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If half the MT hunters unhappy about wolves went out and bought and filled a tag, there wouldn't be any "problem" in Montana - or any other state that has legal wolf hunting. Heck, if 10% of the hunters went after wolves one or two days a year the picture would be much different. Even as a non-resident, I can pick up a MT tag for $50 OTC (5/year) and hunt pretty much anywhere - not to mention ranchers who would probably welcome the help. I know a bunch of MT hunters and have yet to meet one that ever even bought a tag.Washington will be the same way I bet, wolves reproduce, get unlisted and then hardly anyone hunts them. It's always easier to complain than it is to do something productive.
If I had the legal ability to shoot on site, I can guarantee you there would be a lot less wolves.We hunt coyotes 24/7/365 and you can see how well we keep them in check.
Quote from: Stein on September 18, 2014, 06:00:46 PMIf half the MT hunters unhappy about wolves went out and bought and filled a tag, there wouldn't be any "problem" in Montana - or any other state that has legal wolf hunting. Heck, if 10% of the hunters went after wolves one or two days a year the picture would be much different. Even as a non-resident, I can pick up a MT tag for $50 OTC (5/year) and hunt pretty much anywhere - not to mention ranchers who would probably welcome the help. I know a bunch of MT hunters and have yet to meet one that ever even bought a tag.Washington will be the same way I bet, wolves reproduce, get unlisted and then hardly anyone hunts them. It's always easier to complain than it is to do something productive.This is a statement made in total ignorance to the realities of wolf hunting/management. A little less than a month ago, the WDFW announced they would take out 4 members of the Huckleberry pack using a helicopter and other methods. They have tracking collars on some of the wolves, know where their dens are, used a helicopter, and shot one wolf. With all of the technology available to them, they fell short of their goal by 75%. They don't sit out there and wait for you to come shoot them. They're extremely resourceful and intelligent, adaptive creatures. They change their tactics. They change their activity. If it were as easy as buying a tag, ID and MT would be filling their quotas every Fall. It isn't.
looks like Stevens County has grown tired of WDFW puppy show.http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2014/sep/18/stevens-county-commission-condemns-state-wolf-management/QuoteMeanwhile the Stevens County Commission contends the WDFW “failed to honor its obligation and an imminent threat to life and property still exists.”The resolution says the commission “will consider all available option to protect the residents” and declared that “the wolves of the Huckleberry Pack are subject to whatever Constitutional means necessary to secure our public in their lives, liberty and property.”The resolution says more than 200 of the sheep are still missing and attacks that might be attributed to wolves have been reported by other livestock owners in the area. The commissioners are particularly upset that a livestock grower was forced off private land by wolf attacks.•As wildlife managers were trying to deal with the wolf attacks, killing the pack's alpha female in a helicopter gunning flight, pro-wolf groups petitioned Gov. Jay Inslee to block the use of lethal control.Meanwhile the Stevens County Commission contends the WDFW “failed to honor its obligation and an imminent threat to life and property still exists.”The resolution says the commission “will consider all available option to protect the residents” and declared that “the wolves of the Huckleberry Pack are subject to whatever Constitutional means necessary to secure our public in their lives, liberty and property.”
Meanwhile the Stevens County Commission contends the WDFW “failed to honor its obligation and an imminent threat to life and property still exists.”The resolution says the commission “will consider all available option to protect the residents” and declared that “the wolves of the Huckleberry Pack are subject to whatever Constitutional means necessary to secure our public in their lives, liberty and property.”
The resolution says more than 200 of the sheep are still missing and attacks that might be attributed to wolves have been reported by other livestock owners in the area. That's a lot of $$$$.
It is, and always has been, legal to protect ones self from a wolf or any other animal that may injure/harm a human. Also, no state action forced anyone off of any private property.
