Once again Alberta Trappers have received a blow concerning trapping methods .
A Mr Dwight Rodtka has emerged from the melting snow to sow exagerations and untruths about trappers.
The fact there are by -catches is a given when you trap anywhere . It,s not nuclear science and to be truthful ONLY trappers are responsible for developing better methods of capturing fur bearers! NOT Peta, or animal welfare groups ! Those provide the noise that motivates us, !! There is nothing funnier than to see someone shoot themselves in the foot!!
As far as setting 200 snares around a bait pile ? Good luck retrieving them all! Pure hog wash .could it be that his inexperience has relegated him to only be successful; by this method?
Again Who knows ?
Mr Rodtka has used the media to his advantage and their ignorance to spread this twisted information !
No checks on his qualifications ? Just head down ass up media hype!
Has he taken on the wind farms for the thousands of dead birds killed in the propellers of such?
NO ! Has he taken the large cities to task for building high rises of glass that birds crash into in storms? NO
Has he even bothered to phone Alberta Highways to get a count of wildlife hits and deaths every day? NO
For all the ragers coming out of the dark over this , have any of them ever questioned their speed on roads ALSO crossed by wildlife and left to die! NO
Rotdka,s aggression stems from a story He at one time captured Two wolves , for money of course because they were not bothering him otherwise .
He then tried to claim the bounty a fair sum at the time and now , that was being paid by ATA .IF YOU WERE A MEMBER ,
Now not being a member he was refused ! fair enough ? NO WAY !
So unhappy camper goes to court and WINS including court cost!!
Now you guessed it HE SNARED them! So there you see he does not mind using these abominable devices for himself regardless of the consequences to the big bad wolf! ! sound like hypocrisy? Does he mention that this is what drives him? NO .He had no qualms about doing control for pay and now that it,s over ???
Did he mention that now that he is done this work he owns many traps paid for by the municipality , he claims as his ? How will he get rid of them ? For money ? Or will he dispose of them in a wrecker yard? What,s his answer on this?
To the media this is just good fuel and job security ! Their ignorance is shown by the fact they accept all what he says as gospel .
The average Albertan does not know , does not care , and would not make a minimum of an effort to find the true facts, Because it involves wildlife , the majority of their knowledge gleaned from Walt Disney, David Susuki , etc.
