Speed Goat's on the Rez

[buck470]

Just read an article in the "Yakima Bussiness times" the Yakama's are wanting to transplant a herd of 100 speed goats out on the  Yakama Rez. Cattlemen are oposing it due to Disease issues.

Anybody else herd anything?

[270Shooter]

I have heard that. Don't think that they would last to long . But it would be cool if they would migrate down towards goldendale.
Heres a little article I found you gotta scroll down to pronghorn.

http://www.ynwildlife.org/biggame.php

[Red Dawg]

I dont like the sounds of that either. We are having a hard enough time with deer already. The deer are getting lice from the sheep. Sounds like touble to me.

[270Shooter]

I thought the deer got the louse from some imported Fallow deer or something else like that?

[JBar]

Was reading something about this on the WDFW web sight a few months back. They were looking at transplanting to the Yakima area from who knows where. I guess they were actually native to Washington and were decimated way back. I would love to see them in Washington, only downfall might be they close the land they inhabit until the population is large enough to sustain itself. 

[Red Dawg]

that is what I thought for a while also. But talking with a few people in the "KNOW" I come up with a different conclusion. As cool as it is to have lots of sheep in the cascades the are directly competing with the deer for winter habitat and winning. They also came with lice that they are immune to but unfortunatly the deer where not. It would be cool to see some speed goats in washington but with dwindling winter habitat I dont see it working.

[rosscrazyelk]

There are speed goats in washington now just not a huntable population now.

[270Shooter]

There are speed goats in washington now just not a huntable population now.

Really? Where at I have not heard about this.

[PolarBear]

Yep, there were some around Moses lake but I think that they are no longer.  There are still a few on the Hanford Rez, according to a friend of mine at the WDFW.

[270Shooter]

Oh thats right I did hear about the ones on the Hanford Rez

[Red Dawg]

speed goats on the hanford rez. I dont know. I worked out there for 5 years all over the sight and never saw or heard of any being around. Is this something that has happened recently.

[Michelle_Nelson]

I have a map floating around my house that I picked up and the forest service building down here off 101 at the begining of Bear Season.  It highlighted National Foest and National Park land.  I am not 100% sure but I was reading it the day I picked it up.  I swear their was a small highlighted area in the S Central area of the state that Said Antelope Preserve or something along those lines.  I remember it because I was like WTHeck I don't remember their being any antelope in Washingtong State.  Why would they have a preserve?

[runniNgunnin]

i think the REZ needs to focus on what they have before they get them selfs more things to worry about...... and it wouldnt suprise me if there were some out on hanford. anyone ever seen those little criters off t freeway driving by umatilla and hermiston ?

[rosscrazyelk]

There are some on the firing range They hae been there for over 10 years. And I heard S.C.I is working with the state to build the heard and they will get to auction off a hunt in 2010

[fc2038]

there is also a small thing in the new 2009 2015 Final 2009-2015 Game Management Plan hunting about transplanting speed goats and supporting a heathy population by 2015... http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/management/2009-2015/index.htm