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Yep, you can buy an elk tag most any time now... I know of one place that locals have killed wolves and grizzly because of the predation of deer and elk. The locals live off the deer and elk so they kill both of them. No SSS just shoot and leave. At the gas stations and diners there are signs and rewards but no one says anything... Like it or not, legal or illegal, this is how one community works it all out.
The problem is that wildlife agencies have been infiltrated by anti-hunters who do not support hunting. Managers and Biologists are looking for ways to limit hunting. The wolf plan and the new study out on cougar are prime examples.Quote from: TheHunt on October 02, 2012, 06:53:54 AMYep, you can buy an elk tag most any time now... I know of one place that locals have killed wolves and grizzly because of the predation of deer and elk. The locals live off the deer and elk so they kill both of them. No SSS just shoot and leave. At the gas stations and diners there are signs and rewards but no one says anything... Like it or not, legal or illegal, this is how one community works it all out. We travel through all parts of Idaho every year, for about 3 years, since Judge Malloy shut down wolf hunting the first time, this is how almost the entire state is working out their wolf problem. Malloy did more damage to wolves than any other single person. Collectively, the wolf groups are now the wolf's worst enemy with all their extremism.
That is the future for Washington unless wolf numbers are controlled. Remember, there are most likely some anti-hunting WDFW employees hoping for this result. Those are the employees that need weeded out so the agency can function as a F&G agency rather than an environmentalist agency.
Wedge Pack gone; more coming soonWILDLIFE – Washington Wildlife officials this week wouldn’t estimate costs of the effort to stop wolves from attacking cattle in northern Stevens County this summer and fall. When other tactics failed, six Wedge Pack wolves were killed in four days of costly helicopter gunning near Laurier. Washington Fish and Wildlife Department officials in the field were not talking to reporters, but information obtained from the agency indicated:• Officers, biologists and supervisors worked sometimes day and night for nearly three months of hazing and lethal removal. • At least one biologist was redirected full time on wolves rather than doing big-game surveys. • Some staffers have so much overtime they’re not likely to recoup it all. Dave Ware, Game Division manager, said a total of seven Wedge wolves were killed since Aug. 7 and a pup was found dead of undetermined causes.“Could there be other wolves out there? Yes,” he said. “If we get tracks or howling a couple of months from now, it may not be a member of this pack. It could be more wolves dispersing from Canada. We’d approach that case differently. Wolves are going to come back to the wedge sooner or later. It’s good habitat.”Ware said the agency continues to monitor for wolves and will work with ranchers to develop non-lethal methods of preventing attacks.
Quote from: bearpaw on October 02, 2012, 09:50:26 AMThat is the future for Washington unless wolf numbers are controlled. Remember, there are most likely some anti-hunting WDFW employees hoping for this result. Those are the employees that need weeded out so the agency can function as a F&G agency rather than an environmentalist agency.bearpaw, is there a way for us to vote them out or are they appointed by the higher ups?
