Comments about ‘Only 1 bison shot in winter hunt near Yellowstone’

against wildlife. They won't be happy until there isn't any left anywhere.

Killing all Wildlife is sad..Thiers many
Yet thier going to a time where thiers not any left.

So many tree huggers don't have a clue about the real world. They've seen "Bambi" too many times. Nature is harsh and will control animal populations by drastic measures, namely disease and starvation. Humans strive to maintain a constant balance that keeps populations near the carrying capacity of their ranges. There are more bison now than at any time since commercial slaughter nearly eliminated the species. This bison recovery is due mainly to the political and financial support of hunters.

Give me a break. The bison recovery is in no way, shape, or form due to the "political and financial support of hunters."

The bison recovery is 100% due to forward-thinking lawmakers who 100 years ago set up a national park (i.e. no hunting allowed) where the bison could breed without being killed. Hunters did not support them politically - in fact, they were quite opposed to the whole concept.

Nor do hunters provide financial support - hunting tag fees don't go to national parks. Let's be honest: if hunters had their way, bison would have been extinct long ago. We both know some good ol' boy would have shot the last one so he could have something to brag to his buddies about.

Ever hear of the Pitman Robertson Act? Didn't think so.
This act was proposed by sportsmen and is a VOLUNTARY tax on hunting equipment. The money is used to fund wildlife management nation wide.
Ever been to see the bighorn sheep, mountain goats, moose, bison, pronghorn or elk in Utah. Most of those animals are here because sportsmen funded the transplants. What have you done to fund wildlife management?

The poster that responded to your comment at 11:19 certainly fits that description. I don't know a single hunter that want's to shoot the last bison. In fact, hunters recently funded an effort by the Utah DWR to transplant bison from the Henry Mountains to the Book Cliffs. Sounds to me like they are indeed out to help preserve wildlife for everyone to enjoy.

Study your history: Bison were actually brought back from the brink of extinction by private individuals who bought the animals and started their own breeding programs.

For example, the herd on Antelope Island was purchased and introduced in 1893 and was privately owned until the state took over ownership in 1981.

In fact, in 1902 the US Army purchased 21 bison from a private owner to supplement Yellowstone's badly depleted herd. Had not these private individuals chose to keep and breed the bison they could have gone extinct, especially since official US government policy up until the late 1880's was to shoot them all; in fact, the US government hired many of the buffalo hunters in the first place.

Private enterprise -- including people who wanted to hunt bison for sport -- is what saved the American bison from extinction. Not the formation of Yellowstone National Park or the US government.