{"id":4959,"date":"2014-08-12T21:00:54","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T04:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4959"},"modified":"2014-08-12T21:00:54","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T04:00:54","slug":"call-to-arms-bluff-lake-seeks-bounty-hunters-to-kill-prairie-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4959","title":{"rendered":"Call to Arms:  Bluff Lake Seeks Bounty Hunters to Kill Prairie Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[<a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bounty-hunters.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bounty-hunters-300x240.jpeg\" alt=\"bounty hunters\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4960\" \/><\/a>The Bluff Lake Nature Center (BLNC) is looking for volunteer, professional <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/westerly-creek-%E2%80%9Cclean-up%E2%80%9D-june-23rd-forrest-city-seeking-hunters-to-kill-prairie-dogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bounty hunters<\/a> to kill some of the many <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/the-poisoning-of-the-prairie-dogs-there-is-another-solution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prairie dogs<\/a> inhabiting its region.  \u201cIt\u2019s getting to the point where you can\u2019t drive a car without running over one,\u201d says BLNC Executive Director Mitchell Artz.  \u201cOn top of that, they aren\u2019t good for the environment.  I mean, they were really only useful as something for the coyotes to eat, but with the coyotes mostly gone, they have lost their purpose.\u201d\n<!--more-->\nArtz says that poisoning the <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/stapleton-mca-planning-to-use-drones-to-kill-prairie-dogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prairie dogs<\/a> has drawn too much ire from the community, so he wants to make sure they are humanely killed by professional bounty hunters.  \u201cThe best <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/stapleton-family-has-successful-thanksgiving-morning-prairie-dog-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bounty hunters<\/a> kill in a way where the <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/they%E2%80%99re-baaaaack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prairie dogs<\/a> won\u2019t even know what hit them,\u201d said Artz.  \u201cSo, we know we may not get the absolute best bounty hunters, but we do want good ones.  So, if you are a rookie bounty hunter, please don\u2019t apply.\u201d\nThe project will be familiar to bounty hunters except for the fact that there won\u2019t be an actual bounty.  \u201cIt\u2019s frustrating that I won\u2019t get any money,\u201d said bounty hunter Bubba Fetter.  \u201cBut, it\u2019s always great to get the practice and the exposure.  As long as my name is listed in some appreciation tribute about helping to save the BLNC, that will be cool with me.\u201d\nArtz says that there currently is no tribute planned, but that the BLNC would consider doing something.  \u201cWe may be able to dedicate a plaque to the heroes who helped kill the <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/prairie-dogs-remind-residents-%E2%80%9Cwe-have-rights-too%E2%80%9D\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prairie dogs<\/a>,\u201d says Artz.  \u201cIf that is something that would go a long way in showing our appreciation, we certainly may do it.\u201d  Qualified bounty hunters looking for more information on the project should contact the BLNC by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/forest-city-intensifies-search-for-osama-bin-prairie-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here <\/a>.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[148],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4959","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-issue-86","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4959\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}