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County tables decision on lynx, By LISA KACZKE, Staff Writer

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A decision on whether Koochiching County should oppose an expansion of the Canada lynx critical habitat in the county is expected to be held later this month.
County commissioners agreed Tuesday in brief meeting to postpone the decision until after they have the chance to speak with other commissioners from northern Minnesota counties.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to expand the habitat in Koochiching, St. Louis, Lake and Cook counties. The Cook County Board has written a letter of opposition to the expansion.
Meanwhile, the board authorized the county highway engineer to set up an auction of county-owned items. The board also authorized the county highway engineer to fill a third senior engineering technology position, which has been vacant since 2004.


"If" you promote the...

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"If" you promote the introduction or habitat improvement of the canadian lynx, to our area, I would think that might just about mean the end of whatever snowshoe rabbits and partridge we have around here now. I guess its a decision of lynx that we can't hunt or trap or even want versus snowshoe rabbits and partridge which we don't seem to have many of now which many around here do like to hunt. We already have one major predator in the Fisher that will kill about anything that walks, flys or swims 5 times its size, so I don't figure we need any more predators like that around here to finish off the remaining rabbits, partridge and porcupine in limited quantity, that we do have. Lastly, I never ate any lynx but I figure they taste a lot like mink, fox or otter which I want to assure you taste a lot like I think thick battery acid must taste like. On the other hand, snowshoe rabbit and partridge taste a lot like chicken. I actually like chicken a lot.

It sounds like a wonderful and exciting program to bring in an exotic "new" species to our area but its like many wonderful and exciting things that the city kids want to do to "our" area. Sometimes the city kids with their "basket weaving" degrees just don't really understand "all" of the wonderful and exciting program they are proposing and we that call this place home then have to live with their errors.


Submitted by Anton1965 on April 2, 2008 - 3:46pm.

Anton1965----I have to agree...

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Anton1965----I have to agree with you 100%. The rabbit and partridge have plenty of predators to keep an eye out for now. I have seen an increase in fox and eagles in our area. Hawks and owls are plentiful too. The eggs of the wild game birds are sought after by the skunk and ravens. Also if the spring is unusally cold and wet that also can wipe out the young. I think nature is doing just fine if left alone in many instances.


Submitted by six-shooter on April 2, 2008 - 3:58pm.

I noticed that the late Iva...

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I noticed that the late Iva Weir has donated $1.8 million to the preservation of the Loon and Loon habitat in Minnesota. I would sure hate to think that the "Loon" was on the "menu" of the Canadian Lynx. These two programs would seem to be counter-productive to each other but what does a country boy know about the menu of the Canadian Lynx. I suppose I could try eating Lynx instead of venison, partridge and rabbit.

I think your correct shooter, leave nature to nature and we will both be better off.


Submitted by Anton1965 on April 2, 2008 - 4:30pm.

Anton, before you dig in you...

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Anton, before you dig in you might want to consider the taller sleeker version of the Canadian Lynx commonly referred to as the Minnesota Lynx which can be found prowling around the Twin Cities. LOL!


Submitted by Schmitty53 on April 3, 2008 - 8:54am.

I say build a "double" 25 ft...

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I say build a "double" 25 ft high fence between Canada and the U.S. and keep the Canadian Humans and Canadian Lynx on the north side!!!! I think the Republicans should adopt that plan on their platform, and they'll be sure to win in Nov. By the way, do the Canadian Lynx, speak English or French??


Submitted by roj2000 on April 2, 2008 - 9:01pm.

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