Prairie Dog Solution?

Published: Friday, March 08, 2002

I have a solution to the prairie dog problem. Shoot them! I am not kidding.

There are probably a lot of sportsmen or women who would like to do some target practicing. Shooting them would eliminate the poison problems of destroying other wildlife and possibly leeching into the soil and ground water.

The city might offer a bounty on each one shot like some counties used to do for coyotes. When enough have been eliminated, stop the bounty payments.

Some sportsmen might even be willing to pay for a permit to shoot them. Again, when enough have been eliminated, revoke the permits. Naturally, adequate safety requirements would need to be in place before turning the hunters loose.

JOY PERRY/LubbockVia e-mail

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