Stop the Prairie Poisonings!

Stop the Prairie Poisonings!


Prairie dog poisonings would destroy the largest prairie dog town in Kansas…

…and effectively end black-footed ferret recovery in the Sunflower State.


Urge Kansas Governor Sebelius to stop the poisonings!




Poisoning could begin as early as this Monday, December 15th!


Just last year, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service worked with wildlife-friendly ranchers to reintroduce 24 near-extinct black-footed ferrets on private land in Kansas. The ferrets are the first of their kind in the state in 50 years.

But now, against the wishes of landowners, County Commissioners want to poison the prairie dogs these highly endangered ferrets depend on to survive -- even as federal officials consider protecting the prairie dogs themselves.

We need your help to stop the poisoning of the prairie. Please write Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and urge her to do what she can to stop these poisonings.

Wildlife-friendly ranchers like Larry and Bette Haverfield have worked hard to preserve the American grasslands that they own and lease. That’s why they volunteered their land for the reintroduction of the once-thought-to-be-extinct black-footed ferret.

But last week, citing a century-old law, commissioners in Logan County put the ranchers on notice: forced prairie dog poisonings could happen as early as this Monday, December 15th -- a move that would destroy the state’s largest prairie dog town and effectively end black-footed ferret recovery in the state.

Write Kansas Governor Sebelius today and urge her to stop the needless poisonings on the prairie.

Prairie dogs play an important role in the health and balance of the American plains. Hawks, burrowing owls, swift fox and other wildlife -- especially the highly endangered black-footed ferret -- depend on prairie dogs for burrows and a food source.

But after decades of poisonings, prairie dog populations -- and the health of the grasslands they support -- have declined. In fact, just days ago, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced that they will consider prairie dogs for protections under the Endangered Species Act.

We can’t let county commissioners poison the Kansas prairie -- and end recovery of one of North America’s most endangered animals.

Take Action Now! Urge Governor Sebelius to do what she can to help these wildlife-friendly ranchers and save the prairie dogs and black-footed ferrets that live on their land -- before the poisoning begins.

For the wild ones,

Jonathan Proctor
Great Plains Representative
Defenders of Wildlife

Lets just take them all to Quivera and feed them to the badgers?


Link (True Story all the way to the horiffic end.)

I 've seen a lot of laws changed in my lifetime and if this is truely important to the environment than we all need to band together and make a difference..

Why are they poisoning prairie dogs to begin with??

Some farmers think that they eat to much of the grasses and new wheat. But I don't like to see the natural food chain distroyed. Wish there was a way to co exsist.

Yawe wrote:

Some farmers think that they eat to much of the grasses and new wheat. But I don't like to see the natural food chain distroyed. Wish there was a way to co exsist.

That and livestock have been hurt by stepping into the holes

We're poisning Prarie Dogs because of what they're damaging? What the HELL? These animals are kind of like us, they have feelings, and they don't want them all stomped on. We shouldn't hurt these poor animals just to save our own asses. If the Govener doesn't see that, then why the hell is she govener to begin with? Doesn't make any sense to me. We shoud all come together as a whole, and change this law, it's 100 hundred years old...isn't it time for change?

if a cow falls in a hole and breaks his leg-VIOLA!!!!instant dinner to put him out of his misery

nobodysbusiness wrote:

Prairie dogs play an important role in the health and balance of the American plains. Hawks, burrowing owls, swift fox and other wildlife -- especially the highly endangered black-footed ferret -- depend on prairie dogs for burrows and a food source.

And don't forget the cuddly and much beloved rattlesnake.

I like the way you think, wilky! Steak!!!

nice analogy,but what are your feelings on this topic?

nothing should be killed to "save"anything-especially for monetary reasons.leave everything as nature intended and if a cow gets hurt be humane and put in down and eat it.

I know guys who shoot them for sport. I don't see much sport in watching Prairie Dogs explode from hits with a ballistic tipped .223, but I'm not a farmer dealing with them either so my opinions are mixed. I wouldn't want to kill a bobcat because I rarely get to see one, but I'd shoot a coyote because they are plentiful and kill lots of small pets and other farm animals.

