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I just talked to one of BIG cattlemen up near the Wedge/Profanity areas that has their cattle there. He told me that the Cattlemans Association is pretty much giving the WDFW an ultimatum to either kill the wolves or they will hire their own trapper and have him/her come in and kill the wolves.
Quote from: CAMPMEAT on October 03, 2014, 02:43:00 PMI just talked to one of BIG cattlemen up near the Wedge/Profanity areas that has their cattle there. He told me that the Cattlemans Association is pretty much giving the WDFW an ultimatum to either kill the wolves or they will hire their own trapper and have him/her come in and kill the wolves.He also told me someone, blaming the greenie, tree huggers, have shot and killed 9 cows, yes 9 moo cows with a gun......This is straight from the bosses mouth, today, 2 hours ago.That's the idea I got from our conservation today.I think thats probably their best plan so far, trying to play WDFW's game only cost ranchers more $$$ with no action by WDFW, as we have already seen. I think WDFW could be sued for their wishy-washy wolf predation management.
I just talked to one of BIG cattlemen up near the Wedge/Profanity areas that has their cattle there. He told me that the Cattlemans Association is pretty much giving the WDFW an ultimatum to either kill the wolves or they will hire their own trapper and have him/her come in and kill the wolves.He also told me someone, blaming the greenie, tree huggers, have shot and killed 9 cows, yes 9 moo cows with a gun......This is straight from the bosses mouth, today, 2 hours ago.
Quote from: CAMPMEAT on October 03, 2014, 02:43:00 PMI just talked to one of BIG cattlemen up near the Wedge/Profanity areas that has their cattle there. He told me that the Cattlemans Association is pretty much giving the WDFW an ultimatum to either kill the wolves or they will hire their own trapper and have him/her come in and kill the wolves.Are they talking about the 3 other wolves of the 4 that were authorized to be killed?
Quote from: idahohuntr on October 03, 2014, 04:03:58 PMQuote from: CAMPMEAT on October 03, 2014, 02:43:00 PMI just talked to one of BIG cattlemen up near the Wedge/Profanity areas that has their cattle there. He told me that the Cattlemans Association is pretty much giving the WDFW an ultimatum to either kill the wolves or they will hire their own trapper and have him/her come in and kill the wolves.Are they talking about the 3 other wolves of the 4 that were authorized to be killed? There are 5 in this pack, so I don't know what you mean.
Sorry, I can't go to the wolf meeting, I am busy with hunters.I hope someone asks the questions that Special T suggested! We recently spent 3 days scouting in Selkirk 113. Saw wolf tracks in numerous drainages, saw 1 gray colored wolf, and found one bull moose that had been eaten by wolves, wolf tracks everywhere. No moose or other ungulates were sighted in the areas with wolves and moose tracks were not as numerous in those drainages as in past seasons.The search for moose became a search for an area with no wolves. We found an area with no wolf sign and sure enough saw 2 young bulls and 4 cow moose that day. It certainly appears wolves are impacting moose numbers in the drainages with wolf activity. Moose tag numbers have been reduced in GMU 113, I expect further reductions of moose tags as wolves continue to expand and impact the moose population.
Hey bearpaw, did you hear about Knife river crew witnessing a wolf attack on cattle up Aladdin HWY on the 1st?
You should find out if Wolf Haven will be opening satellite offices around the state! Remember: there's a high incidence of rectal cancer for the attendees of these meetings - you know, from the second-hand smoke being blown up your backside. Have fun.
A friend who works for them posted it on face book. I asked if someone told the game dept. The game dept. told them they were coyotes. Someone I think the rancher took samples. Here is the post on that when I asked if they were going to the wolf meeting in Colville. "Pretty sure he'll be there with something to say. He took hair and scat samples. Game dept hold him he couldn't. Think he said some colorful words at that point. Sheriff was no help"