.
Why is it that Big Ag and others re allowed to continue poisoning and killing Big Game and small game on our Public lands and elsewhere, so their cattle can have the forage without competition?
As far as here, most people are unfamiliar with living with Elk and Buffalo, and Bear and such. But if we could restore them to their historical grounds Americans could learn to live with them. It would means some stout fencing, in places, but a sterile landscape, outside, cities and subdivisions is what we see. A big spread with one or two tax deductions roaming around. Livestock Operations and Farms are taxed at greatly reduced rates.
Al that aside I fear if we don't restore what wild game is still with us to available native ranges, our Great Great Grand Kids might only see them in zoos. Indeed that is the only place most see them now. I've never seen a wild Elk, and only one Moose, one Porcupine, a few wolves, Coyotes, and two instances of black Bears near the Smokies, personally. There is little in the way off wild foods either. I have one America Chestnut on the property but no wild grapes, no muscadines, a few Persimmons, Walnuts and Hickories but that is it.
We had three varieties of Bears, two varieties of Sloths, huge Sloths, and a couple of smaller varities that lived in trees, I understand like in South America today.
We had tow varities of Elephant type creatures. The Blue Locust and others we still have today evolved to keep the Mastodons, and Mammoths, or at least one of them.
We had Sabre Tooth cats, cave lions, two or three types of wolves, horses, camels, and , Elk and two huge deer and, two types of buffalo, several grouses and turkey of course, and billions of Doves and some others I don't remember reading of.
Today what we have is Whitetail Deer or Mule Deer and Turkeys and in some places a few Black Bears or Black Bears and Grizzlies.
Right where we live just White Tails and Turkeys and Squirrels and a few Rabbits.
The Rabbits are dying out from feeding on the soy and corn treated with poisons. The deer are learning to avoid the crops when they are the most contaminated, anyway, just from casual observance.
Why don't we have Elk and Buffalo and Bear, along with the geese, and Passenger Pigeons, and all the varities of Grouse. We have a few transient Mountain Lions,and Black Bears, that very few ever see.
We will probably never see the Passenger Pigeon again, even though scattered reports of one or two or small groups every so often.
Why is it that Big Ag and others re allowed to continue poisoning and killing Big Game and small game on our Public lands and elsewhere, so their cattle can have the forage without competition?
As far as here, most people are unfamiliar with living with Elk and Buffalo, and Bear and such. But if we could restore them to their historical grounds Americans could learn to live with them. It would means some stout fencing, in places, but a sterile landscape, outside, cities and subdivisions is what we see. A big spread with one or two tax deductions roaming around. Livestock Operations and Farms are taxed at greatly reduced rates.
Al that aside I fear if we don't restore what wild game is still with us to available native ranges, our Great Great Grand Kids might only see them in zoos. Indeed that is the only place most see them now. I've never seen a wild Elk, and only one Moose, one Porcupine, a few wolves, Coyotes, and two instances of black Bears near the Smokies, personally. There is little in the way off wild foods either. I have one America Chestnut on the property but no wild grapes, no muscadines, a few Persimmons, Walnuts and Hickories but that is it.