Attention Loggers: Let us know how thrilled you are about wolves in WA

[pianoman9701]

There's another thread where one of the posters is insinuating that silence from the timber community regarding wolves indicates an acceptance of wolves according to the present wolf plan. What say you? Are you glad that we have wolves now because they'll eat the elk and deer which ruin your crop? Or, do you think that they're going to be more trouble than benefit to us? Thanks,
PMan

[AspenBud]

There's another thread where one of the posters is insinuating that silence from the timber community regarding wolves indicates an acceptance of wolves according to the present wolf plan. What say you? Are you glad that we have wolves now because they'll eat the elk and deer which ruin your crop? Or, do you think that they're going to be more trouble than benefit to us? Thanks,
PMan

Loggers are not timber company executives. As a corporation, name one logging company that has come out against wolves or saying it will affect their bottom line.

[pianoman9701]

Really Aspen?I knew you'd have a reason to call this bogus. God, you're predictable. 

[elkboy]

I think the loggers, who live in small communities out on the land and are generally hunters, are going to generally have a negative view of wolves.  That's true of the loggers that I personally know.  Foresters in charge of regeneration operations, however, are going to be a lot more ambivalent.  (I've heard more than one say they welcome the fact that the elk and deer are pushed around on winter range, which is where most of the damage to seedlings/saplings occurs.)   

[UBA]

Loggers= hate!
Timber company executives= don't care unless it effects income. However I think they should try to get ahead of this issue. They already have enough ESA listed species to be concerned about.

[AspenBud]

Really Aspen?I knew you'd have a reason to call this bogus. God, you're predictable. 

Because it is. Name one logging company that has come out and said they are against wolves. I don't mean loggers, I mean the corporation. When has Weyerhaeuser ever once said they were against wolves?

Everyone has a price, someone will log the land.

[pianoman9701]

Or you could just sit back and wait fro people from the timber industry to chime in. But you won't do that because it doesn't forward your goals.

[AspenBud]

Loggers= hate!
Timber company executives= don't care unless it effects income. However I think they should try to get ahead of this issue. They already have enough ESA listed species to be concerned about.

I think that's why logging execs have an agnostic view on wolves. They give them a reason to shut down hunting on their lands and can parade that in front of greenies.

[AspenBud]

Or you could just sit back and wait fro people from the timber industry to chime in. But you won't do that because it doesn't forward your goals.

Sorry, reality is not kind to you here.

[fair-chase]

Loggers are not timber company executives. As a corporation, name one logging company that has come out against wolves or saying it will affect their bottom line.

Many timber companies lease out grazing rights to their properties. If wolf predation gets to a point where it's not economically viable for ranchers to graze on these leases, then yes, it will effect timber companies bottom line.

[AspenBud]

Loggers are not timber company executives. As a corporation, name one logging company that has come out against wolves or saying it will affect their bottom line.

Many timber companies lease out grazing rights to their properties. If wolf predation gets to a point where it's not economically viable for ranchers to graze on these leases, then yes, it will effect timber companies bottom line.

They don't seem terrifically worried about it.

[pianoman9701]

Or you could just sit back and wait fro people from the timber industry to chime in. But you won't do that because it doesn't forward your goals.

Sorry, reality is not kind to you here.

We all know where YOU stand. Please stop and let's see what others have to say.

[KFhunter]

This is an asinine topic.

I've never met a logger who didn't hunt,  and I've met a ton of them.  All those loggers got keys and access and typically hunt near their operations,  lot of guys will just sit and wait for a bear or something to come in while everyone else locks up and goes home.   I know you've never been on a logging operation aspen or you wouldn't pursue this avenue of thought.

Animals love all the fresh downed trees and bears are attracted to a landing site like moths to a flame!

the cattle and cooperate connection was already made, I'll just add a +1 to that.

[fair-chase]

Loggers are not timber company executives. As a corporation, name one logging company that has come out against wolves or saying it will affect their bottom line.

Many timber companies lease out grazing rights to their properties. If wolf predation gets to a point where it's not economically viable for ranchers to graze on these leases, then yes, it will effect timber companies bottom line.

They don't seem terrifically worried about it.

True. I don't really expect them to be overly vocal about it. That's a pretty small percentage of overall gross. Not only that, but they need to deal with government oversight regularly. Why would they stir the pot and put themselves in a position to be targeted by the EPA, IRS, or other obscure oversight committee.

[AspenBud]

Or you could just sit back and wait fro people from the timber industry to chime in. But you won't do that because it doesn't forward your goals.

Sorry, reality is not kind to you here.

We all know where YOU stand. Please stop and let's see what others have to say.

If it makes you feel better. But I'm right and you darn well know it. Those companies could give two toots less about what people think. If wolves are even on their radar it's in an anti ungulate kind of way.