The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-03-19, Page 24Page 8 -Farm Progress 497
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BRUSSELS
LIVESTOCK
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REGULAR SALES
Tuesday 9:00 a.m.
Finished Cattle & Cows
Thursdays-10:00a,n.
Drop Calves, Veal Sheep,
Goats & Lambs
Fridays
10:00 a.m. Stockers
1:00.p,m; - Pigs
SPECIAL SALES
Thursday March 13 & 20 -1:30' p.m.
Easter Lamb & Goat. S6 -le
Saturday March 29th -10:001 a.m'
Stockers in lieu of Good Friday
BRUSSELS 887-6461
WbifprobIems in Bruch County
by Traity Doerr
number : of Bruce
County farmers have
visited their barns in the
last year to find that wild ani-
mals had killed their livestock.
Thirty-four incidents were
reported in 1996 where 113
animals were destroyed by
wolves or coydogs. In one case
in Greenock Township, 71
ducks, turkeys and chickens
were lost all in one shot,.
Although the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture, Food
and Rural .Affairs "(OMAFRA)
had to reimburse farmers a
total of $10,332 for their loss,
the situation is not one that
concerns. Toronto representa-
tive Carol
epresenta-tive.Carol. McMaught...
"They: (wolveslcoydogs) are
certainly not more, plentiful in'
Bruce County than anywhere
else in the province," said
McMaught. "The numbers are
pretty-, well the same as lash.
year."
But Saugeen Township
Reeve Harry Thede disagrees.
Although other municipalities
may be experiencing the sante
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number of incidents, be
believes they have increased
over the years. In Saugeen,
seven incidents were reported
in 1996,
."They seem to have gotten
quite. a bit more plentiful.
There were a lot of lambs
killed in the north part Qf the
township, but other municipali-
ties are just as bad," he said.
Pat Kuntz, Walkerton repre-
sentative for OMARA,said.
wolves, coyotes and coy dogs
(a mixed breed of astray dog
and coyote) are rarely seen by
people. -
The only evidence of their
existence is the damage to live-
stock that is left behind.
"It's a problem all around,
but not a Major problem," said
Kuntz. "Some areas have a
higher concentration of:the ani-
mals:"
.Kuntz said'• there are fewer
"pure" , wolves -around today-
while
oday-while the coy dog has become
more. prevalent.: • .
Kuntz said wolvesare less'
of a nuisance as they prey
mainly on wild animals such as
rabbits and: deer The .coy dog
is the breed that causes. a threat
to.. livestock because it doesn't
fear being out in the open. This
is because of, the naturef: the.
stray dog. •
"They're more of a nuisance
because the wilddogs ,run `cps-
,
er to buildings and :they teach
they're offspring the same
• thing," said Kuntz.
Wherulivestock is•killed by
wild animals such as wolves or
coy dogs, the incident is report-
ed to the municipality which
sends an evaluator to the farrn
to determine the type of animal
responsible for the damage.
The farmer is then reimbursed
the value of the livestock by
the .ministry or the municipali-
ty, depending on the situation,
lf,it is determined that a tame:
animal destroyed, the , dog, it. ,is
.the municipalities responsibili-
ty orthe owner of the. culprit.
Otherwise;., the ministty is
responsible, ..
Kuntz said if there is an out-
break in a certain area, a boun-
ty system can be put in place
by the Ministry of Natural
Resources where hunters have
' a certain period of time to elim-
. inate the problem.
Theproblem with the boon-
ty'system, Kuntz said, is that
wolves which.prey only on
wild animals may 'be taken out
of: the picture leaving the area
wide open for the coy dogs.
"Then there is no longer,the
wolves to defend their territory
and so the coy dog does and
they have offspring.and all of a ..
sudden'they 'realize:Joe farmer
down the road has a great place
for food."
Municipality.
Saugeen Twp
Lindsay Twp -
Kincardine Twp
Greenock Twp
Eastnor Twp:
Bruce Twp
Brant Twp ,
Albemarle Twp
St. Edmunds Twp
Elderslie Twp
Aminel Twp.
Kinloss Twp`
::f :Dmaa
Livestock lost Value
7 ' . $780
$750,
9 , e $954
90 $3,675
4 $x.,040'.
$100
1:
$108
2 $700 .:
i. , .. $1,000" .
$225
1 ` $200
$800
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