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The Bio's say we are killing too many cougars in certain units thats why some west side units are permit only for boot hunters after the end of december wich I think is rediculas. We are being over run by cougars IMO. Deer pops are on the decline in a few areas and there are way more cougars being killed and way more sightings.
What does that prove? That 39 inch steelhead is always overstimated, a 300 class bull is usually in the 270 range, a 30 inch buck in usually no more then 25 inches wide??? The only native species of wolf is the timber wolf, a much smaller version.The timberwolf is just another name for the gray wolf. There are 2 species of wolf in North America, the red wolf and the gray wolf. The gray wolf is sometimes called the timberwolf, but it is a gray wolf. The "native" wolf was not much smaller. The "native" wolf was 5-20 pounds smaller on average than the reintroduced gray wolves. Size is determined by diet.BULL SH&T what about the Loafer Wolf, or the Red Wolf. Your lack of knowledge and lies are seeping through.seth30, please reread my comment again. The "loafer" wolf is a gray wolf. I mentioned the red wolf already. I said there are 2 types of wolf in North America and that is the gray wolf and the red wolf.
Quote from: robertg on June 08, 2011, 05:12:39 PMWhat does that prove? That 39 inch steelhead is always overstimated, a 300 class bull is usually in the 270 range, a 30 inch buck in usually no more then 25 inches wide??? The only native species of wolf is the timber wolf, a much smaller version.The timberwolf is just another name for the gray wolf. There are 2 species of wolf in North America, the red wolf and the gray wolf. The gray wolf is sometimes called the timberwolf, but it is a gray wolf. The "native" wolf was not much smaller. The "native" wolf was 5-20 pounds smaller on average than the reintroduced gray wolves. Size is determined by diet.BULL SH&T what about the Loafer Wolf, or the Red Wolf. Your lack of knowledge and lies are seeping through.seth30, please reread my comment again. The "loafer" wolf is a gray wolf. I mentioned the red wolf already. I said there are 2 types of wolf in North America and that is the gray wolf and the red wolf.I dont know what this has to do with wolves. People do not trust the garbage numbers coming out of the WDFW. In 2002 the estimated cougar population was 2500-3500. Cougar complaints had gotten so bad that the department initiated the Cougar Pilot Program to help deal with problem cats. That program was not started until 2004. Yet in 2003, a year before the pilot program started the est. pop was lowered to 1900-2100 cats. Anyone with half a brain can see there is a major problem with those numbers. Yet the department ate it up without question. From 2004-2007 the average harvest was 200 cats taken every year. That includes all methods of harvests. In 2008 the harvest numbers went down to 188 cats but the new population estimate went up to 2000-2500. The population went up but the WDFW decided to implement extremely reduced seasons and weapon restricted seasons. A bit excessive for only 12 less cats harvested. The point is that no one trusts anything that the WDFW spews out anymore. So for you to come on here and keep spewing the same old lines over and over is not going to convince anyone. We have heard what you have to say and it has been disregarded. Get over it and move on.
I dont know what this has to do with wolves. People do not trust the garbage numbers coming out of the WDFW. In 2002 the estimated cougar population was 2500-3500. Cougar complaints had gotten so bad that the department initiated the Cougar Pilot Program to help deal with problem cats. That program was not started until 2004. Yet in 2003, a year before the pilot program started the est. pop was lowered to 1900-2100 cats. Anyone with half a brain can see there is a major problem with those numbers. Yet the department ate it up without question. From 2004-2007 the average harvest was 200 cats taken every year. That includes all methods of harvests. In 2008 the harvest numbers went down to 188 cats but the new population estimate went up to 2000-2500. The population went up but the WDFW decided to implement extremely reduced seasons and weapon restricted seasons. A bit excessive for only 12 less cats harvested. The point is that no one trusts anything that the WDFW spews out anymore. So for you to come on here and keep spewing the same old lines over and over is not going to convince anyone. We have heard what you have to say and it has been disregarded. Get over it and move on.
The cougar population for the year 2008 was estimated to be 2000 to 2,500 animals. The cougar population in eastern Washington is declining and the westside population is stable. The Department of Fish and Wildlife has nine management zones around the state designated for "maintain" or "decline," and adjusts harvest levels accordingly.
really how many people are out there that would be upset to not see cougars around? I'm not saying hey lets kill them all off. But they aren't like deer and elk or anything else where people love seeing them around. Besides when they're tearing up a farmers land. I wouldn't enjoy seeing one in my yard like a deer. I wouldn't enjoy seeing one at all unless I had a tag and could shoot it. There are way more around then we need in this state.
