I think Troy's point is none this matters as long as there is sustainable yield. Forget about alterna being ALTERNA for the moment and consider them to be any other nongame species to be harvested or hunted. As long as the annual yield is sustainable, as long as the take is biologically insignificant, which common sense dictates it is given the extremely limited access to habitat hunters have in Texas, one can do whatever one wishes to do with the snake. Does it piss me off when collections grow to a size that forces them to receive inadequate care - yeah it does, but IMO hunting regulations should be based on science which tends to lean towards objectivity, not morality which comes in a bunch of different colors



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• Estimate of number of Alterna caught each year - Desert snakeman, Fri Jul 8 14:02:33 2005
• RE: Estimate of number of Alterna caught each year - Joe Forks, Fri Jul 8 14:46:51 2005
• RE: Estimate of number of Alterna caught each year - Desert snakeman, Fri Jul 8 17:24:08 2005
• RE: Estimate of number of Alterna caught each year - Joe Forks, Fri Jul 8 17:39:49 2005
• RE: Estimate of number of Alterna caught each year - jeffb, Fri Jul 8 22:02:49 2005
• That's scary.... - chrish, Sat Jul 9 10:04:59 2005
• Chris... - Joe Forks, Sat Jul 9 10:26:57 2005
• RE: That's scary.... - Brad Alexander, Sat Jul 9 10:41:11 2005
• RE: That's scary.... - Joe Forks, Sat Jul 9 10:46:54 2005
• RE: That's scary.... - Brad Alexander, Sat Jul 9 11:11:56 2005
• RE: That's scary.... - Joe Forks, Sat Jul 9 11:30:23 2005
• knee jerk reaction . . . - troy h, Sat Jul 9 11:31:41 2005
• reminds me of when I was in grad school . . . - troy h, Sat Jul 9 11:47:20 2005
• apples and oranges - troy h, Sat Jul 9 11:56:34 2005
• aerial photography - troy h, Sat Jul 9 12:03:09 2005
• RE: reminds me of when I was in grad school . . . - Joe Forks, Sat Jul 9 12:11:22 2005
• RE: aerial photography - Joe Forks, Sat Jul 9 12:13:32 2005
• RE: apples and oranges - Joe Forks, Sat Jul 9 12:17:13 2005
• For the record - Brad Alexander, Sat Jul 9 12:23:31 2005
• not trying to put words in your mouth - troy h, Sat Jul 9 12:23:51 2005
• WOW1 This discussion has the makings of someone getting bit in the ear. LOL..n/p - swwit, Sat Jul 9 12:27:08 2005
• not about NEED - troy h, Sat Jul 9 12:29:29 2005
• RE: aerial photography - swwit, Sat Jul 9 12:30:45 2005
• taking the subjectivity out of resource use - troy h, Sat Jul 9 12:34:09 2005
• RE: not trying to put words in your mouth - Joe Forks, Sat Jul 9 12:34:20 2005
• Robert is still in Alpine - troy h, Sat Jul 9 12:38:51 2005
• RE: not about NEED - Joe Forks, Sat Jul 9 12:42:27 2005
• RE: taking the subjectivity out of resource use - Joe Forks, Sat Jul 9 12:45:04 2005
• we're ok.... - Joe Forks, Sat Jul 9 12:46:52 2005
• not OPINION if supported by evidence - troy h, Sat Jul 9 12:51:31 2005
• RE: not OPINION if supported by evidence - Joe Forks, Sat Jul 9 12:56:19 2005
• RE: we're ok.... - swwit, Sat Jul 9 13:02:09 2005
• The proof is t-his forum... - rpelaez, Sat Jul 9 13:51:10 2005
• RE: I don't know , Doesn't the " ultimate goal ? fit in here ?.. - mchambers, Sun Jul 10 06:27:46 2005
• RE: I don't know , Doesn't the " ultimate goal ? fit in here ?.. - rpelaez, Sun Jul 10 08:12:51 2005
• Robert... - Joe Forks, Sun Jul 10 09:27:40 2005
• Amen brother! - rpelaez, Sun Jul 10 09:36:47 2005
• RE: Robert is still in Alpine, and Mr. Trey Petty formerly of Alabama is - mchambers, Sun Jul 10 10:12:10 2005
• you take what evidence you have - troy h, Sun Jul 10 15:01:43 2005
• RE: The proof is t-his forum... - antelope, Sun Jul 10 23:06:38 2005
• Todd, Troy and I are fine, we really are... - Joe Forks, Mon Jul 11 08:47:44 2005
• RE: That's scary.... - ectimaeus, Mon Jul 11 09:14:51 2005
• Perception issue maybe? - LBenton, Mon Jul 11 10:28:46 2005
• RE: That's scary.... - Aaron, Mon Jul 11 17:01:23 2005
• RE: Todd, Troy and I are fine, we really are... - antelope, Wed Jul 13 05:19:28 2005