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Carolynhorse3 (Anonymous) says…

Who are you people? Do you even ranch? The DOW had better be prepared for an inhouse investigation. Mr. Culverwell could be on my team anyday. I would definitely want him protecting my back in a blizzard with starving, irrate elk coming after me. America needs more guys like him. And for him needing firearms, you bet your patooty he needs them-have you seen the size of the bear and cougar that love to feed off of cattle? They're ginourmous. Oh, wait, don't tell me-if a bear is dragging one of your cows and you are out riding around and come across it and it comes at you-you can't shoot it-is that what America is coming to? None of you people were there-you don't know all that happened. Mr. Culverwell called the DOW to report the elk he had to shoot and for his honesty and hard work (doing what the DOW was failing to do) they show up on his doorstep, misrepresent themselves (lie) and then try to trick him? Who's the one that needs to be investigated? The honest, hardworking rancher or the sneaky, deceitful DOW? Hooray for Mr. Culverwell going the distance to help other ranchers by winning the right to protect your property. If Mr. Culverwell spends any jail time for mercifully shooting 4 elk then America is headed for the crapper. We have pedifiles tricking innocent children on the internet, a mass murderer who has spent 26 years in prison and is supposed to be sentneced to death but they have found him too mentally ill to proceed? You have got to be kidding me. He murdered 5 of his own children and 8 others-are our laws a little messed up when this happens? This whole trial was a bunch of bologna as I am certain everyone has broken the law at one time or another-just check your speedometers once in awhile. I just hope none of you who are so fired up about this conviction against Mr. Culverwell don't ever have to rush a loved one to the hospital and break the law going over the speed limit-cause you know-the law is the law and you should get into trouble and get a ticket and get a fine and lets say you happened to have had a beer just before this happened-you could lose your license for awhile and possible jail time-doesn't seem fair does it. But, the law is the law no matter what the circumstances are-isn't that what some of you people are saying? I guess Mr. Culverwell should have just lied, killed the elk and hid them-that is what this trial is implying ranchers should do. Good job Mr. Culverwell for being honest. We need more Americans like you.

Carolynhorse3 (Anonymous) says…

After reading the comment from 2cool4school, I get the impression they might not have done too good in school or didn't finish?-spelling errors. Again, get the facts. The current size of the herd is too large to be supported by their natural grazing habitat and so, after several years of draught and a very nasty winter, the natural course of things went into affect and they started starving to death (a very natural course, no humans needed). The elk Mr. Culverwell humanely took care of were near death, starving because of natural causes. Elk become aggressive trying to break into and out of haypens (I have seen it where they have died inside haypens from starvation because the food came too late). That is “not” the farmers fault (it is nature at its cruelest) and it is not their responsibility to feed them (that is the DOWs job unless an agreement was made). There wasn't any meat to give to orphanages or old folks homes or anyone else-they were starving to death They had no meat on them-do you know the natural break down of an animals body when they starve to death-it isn't painless. Could you stand by and watch these majestic animals starve to death or would you do the honorable thing and put them out of their misery. Where was the help for Mr. Culverwell he so badly needed and asked for? Can you imagine going out in a blizzard day after day and coming across elk that have starved to death and are near death and you call over and over again for help and none comes-what would you have done? Until you have actually seen what happens, lived on a ranch your entire life, worked to the point of exhaustion, spent a grotesque amount of money and time to keep elk out of the haypens, spent $100s of thousands of dollars to grow a better crop and watch it get eaten because the herd has reached critical mass and nature is unable to support it and the group your tax dollars pay to manage it, isn't doing the greatest job, then you might be qualified to make an informed comment. And as for the wildlife was here first comment, where do you live? What wildlife was affected when trees were cut down to build your home and what about the area it was built in? What about the wildlife affected by the textile companies fabricating your clothes, or the wildlife affected by produce farmers producing food you eat? Our planet is unable to go back to what it orginally was, we have to do our best to work with it-that is why there is the DOW and if the DOW has messed up and forced a rancher to perform a humane act then the DOW should be on trial. It is so easy for people to make judgement on someone else-we need to just take a close look at ourselves and make sure we are living a pure, honest, compassionate, loving, giving, hardworking, commonsense life.

Carolynhorse3 (Anonymous) says…

To a comment by Granny-Mr. Culverwell wasn't “hunting” these elk. He was humanely disposing of starving, trapped elk in his hay pen (which is not their natural habitat). During hunting season these elk are on their natural migration and the DOW issues permits to hunt during that time that is why it is called the hunting season . Anyway, It is natures way of eliminating the weak and overcrowded herds when there are droughts and blizzards-a farmers haypen messes with what is supposed to naturally happen in the wild. It is a finetuning job to balance farmers and wildlife and what is natures natural methods of thinning herds and mans need to manage and protect these herds because of farming. That is the DOWs job. No one knows how many times Mr. Culverwell called the DOW for help-the fact is-he didn't get any help !!! It was a last ditch effort on Mr. Culverwells part to be forced to protect “his” property, his cattle, his hay supply he spends a major amount of time, money and work growing and baling and storing and building protective pens for, and do I even need to mention protecting his wife! They went above and beyond and then finally had to put some animals, who were starving to death, out of their misery! Has anyone mentioned the numbers of elk found starved to death all over that area-along roads, fences, and out in the fields? Mother nature was just doing her job. We need more people like Mr. Culverwell-honest, hard working, full of commonsense (which our society lacks), and compassionate. We need more heroes like him. He is what our country was founded on. And if you want to bring up the hunting season stuff-look around your town and look at all who benefit during that time-everyone does. In fact-that whole area does. So, before you are ready to vote on anything-get knowledge-not emotions-not personal dislikes-get knowledge-be informed of the truth from both sides. When the truth comes out-Mr. Culverwell will be exonerated and I truly believe the DOW needs to be investigated. They need to listen to the farmers-those farmers know everything about those elk-possibly even more than the DOW. The DOW was not there for the Culverwells when they needed them the most, they pay their taxes. Also, how much is the DOW spending on this trial? I would guess $100,000 or more-wouldn't that have been better spent on panels, food, and herd management? You go Rodney-hang in there-I am an American and I support the Americans right to protect their home, their families, and their lives!!