Incoming WDFW director has challenging job ahead

[bearpaw]

Incoming WDFW director has challenging job ahead

The Daily News - January 16, 2015
http://tdn.com/news/incoming-wdfw-director-has-challenging-job-ahead/article_df1728ee-9cfb-11e4-840d-9380169bb990.html

[Bob33]

I wish him well. He has a lot of challenges to deal with.

[Special T]

Well you dont seek new leadership, and people dont resign that are kicking butt at thier job. 

[Rainier10]

I wish him the best and think that the last paragraph of the article says the most. 

" Some good news: The reason that hunters get so incensed about hoof rot, anglers get so angry about who gets how many fish and hunters, non-hunters and ranchers argue about wolves is that people have strong feelings about fish and animals. Unsworth will have the advantage -- and feel the angst -- of leading an organization that serves passionate people."

If he is open to listen to everyone and unbiased hopefully he can find the common ground. I am willing to give him a little rope to see how he does.  Lot's to deal with and I am sure there will be bumps in the road.  The decision to go outside of the current administration gives me hope that some real change may be on the way.

[ucwarden]

For what it is worth, I have heard a lot of good things about the new director.  I wouldn't wish that job on anyone, as he certainly comes in at a very difficult time, but I am betting he has done his homework and is ready to take on the many problems.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

I wish him well. He has a lot of challenges to deal with.

 

[bearpaw]

For what it is worth, I have heard a lot of good things about the new director.  I wouldn't wish that job on anyone, as he certainly comes in at a very difficult time, but I am betting he has done his homework and is ready to take on the many problems.

  Good luck to him. 

[BOWHUNTER45]

For what it is worth, I have heard a lot of good things about the new director.  I wouldn't wish that job on anyone, as he certainly comes in at a very difficult time, but I am betting he has done his homework and is ready to take on the many problems.

We all hope so ! 

[Encore 280]

I just had a weird thought. Just out of curiosity, ucwarden if you were the new appointed director, what would your first priority job be? Don't mean to put you on the spot but just wondering if I'm thinking the same as most of the others. Go for it!

[elk101]

I hope the He does a great job but there is a reason I quit hunting elk in Idaho not because the game dept. was doing such a great job. when I stared in the 80 you had to buy your tags early now they don't come close to selling out and it is a lot less quota. when you see more wolves than elk in a unit there is a problem

[KFhunter]

I thought wolves deserved a spot in that article, no mention of them.

[Special T]

I hope the He does a great job but there is a reason I quit hunting elk in Idaho not because the game dept. was doing such a great job. when I stared in the 80 you had to buy your tags early now they don't come close to selling out and it is a lot less quota. when you see more wolves than elk in a unit there is a problem

I have heard a few people from ID say they are happy he's leaving. they weren't too impressed with his work in ID... PERHAPS he has tempered his thoughts on wolves since it has run its course in ID. I would bet that he makes some reasonable improvement on other fronts but we are stuck on the wolf issue.

[bobcat]

I'm not really sure what one person could do to change wolf management in this state, even if he is the director of WDFW. They have their wolf management plan, which was approved by the US Fish & Wildlife Service.

The number of wolves in the state will soon meet the goals of the wolf plan, and soon thereafter I assume wolves will be taken off the endangered species list.

So what exactly is it that the director could do to change that process? I'm not saying he absolutely could not have any influence, but what is it that needs changed? Of course I know most of us would prefer to have no wolves at all, but they're here now and they're not going away.

I think I'd rather have the director put his effort into things in which he can actually make a difference. First off, let's get the WDFW enforcement division fixed.

[Special T]

The only thing i think the director could do (at this point) is get more wolves documented ASAP by hiring real trappers and possibly turning a new page by accepting the cattlemens offer to  send a bio with the trapper they think is worthy of thier $... A HUGE beef many  hunters, rancher and other have is the department seeming to side withthe Anti hunting groups every time there is an opportunity.

Many, including me, think we have been slow played by agreeing ot artifically hgih BP numbers and then ccomplainging aboutnot having enough funds or sucess in documenting wolves.  I would lay the wager that we could delist right now if we had collars on half the wolf packs out there. 

[bearpaw]

The only thing i think the director could do (at this point) is get more wolves documented ASAP by hiring real trappers and possibly turning a new page by accepting the cattlemens offer to  send a bio with the trapper they think is worthy of thier $... A HUGE beef many  hunters, rancher and other have is the department seeming to side withthe Anti hunting groups every time there is an opportunity.

Many, including me, think we have been slow played by agreeing ot artifically hgih BP numbers and then ccomplainging aboutnot having enough funds or sucess in documenting wolves.  I would lay the wager that we could delist right now if we had collars on half the wolf packs out there.