Ranchers say the coyote is a menace and a threat to the way of life around the ranching community of Grady. May be, a community newcomer contends; but killing them is not supposed to be sport and there are more appropriate ways to raise money for school athletics. Cliff Sagnotty, who moved to rural Curry County from Iowa this summer, said he was shocked early this month when he received a flier advertising a coyote hunt — and noticed it was sponsored by the Grady schools girls athletic department. The Coyote Calling Contest is scheduled Friday and Saturday. Competitors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and show a Hunter’s Safety Certificate to shoot. With a $75 team entry fee, the team with the most coyotes wins with ties broken by weight, according to the flier, which states, “Grab a partner (or two) that are good shots and sign up.” “From a rancher’s perspective, they’re a menace to society (and) that’s what this community is; we’re farmers and ranchers,” said Alicia Rush, director of Grady’s girls athletic program...
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Finally a public school does something right and look what happens...
Send your daughters to Grady and they will learn how to shoot a basketball and a coyote!
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Send Cliff back to Iowa or force him to make a living herding sheep. Then he will learn to love the coyote.
Every time Cliff looses a lamb he gets on wack on his backside, every time he looses a ewe he get three wacks on the backside.
How many wacks do you think it will take him to learn about coyotes?
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