Stop Second Coyote Hunting Contest - Dillon, Montana
Action Alert from All-Creatures.org

FROM

Ann Frances
January 2014

ACTION

Help STOP Coyote Hunting Contest, Dillon, Montana, on January 10, 11 and 12, 2014...“Dog Days of Winter Coyote Derby"

coyote derby slaughter

And/or better yet, make direct contact:

Rocky Mountain Supply, Dillon Montana
https://www.facebook.com/rmsdillon 
 
Montana Outdoor Radio Show
https://www.facebook.com/montanaoutdoor 
 
Montana Tourism
https://www.facebook.com/visitmontana  

INFORMATION / TALKING POINTS

Coyote Hunting Contest, Dillon, Montana, on January 10, 11 and 12, 2014. “Dog Days of Winter Coyote Derby”.

It is hosted by Rocky Mountain Supply who sells “Everything for the farmer, rancher, and traveler”. It is also being supported and advertised by The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, that also has a webpage with paragraph length articles by several writers, including by “Angela Montana”, who seems to take a special relish in the job of writing blurbs on killing coyotes, wolves and all other wildlife.

This is the 2nd Coyote Hunting Contest in Dillon, Montana. The first one was in February 2013. As described by Angela Montana, the contest was started by Tyler Linse, a college student working at Rocky Mountain Supply. “We thought it would be a fun way to spend a winter weekend and help manage the coyotes in the area”, said Linse. Ten coyotes were killed in the contest.

Dillon, Montana is in Southwest Montana. It is just 65 miles from Salmon, Idaho, who held a Wolf and Coyote Killing Contest on December 28 and 29, 2013. Both Salmon Idaho and Dillon Montana are surrounded by national forests including Yellowstone National Park. Salmon Idaho has a population of 3000, and Dillon, Montana, 4000. Of note, Great Harvest Bread Company has its headquarters in Dillon, Montana.

From an article on dogfighting in Montana [Spectating at dogfights: Still legal thanks to…rodeo?]: “Most people know by now that killing coyotes doesn’t “manage” their numbers, proving that these folks have some catching-up to do…or that it really IS all about bloodlust.”

Of note: Great Harvest Bread Company has its headquarters in Dillon, Montana thought they are not associated with this contest.

Thank you for everything you do for animals!

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