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If we allow people to be forced off the land, our economy and our communities will suffer greatly. We are asking our Stevens County Commissioners Steve Parker, Don Dashiell and Wes McCart, our Sheriff Kendle Allen, our County Prosecutor Tim Rasmussen and our legislators Joel Kretz, Shelly Short and Brian Dansel to recognize that the time for words is over, the time for action is now.
To me it's getting old hearing all the whining from the ranchers, blaming the state when their animals are eaten by wolves. You just can't hold the state responsible for something wild animals do. Wolves have to eat, they're going to eat whatever's available, and in this case it was sheep. Get used to it, it's now just a part of doing business and being a rancher. Be glad you had nearly 100 years without wolves. But now they're back, you want to be a rancher, deal with it and don't expect the state to take care of all your problems.
Quote from: bobcat on September 09, 2014, 09:53:28 AMTo me it's getting old hearing all the whining from the ranchers, blaming the state when their animals are eaten by wolves. You just can't hold the state responsible for something wild animals do. Wolves have to eat, they're going to eat whatever's available, and in this case it was sheep. Get used to it, it's now just a part of doing business and being a rancher. Be glad you had nearly 100 years without wolves. But now they're back, you want to be a rancher, deal with it and don't expect the state to take care of all your problems.Spoken like a true pro-wolfer Are you finally coming out of the closet Bobcat, no more fooling around on both sides of the fence?
Quote from: bobcat on September 09, 2014, 09:53:28 AMTo me it's getting old hearing all the whining from the ranchers, blaming the state when their animals are eaten by wolves. You just can't hold the state responsible for something wild animals do. Wolves have to eat, they're going to eat whatever's available, and in this case it was sheep. Get used to it, it's now just a part of doing business and being a rancher. Be glad you had nearly 100 years without wolves. But now they're back, you want to be a rancher, deal with it and don't expect the state to take care of all your problems. I find the hypocrisy a little funny...sad actually. A lot of ranchers I know support very limited government, reduced taxes, etc. Until of course a wolf eats into their profits...then its all the governments fault and taxpayers need to pay for helicopters, gunners, high tech gps collars, dozens of support staff etc.
Quote from: idahohuntr on September 09, 2014, 10:37:36 AMQuote from: bobcat on September 09, 2014, 09:53:28 AMTo me it's getting old hearing all the whining from the ranchers, blaming the state when their animals are eaten by wolves. You just can't hold the state responsible for something wild animals do. Wolves have to eat, they're going to eat whatever's available, and in this case it was sheep. Get used to it, it's now just a part of doing business and being a rancher. Be glad you had nearly 100 years without wolves. But now they're back, you want to be a rancher, deal with it and don't expect the state to take care of all your problems. I find the hypocrisy a little funny...sad actually. A lot of ranchers I know support very limited government, reduced taxes, etc. Until of course a wolf eats into their profits...then its all the governments fault and taxpayers need to pay for helicopters, gunners, high tech gps collars, dozens of support staff etc. Some of you need to review the original NRM wolf plan and the state wolf plan. Agencies and wolf groups promised compensation for losses as part of the deal to bring wolves into the states.
Quote from: wolfbait on September 09, 2014, 10:29:37 AMQuote from: bobcat on September 09, 2014, 09:53:28 AMTo me it's getting old hearing all the whining from the ranchers, blaming the state when their animals are eaten by wolves. You just can't hold the state responsible for something wild animals do. Wolves have to eat, they're going to eat whatever's available, and in this case it was sheep. Get used to it, it's now just a part of doing business and being a rancher. Be glad you had nearly 100 years without wolves. But now they're back, you want to be a rancher, deal with it and don't expect the state to take care of all your problems.Spoken like a true pro-wolfer Are you finally coming out of the closet Bobcat, no more fooling around on both sides of the fence?We will see how Bobcat's comments change when wolves invade his hunting areas and impact him or his neighbors. It's pretty easy to make those comments when it involves people you don't know and happens with wolves on the other side of the state.County Commissioners had a public meeting and have issued statements telling the county residents we have Constitutional Rights to protect ourselves and our property against wolves. Something about there will be no prosecutions in this county for protecting yourself or your property if you shoot a wolf(s). It was on the front page of our local newspaper, I can't find it online so I can't provide an exact quote. People in this county are ready to boot WDFW out of the county and take control of wildlife management.
Then let the wolf loving groups pay for the compensation. The state can't afford it. How many years do ranchers expect to be compensated? Is this supposed to go on forever? How is it sustainable? It's not like the wolves are ever going to stop killing domestic animals.