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Enthusiast

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68. Exactly.

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 11:49 AM

Oct 2013

The BLM has to "cull" the wild horse herds because they compete with the cattle for vegetation. And ranchers lease that land dirt cheap.

These Western states enjoy many advantages. For one thing they have two senators even though their populations are very low. They sure get a lot of representation for their tax dollar.

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The Perfect Storm � HELL STRIKES SOUTH DAKOTA! [View all] OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 OP

Two ways to look at it, either god ignored their prayers because it is the end of time or God does Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #1

Another way to look at it is that nature is frequently unkind to farmers OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #2

+1 newfie11 Oct 2013 #55

Wow. Taking pleasure in others' misfortune. cordelia Oct 2013 #4

No you are both wrong, just have not forgotten how it feels when other states needed help! Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #6

Nope. We're exactly right. You place politics over people. cordelia Oct 2013 #9

So what did South Dakota do when their vote was needed? Pfft. Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #10

Beats the hell outta me. cordelia Oct 2013 #12

Guess you missed this line in my post..... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #13

No. I actually quoted that line from your post. cordelia Oct 2013 #16

P.S. You have a gold star do a little research on RR before casting stones! Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #11

By your logic, why should we aid New Jersey? They elected a Republican governor. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #34

I can see you are on top of things, it was bigger than New Jersey.... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #36

That's just ugly Autumn Oct 2013 #5

See post #6, that was pretty calious as well. Guess it is differant when the rooster comes home to Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #7

It was a storm. Blizzards are a tremendous force. Autumn Oct 2013 #17

So are hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes, yes I can tell you how they voted.... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #18

After the posts you've made here and your callous disregard for human and animal life, cordelia Oct 2013 #19

Thank goodness! Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #20

That makes no sense. cordelia Oct 2013 #22

You've already shown yours. Autumn Oct 2013 #21

Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #23

Says the one banging on his keyboard anonymously while Autumn Oct 2013 #25

Kristi Noem got 57% of the vote in 2012. That means 43% of South Dakotans voted against her. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #33

Well GOTV, make a difference. Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #37

Your empathy is conditioned on how a slight majority of their voters voted? morningfog Oct 2013 #49

I believe I read on another thread that due to the Congressional shutdown of the government. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #3

Wow, that is an excellent account of tosh Oct 2013 #8

Epoch Times: The Little Medicine Hat OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #50

Hurricane Sandy was a Perfect Storm, too, no? And it kept on going with snow as well. freshwest Oct 2013 #71

What are they going to do with all those poor dead cows? Auntie Bush Oct 2013 #14

Rendering OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #41

They've also been using small-town landfills, some of which are filling up hatrack Oct 2013 #66

Yuck! That must be really stinky...especially if they burn off the landfill. Auntie Bush Oct 2013 #67

ignorant question, can cattle ranchers buy insurance on their herds ? steve2470 Oct 2013 #15

Yep, and they can also hedge their selling price and their feed prices 1-Old-Man Oct 2013 #24

ok thanks for your time ! :) nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #28

They are saddened their cattle died itsrobert Oct 2013 #26

Of course they don't want to go broke. That is how they make a living. What a shitty thing... Logical Oct 2013 #31

"Those were our babies. Those were ours and there was nothing we could do to bring them back" itsrobert Oct 2013 #35

LOL, you care more about the cows than the people who lost their way to make a living. You.... Logical Oct 2013 #38

I get what you are saying, but I get what the ranchers are saying as well OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #42

We had to sell our steers every year but I still knew polly7 Oct 2013 #51

A ranchers herd is the equivalent of a life's savings account too. Coyotl Oct 2013 #39

No, they sell the calves. A cattle herd takes years to develop. nt Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #46

I mostly eat chicken and pork anyway. ffr Oct 2013 #27

late season blizzard, brutal! Livestock need some kind of shelter and close hay to survive. Sunlei Oct 2013 #29

K&R DeSwiss Oct 2013 #30

Thanks for the photographs! OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #43

De nada DeSwiss Oct 2013 #45

Lots of issues here 2naSalit Oct 2013 #32

Many herds had not yet been moved to their ranches from the summer range. Coyotl Oct 2013 #40

Good point. Weather during the past Summer was difficult for farming. Farmers that bluestate10 Oct 2013 #44

Tell you what 2naSalit Oct 2013 #47

Few have barns that could accommodate such large herds. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #64

And I wonder just how much of that "open range" is private land vs public land... nt 2naSalit Oct 2013 #65

Exactly. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #68

Not just the wild horses 2naSalit Oct 2013 #69

PLUS ONE! nt Enthusiast Oct 2013 #70

" Those were our babies. ...� Give it a fucking rest. Doremus Oct 2013 #48

Give it a rest NickB79 Oct 2013 #52

I am vegan. nt Doremus Oct 2013 #56

Whining again? You really hate farmers I can tell. How progressive of you. n-t Logical Oct 2013 #53

Exactly wrong as usual. Doremus Oct 2013 #57

LOL, it is funny when I have no idea if you are serious. n-t Logical Oct 2013 #58

Your empathy toward your fellow humans is, shall we say, lacking.... cordelia Oct 2013 #59

A new one has popped up, did you see this? Thucydides Oct 2013 #62

Thank goodness FEMA is there to help! Oh, nevermind... nt bluedeathray Oct 2013 #54

..and the Department of Agriculture OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #60

Ok I am younger than rest of you, I just do not know how respond..... Thucydides Oct 2013 #63

OMG, another thread on the same subject dudes and dudettes! Thucydides Oct 2013 #61