Wolf shot near Pullman! Update 11/14/2014 pg. 8

[predkiller]

No way should this guy get off. Especially being a farmer. I am sure he is more than aware of wolves being reintroduced into WA.

He can claim he thought it was a coyote, but that's not going to work in court. That's like me going and shooting an elk and saying I thought it was a big buck, and made an honest mistake. Please let me off.
 
Classic example of a typical Eastern Washington self-entitled farmer, that thinks he is going to "show the state of Washington" how the good ole boys do it out in Pullman. Well the good ole boy better cash in some of that wheat. He is going to have a big bill to pay. Looks like we should have some nice fresh roads being built on the Westside; compliments of this farmers stupidity.

Then again, maybe a jury will say the Eastsiders won't be paying for roads in W.WA.   Never underestimate the local communities.  Will be interesting to see. 

Nothing I like better then Westsiders telling Landowners what to do w their property.. Think of the wolf as a Rapist instead and it's attacking your wife or daughter. Their whole lives depend on small things making or breaking..now they must fight the Completely unconstitutional endangered species act and all the Liberals who know better.  Reminder Wolf re introduction was done first and foremost to destroy Private Property rights and the use of ones property today it's the sheep and cattle ranchers Tomorrow it may be you over an endangered Cockroach.

[Snakeriver10]

Predkiller, please give me some facts pertaining to your words you just wrote.  You would be a billionaire if you can prove those statements you just made, it would change the way politics and the world is ran!

[JJB11B]

No way should this guy get off. Especially being a farmer. I am sure he is more than aware of wolves being reintroduced into WA.

He can claim he thought it was a coyote, but that's not going to work in court. That's like me going and shooting an elk and saying I thought it was a big buck, and made an honest mistake. Please let me off.
 
Classic example of a typical Eastern Washington self-entitled farmer, that thinks he is going to "show the state of Washington" how the good ole boys do it out in Pullman. Well the good ole boy better cash in some of that wheat. He is going to have a big bill to pay. Looks like we should have some nice fresh roads being built on the Westside; compliments of this farmers stupidity.

No way should this guy get off. Especially being a farmer. I am sure he is more than aware of wolves being reintroduced into WA.

He can claim he thought it was a coyote, but that's not going to work in court. That's like me going and shooting an elk and saying I thought it was a big buck, and made an honest mistake. Please let me off.
 
Classic example of a typical Eastern Washington self-entitled farmer, that thinks he is going to "show the state of Washington" how the good ole boys do it out in Pullman. Well the good ole boy better cash in some of that wheat. He is going to have a big bill to pay. Looks like we should have some nice fresh roads being built on the Westside; compliments of this farmers stupidity.

[Special T]

Max penalty for a Misdemeanor is $1k fine and year in jail. Sounds to me that this guy could cough up less than a grand and probation for a year... Thats not really a big deal....

[bobcat]

Wouldn't he also lose his right to hunt?

[jrebel]

He's got my vote for a slap on the wrist.     Hopefully the prosecutor will give him time served (bet it was hell waiting for the decision) and small fine of say $1 to make the nay sayers happy that justice was served. 

[Special T]

Perhaps he would loose it, But a misdemeanor does not normally make that happen. Having a loaded weapon in a vehicle or shooting from the road is a Misdemeanor and they dont take your Lic away for that...

Likely he is getting some slack because he called himself in. The could have hit him harder...

[Boss .300 winmag]

Wouldn't he also lose his right to hunt?

He wasn't hunting he was killing! 

Plus defending his family and livestock. 

[Buckhunter82]

"Classic example of a typical Eastern Washington self-entitled farmer, that thinks he is going to "show the state of Washington" how the good ole boys do it out in Pullman.

Is that comparable to the typical Western Washington self entitled liberal, that thinks he is going to show the state of Washington how the the good ole boys better do it out in Colville? It doesn't matter how many boots you lick. They're still going to to step on you. Thanks for 594 and Agenda 21.

[Bean Counter]

Wouldn't he also lose his right to hunt?

I thought hunting is a "privilege" in Washington state 

[turkeyfeather]

If I'm not mistaken,  wdfw said there are no wolf packs in Whitman county. I don't believe they ever said there are no wolves there. An individual wolf could show up anywhere.

As someone who lives on this side of the state and has family in the Palouse I can assure you that is what residents have been told.

Then you have been talking to the wrong people...the cashier that sells licenses at walmart or office clerk at the local wdfw office are not necessarily the best sources of information.  I highly doubt you had a biologist tell you or any Palouse resident that no wolf could be near pullman...wolves have been on the Palouse for a long time...perhaps you could provide more details on who said what...are you just making a generalization about some rumors you heard from friends and relatives...or do you have specific names, dates, articles, etc. to prove what you keep repeating?

I never said there weren't wolves in the Palouse. I said that game officials have said there are no wolves in the Palouse and I am not referring to the clerk at Wal-Mart.    Anyone who has any ties to this region knows they are there. Why is it so hard for you to understand that WDFW has denied this. It has been well documented how they had done this very same thing in the NE for many years. You need to get your head outta the sand there bud. Oh, and if you think I am gonna give names and specifics about reports and sightings  to a leaf licking wolf lover and defender you are crazier than I thought. If you knew half as much about this area as you claim to you would already know.

[bhawley76]

If this was to go to a jury I would bet money he would walk

[VarmintVentilator]

 By Living and farming in Whitman county, I've never had WDFW deny that there are wolves here.  We've had numerous conversations for the last 5 or 6 years on this subject.  He has been very upfront with me on this topic because he knows our ( the farmer and rancher) situation.  Like I've said before, when you only have a few WDFW employees to cover the entire county, its like trying find a needle in a haystack.  I cover alot of area in the winter coyote hunting, and have only seen them a few times.  It's called right place, right time.

[Gringo31]

I think all in all....


This is decent news.

[idahohuntr]

If I'm not mistaken,  wdfw said there are no wolf packs in Whitman county. I don't believe they ever said there are no wolves there. An individual wolf could show up anywhere.

As someone who lives on this side of the state and has family in the Palouse I can assure you that is what residents have been told.

Then you have been talking to the wrong people...the cashier that sells licenses at walmart or office clerk at the local wdfw office are not necessarily the best sources of information.  I highly doubt you had a biologist tell you or any Palouse resident that no wolf could be near pullman...wolves have been on the Palouse for a long time...perhaps you could provide more details on who said what...are you just making a generalization about some rumors you heard from friends and relatives...or do you have specific names, dates, articles, etc. to prove what you keep repeating?

I never said there weren't wolves in the Palouse. I said that game officials have said there are no wolves in the Palouse and I am not referring to the clerk at Wal-Mart.    Anyone who has any ties to this region knows they are there. Why is it so hard for you to understand that WDFW has denied this. It has been well documented how they had done this very same thing in the NE for many years. You need to get your head outta the sand there bud. Oh, and if you think I am gonna give names and specifics about reports and sightings  to a leaf licking wolf lover and defender you are crazier than I thought. If you knew half as much about this area as you claim to you would already know.

I will ignore your name calling and point out again that it is inconceivable that WDFW biologists told you wolves could never be on the Palouse.  I didn't ask for details about reporting sightings, I asked who (at WDFW) specifically told you there were no wolves on the Palouse?  You either misunderstood something or we need to find out who this WDFW staff is so they can be identified and corrected. 

On the recommended charges...I'm still curious to hear more details of the event...and whether this guy is going to plead guilty...penalties seem low enough this might be a good case to take to a jury...maybe demonstrate to prosecutors that small communities won't render guilty verdicts on wolf issues