Pelican-killing dispute divides an Albany County community

Rod and gun club got federal permits to eliminate 30 of the giant trout-eating birds, but daily efforts to kill them have struck a nerve with many residents.

9-MILE LAKE-Initially, Jay Benson was OK with the idea of taking out some white pelicans to protect the Alco Rod and Gun Club's pricy stock of put-and-take trout.

Often during the summer, he said, a few dozen of the hefty native piscivorous birds rafted out on the club's exclusive 9-Mile Lake outside of Laramie to take advantage of the easy salmonid meals. Targeting a few pelicans seemed "reasonable." He's on the club's governing board, a...

 

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