If someone killed prairie dogs because they were overpopulated and causing real trouble I could understand that, but I wouldn't suggest killing all of them. They damn near wiped out jackrabbits here a couple different times with mass kills. One question I have is whether heavy populations of ferrets would pose a threat to anything. Too much of anything can mean trouble.

well, it would seem that too much manipulation by humans has totally thrown off the balance of the nature of everything. we need to learn to live in harmony with nature and not destroy everthing that doesn't directly benefit us. Right now coyote numbers are way down due to mange and there are more turkeys and rabbits around than I have seen in ages. nature is out of balance.

Maybe there should be an approach to the overpopulation of deer. What we should do its round up all those prairie dogs, deer, flies, and snakes and send them over to the Middle East and let the towel heads deal with them.

Degeneration X wrote:

Maybe there should be an approach to the overpopulation of deer. What we should do its round up all those prairie dogs, deer, flies, and snakes and send them over to the Middle East and let the towel heads deal with them.

Leave the deer and snakes they are good eatin'

slick that video disgusts me. They are blown to smitherines... gross.

nobodysbusiness wrote:

slick that video disgusts me. They are blown to smitherines... gross.

so they are not good eatin'

there is nothing left to eat!!

The last prairie dog they shot was funny. He was on his hind legs doing a little dance and blam he's in pieces. I'm hungary now.

they were using to much gun. I like to shoot them with a .22 or a 22mag rifle with a good scope

I just about hit two deer on Saturday night, came very close, they were huge too, please go hunt them quickly!

SlumberGirl wrote:

I just about hit two deer on Saturday night, came very close, they were huge too, please go hunt them quickly!

Sorry I already got my two

Thank you for doing your part!!!! My son got his two also, we are taking them in for processing tomorrow. It just really freaks me out to see two deer running in front of me while I'm doing 70 down the road.

Shooting things to put on the table is fine. I don't hunt for sport because I see no sport in killing animals harmless to me. But if we'd have a season for shooting gangbangers I'd be there with heavy firepower. Now that would be sport.

.17 HMR

Hunting deer the hard way with great music

See at 70, I was able to stop in time...they were doing 90-95.

SlumberGirl wrote:

Thank you for doing your part!!!! My son got his two also, we are taking them in for processing tomorrow. It just really freaks me out to see two deer running in front of me while I'm doing 70 down the road.

You can hit a deer and get it to eat it???

wilkykav2 wrote:

SlumberGirl wrote:

Thank you for doing your part!!!! My son got his two also, we are taking them in for processing tomorrow. It just really freaks me out to see two deer running in front of me while I'm doing 70 down the road.

You can hit a deer and get it to eat it???

yes you can hit the deer and get want is called a salvage tag and take the deer for processing

This thread should be renamed to "why folks think hunters are stupid"

Damn that deer didn't know what hit him. I wonder how far he flew before he hit the ground.

slickjay12 wrote:

wilkykav2 wrote:

SlumberGirl wrote:

Thank you for doing your part!!!! My son got his two also, we are taking them in for processing tomorrow. It just really freaks me out to see two deer running in front of me while I'm doing 70 down the road.

You can hit a deer and get it to eat it???

yes you can hit the deer and get want is called a salvage tag and take the deer for processing

I didn't hit the deer, just came very close. The two we are taking in were legally shot by my son.

Rog-who said anything about hunters being stupid, uuumm, besides you?

Don't know how it works in Kansas, but if'n you hit a deer in Tennessee- you call up the game warden... he shows up and has you sign a paper... and you got you some free roadkill. I know 'cause I done it.

About the OP... I've shot and poisoned plenty of prairie dogs, and personally don't care whether or not other folks want to do that. In my case, this was in a pasture where the people wanted them eradicated for two reasons: first, to protect livestock. Second, there has been pending action by the EPA regarding prairie dogs in some areas for some time... and if the critters ain't there, then the beaurocrats can't protect them.

What pisses me off about this situation is that the county wants to poison those prairie dogs AGAINST THE WISHEs OF THE LANDOWNERS. It's THEIR land... it should THEIR business whether or not they keep the critters around. If they want to wipe them out to protect their livestock and keep the rattlesnake population down, them I'm all for it. If they want to keep them around and help out the ferrets and the snakes... then I'm all for it. But it shouldn't be any of the county's business.

