That is simply awful that anyone would feel so insecure that they pick on another person in that manner! Some parents were not doing their job evidently in making it clear that sort of behavior is not approved of.
My policy over wild animals invading my space is legal or not if it attacks my animals, family or destroys my crops, I first try to remove it live, if not possible it leaves my space dead. I do know how to remove unwanted groundhogs and rabid creatures with a gun if need be. People around my area are native americans, pioneer stock and have been taught to shoot accurately to provide food on the table minus store bought stuff since they were small children, meaning the age of ten and I doubt that will change.
The poor supplement their food with wild animals and that only makes sense for we live in the wild, eat wild game and do not waste like sports hunters tend to do. Sports hunters is a money making thing and have their own rules and the wardens around here look the other way to people trying to feed their families. They do not tolerate large scale poaching for profit and should not.
We have Red winged black birds, ducks, geese, deer, rabbits, partridges, pheasants, wild turkeys and the leopard frog which is endagered species due to biology class living on our land. Other critters like the black bear or lynx, procupines, racoons, come and go throughout the year that get along pretty well but I draw the line at eagles fishers, coyotes or pumas attacking family pets, horses, cattle, sheep or the apple orchard. This is still a farm and so there are laws protecting the farmers.
In the next town a puma was attacking dogs who were chained up and was a danger to children in the housing development. The animal officer was called in after the half eaten dog chained to his dog house was discovered. The puma turned to be someone's former pet let loose.
A hawk flew into a neighbors house to get at their cat who was by the window sleeping on the sofa. My neighbor sucessfully removed the hawk from the living room without harming the cat or the hawk but it was startling to say the least.
We do have foxes, osprey, bald eagles, golden eagles and owls visit us because the river holds salmon in the spring time. So far they have behaved themselves and I have been having fun watching the wild Tom Turkey do his mating dance around the telephone poles, stopping traffic when he crossed the road.
My snakes are friends not pets that live in captivity. Have been guilty of healing wild creatures when they needed it and will do so again if necessary. Usually if it is something we can not handle we call a warden. The blind mother mouse running into our house and into cars was one of those times. The warden had to shoot her and the babies were relocated, they were old enough.
Three yards were destroyed, cement work of our neighbors, benches and ornaments, and our well cover and drain pipes for she ran straight into our porch but first hit the well. This well covers a spring fed well. We also have an artesian one. The other neighbor's corn field was destroyed so we all got the moose meat as compensation from the warden.
We were not allowed to give it away to anyone and it all had to be labeled per the warden's instructions. We cooked it like beef or deer and it was delicous because she was dropped after she calmed down. Never kill a deer or moose in a panic for the adrenalin will make the meat taste terrible. My favorite way to have deer meat is if someone drops it with a bow and arrow and it has no time to be afraid. If you get that close to a deer there is no excuse for a hunting accident or mistaking it's sex.
I have had relatives that were shot dead during hunting season because of stupidity of the sports hunters and others that feel as I do about hunters that are not safe or courteous will close off their property for sports hunting purposes. More and more of Maine is being closed off due to bad sportsmanship. Legal or not, they will allow the real hunters access but not the fake ones.
I prefer to ride my horses along a designated trail and not be chased by coyotes, wolves, or be bitten by rattlesnakes so I do understand why one would kill legal or not a critter. I do believe in karma and that goes for the critters as well.
They rescued a female black bear recently who was attacking bird feeders and that was because someone raised her from a cub and gave her seed. Glad they relocated her back to New Hampshire instead of killing her.
If we keep building houses soon they will have no where to be relocated to. The female bear in Auburn was shot for disturbing a bear just out of winter sleep is dangerous and she was wakened accidentally while they were building the Wall Mart.
We now have fenced off trash areas in Greenville Maine because the black bear were being fed at the dump and people wonder why they get grumpy or mean. Idiots would go there to take photos not being careful that these were wild creatures and would wonder why they attacked. This is not Walt Disney but real wild life. Even caught some tourists trying to take photos of a female moose and getting in between her babies. Bad move.
Always make sure you photo take at a safe distance and never get in between a Mother and her babies. The calmest creatures, even a mare and foal will become mean if you threaten their child. Walking in between without their permission is percieved as a threat.
