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it has almost financially broke BLM
This has been going on for a long time. These are wild feral horses and they over populate like crazy. This year is predicted to possibly be the year with the hightest numbers for killing them. If they don't increase the kill numbers they will totally loose control of the problem. They started the adoption crap to satisfy the animal lovers, and it has almost financially broke BLM, and it has cost BLM needed programs and money. I say set it up so that they can round them up and sell them for dog food, glue, or gator bait, but just make some money off them. Better yet set up some hunts with processors ready to butcher and sell the meat to who ever is the highest bidder and use the remains for dog food. I would shoot them gladly. What a perfect situation to do some load/bullet testing on elk sized animals.
I didn't realize they killed wild horses to keep the population down. That's great! It's too bad they don't sell tags. I would love to go on a wild horse hunt. And yes, I would eat all the meat.
does it taste good? Always wanted to try some but have never had the chance. think i can get away with hanging a horse up in the backyard?
Quote from: mossback91 on January 02, 2009, 09:20:49 PM does it taste good? Always wanted to try some but have never had the chance. think i can get away with hanging a horse up in the backyard?I have never eaten horse meat but I would guess that it would be similar to elk. And sure, I think you could hang a horse up in your back yard, no problem! However if it were me I'd bring it home in pieces like I do my elk.
I had horse meat when I was in Italy for an airshow, wasn't to bad, tasted like a cross between elk and beef.
Quote it has almost financially broke BLMI could see that, a friend of mine has 2 wild horses he got from the BLM program and they send vets out randomly to do check ups on the animals and make sure they are being cared for properly. Now if the state would do that with the children put in foster homes or left with cracked out parents maybe we wouldn't see all the abuse in the news.
can you imagine the 60 minutes special when someone figures out that the state of Washington is catching horseys and selling them to China for meat? Forget the 60 Minutes Special... can you imagine the movie that hollywood would make about it? Halley Barry would play Cynthia McKinney headed to China in a rowboat with George Clooney and Matt Damon (her bodyguards) to save a shipfull of dancing Lippizaners after she goes postal on the Department of Fish and Game office in Olympia...This state voted to "save" cougars and bears from the evil hound hunters ... and people are actually scared of cougars and bears...
Coming home from Oregon after Thanksgiving my wife and I counted over 85 between Satus pass and Toppenish. I've traveled hwy 97 many times and never seen so many. They are cool to see but someone will get hurt when one of them gets hit by a car. If they had horns and they were worth something. I'm sure the Yakima's would be out today shooting them too. There's an idea....subsistence hunting on the rez.......hummmmmm why not!!!
We did the round-up and adopted 2 wild horses many years ago and had to put them down because they were unmanageable and could not even give them away. Schorno Agribusiness in Yelm raises and sell draft horses for meat. They ship them live to China, Japan, etc. Theire is some good money in exporting meat horses, maybe the state should try that, offset their costs and possibly make some coin?
I dont understand why someone would have such a problem with slaughtering a horse!!!