ROADKILL serious business in Kansas! No FOOLIN! CALL KFGC !!!!!!!1

We had a huge Dawg problem on one of our farms. Eventually had to gas them. No before I and friends put some 6mm rounds into some of them.....I need to find that photo of piled up prarie dogs.

I remember seeing a business in Arizona that used a vacuum truck to suck prairie dogs out the holes. Then they hauled them to some prairie dog refuse. We are still listed on the fish and games hunt list. Every year i get about 3 or 4 calls.

Anyone hear any NEW cougar stories? I have and just wondered if they had heard any. Apparently put in Kansas to take care of turkey population. I know bob cats love turkey.

Never been a recorded case of injury to livestock from a prarie dog hole. Ask a vet.

alg8tr wrote:

Anyone hear any NEW cougar stories? I have and just wondered if they had heard any. Apparently put in Kansas to take care of turkey population. I know bob cats love turkey.

So instead of an extended turkey season they opt to re-introduce a cat known for killing both livestock and men? I know they've been seen on the rivers around here in past years but I'd rather not get em living here too thick.

well they were supposed to eat deer but they are to fast so I heard the cougars have taken some calves. For that, I know there is one dead cougar.

alg8tr wrote:

well they were supposed to eat deer but they are to fast so I heard the cougars have taken some calves. For that, I know there is one dead cougar.

Prairie dogs taking livestock? You can't be serious, Al. A Cougar, yeah. A Coyote, maybe. But a Prairie Dog?

slickjay12 wrote:

Degeneration X wrote:

Maybe there should be an approach to the overpopulation of deer. What we should do its round up all those prairie dogs, deer, flies, and snakes and send them over to the Middle East and let the towel heads deal with them.

Leave the deer and snakes they are good eatin'

You have had snake?

SciFi wrote:

slickjay12 wrote:

Degeneration X wrote:

Maybe there should be an approach to the overpopulation of deer. What we should do its round up all those prairie dogs, deer, flies, and snakes and send them over to the Middle East and let the towel heads deal with them.

Leave the deer and snakes they are good eatin'

You have had snake?

yup rattlesnake is good eatin'

It pulls apart like fish, lite and tender like chicken.

alg8tr wrote:

It pulls apart like fish, lite and tender like chicken.

I have heard that. Hey slickjay, what's that grill you have? Holland, or a Trager??

SlumberGirl wrote:

slickjay12 wrote:

wilkykav2 wrote:

SlumberGirl wrote:

Thank you for doing your part!!!! My son got his two also, we are taking them in for processing tomorrow. It just really freaks me out to see two deer running in front of me while I'm doing 70 down the road.

You can hit a deer and get it to eat it???

yes you can hit the deer and get want is called a salvage tag and take the deer for processing

I didn't hit the deer, just came very close. The two we are taking in were legally shot by my son.

Rog-who said anything about hunters being stupid, uuumm, besides you?

One time, when again, I used to work nights in Bunker Hill, two deer crossed I-70, from the North side, almost far enough for me to weave between them, . . . but not quite., but I gave it my best shot. My passenger side back fender took a scrape from one the antlers. Don't have that car anymore.

SciFi wrote:

alg8tr wrote:

It pulls apart like fish, lite and tender like chicken.

I have heard that. Hey slickjay, what's that grill you have? Holland, or a Trager??

I have a Holland grill

slickjay12 wrote:

SciFi wrote:

slickjay12 wrote:

Degeneration X wrote:

Maybe there should be an approach to the overpopulation of deer. What we should do its round up all those prairie dogs, deer, flies, and snakes and send them over to the Middle East and let the towel heads deal with them.

Leave the deer and snakes they are good eatin'

You have had snake?

yup rattlesnake is good eatin'

Does the venom not infiltrate the meat?

must be careful when cleaning snake and soak in salt water for awhile

Tasty. Tastes like white meat.

slickjay12 wrote:

must be careful when cleaning snake and soak in salt water for awhile

I was about 15 years younger we de-headed it took it to the bar and through it in the microwave. still squirming when my partner partook. I didnt care for it. If I want something that tastes like chicken thats what I will have thank
you