Dear Editor,
In the Dec. 28 Mountain Times, a letter writer made many false claims and assertions. I am referring to the letter about Killington’s river permit. The writer is uninformed and not qualified to make these comments regardless of how much time they have spent paddling the river. I have lived on this segment of the Ottaqueeche since 2001 and am also intimate with it.
First of all, there is no plan to eradicate the entire beaver population – period. This is so ridiculous it would be laughable if it were not so disgusting to propose. If this were true I would be at the forefront of preventing it and it would not happen. A sensational thing to claim to be sure, maybe something that will cause a commotion, but patently false. Also, the beaver living between Route 4 and Route 100 on River Road is nowhere near the entire population of beavers in the town.
Technically, trapping is allowed year round everywhere in the state when necessary. Great effort has been invested and to do this work in season to better coordinate with the reproductive cycles and dormant period of the mammals chiefly to prevent the orphaning of young. This, too, is in accordance with the U.S. and Vt Dept. of Fish and Wildlife’s strongest recommendations and is the moral and ethical thing to do.
Tactics and methods were employed to prevent the taking of otters at a single person’s request. The harvest of smaller younger beavers was also avoided to focus on the older population that is so much more...
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