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A few things strike me. He chased the wolf in his truck. Dumb. Also, this is not the first poaching investigation. We know of the Twisp incident and subsequent charges. And, there aren't any wolf packs in Whitman Co. The WDFW says so. Why would Steve Crown lie about that? If a wolf is killed where the WDFW says there aren't any wolf packs, that should be a defense. "I thought the coyote was pretty big but since there are no wolves here,..." This "passing through" garbage is BS. What do you want to bet a pack is acknowledged there within two months.
It's a bit early yet, but I think this guy might end up being a good candidate for a go fund me account for his defense. I'll be watching how it plays out, it could very well be a battle between WDFW,wolf conservation groups and other pro-wolfers VS ranchers/farmers and others negatively affected by wolves. Once the farmer is named after charges are filed we'll be off to the races I just urge folks to not believe everything they read about this guy until his story is made clear, WDFW is setting the stage and swinging public opinion against this guy.
He broke the law and admitted to it. I don't understand what's left to debate. If he had chased a moose in his truck and then shot it, would any of you support him? If it was attacking livestock that would be different. Maybe it was? I don't know, but from what we know, he made a big mistake, and a very stupid one at that.
Perfect politician. Mislead with claims/propaganda without actually "lieing". does it work the other way too."I'm not aware of any wolves in Whitman county so this must have been a hybrid which can be shot on sight....."
Quote from: boneaddict on October 14, 2014, 08:55:10 AMPerfect politician. Mislead with claims/propaganda without actually "lieing". does it work the other way too."I'm not aware of any wolves in Whitman county so this must have been a hybrid which can be shot on sight....."And perhaps the farmer should get a DNA sample to check if it does have "dog blood" in it...
KF, yes I would say it was stupid, and I bet the guy who did it is thinking the same thing about now. Unless he just enjoys giving thousands of dollars to attorneys and a substantial amount in the form of fines to the government. But then I don't know the guy, maybe he's got millions of dollars laying around and nothing better to do with it than try to test the waters and see how serious the state is when you kill an animal that's listed on the endangered species list.