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It's disturbing that the DFW isn't including studies of sprays as a possible cause of hoof rot and are passing the buck off to other agencies when managing wildlife is their responsibility. How can you effectively manage wildlife if you allow it to be poisoned without raising a finger in question.
Quote from: snowpack on April 13, 2014, 10:10:34 AMI'm surprised there hasn't been an initiative on this yet. I bet if they planned to spray near Seattle/Bellevue/Issaquah there would be more uproar.Don't be naive, how do you think they keep the landscapes in those areas looking nice? Pesticides are used everywhere from your parks to schools to the forests. Applicators are required to keep up to snuff on the latest by WSDA. Pesticides have their place.
I'm surprised there hasn't been an initiative on this yet. I bet if they planned to spray near Seattle/Bellevue/Issaquah there would be more uproar.
Wait until the signatures are raised to put this on the ballot,to be voted on to stop all timber land spaying in Washington.There will be a injunction first, investigation second law suit third ,payout fourth then a vote of the public.Then will see what private property rights people have ,to destroy timberlands the environment and are water and fish and wildlife.STAY TUNED
Wildlife is the property of the public. If they're negatively affecting wildlife through spraying, (that hasn't been proven yet), then they're stealing from the public. It's quite simple.
too bad those foaming at the mouth Elk weren't biopsied
I've been talking with law makers about this since the die off of 2006 in the tousle river valley.The ELK were walking around like zombies foaming at the mouth and would lay down and kick them selfs to death.Again in 2008 the same thing,at that time we were told it was starvation.Myself and others didn't buy it,this was all taking place while the timber company,was spraying and dropping pellets in all the areas above the mud flow.This year I decided to take matters in my own hands,and we formed a group to look into this situation.Since then I have been to the DNR three times,the department of AG twice,talked with the department of ecology on numerous occasions,and still the same answer.They always point you to another agency,and defend what's going on even when you point out the facts of the matter.I also have attend many of our states game commission meeting,including last Friday.Now after a year of getting the run around,I have sleeked legal advice from some well known and extremely successful attorneys.The bottom line is we need this looked into,for are own health and safety,also the health of our wild lands and fish and wildlife.Now we can all be arm chair quarter backs,and choose to let's others do all the work,or we can write a few emails,and make a few phone calls.These chemicals have not been approved to be mixed together period.
http://jongosch.com/growing-evidence-links-herbicides-to-elk-hoof-disease/Good article by Jon Gosch.