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Quote from: Bob33 on September 18, 2015, 10:34:17 AMhttp://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/02042015.htmThe Northern Yellowstone Cooperative Wildlife Working Group conducted its annual winter survey of the northern Yellowstone elk population on January 20, 2015. The survey, using three airplanes, was conducted by staff from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the National Park Service. Staff counted 4,844 elk, including 1130 elk (23%) inside Yellowstone National Park and 3,714 elk (77%) north of the park. Survey conditions were favorable across the region.The 2015 count was 24% higher than the 3,915 elk counted in 2013 and was the highest since 6,037 elk were counted in 2010. Survey conditions in 2014 were poor and resulted in an inaccurate count. So they do their entire population study in 1 day, January 20, 2015 and then admit that "survey conditions in 2014 were poor and resulted in a inaccurate count", my guess is that again was only 1 day. Must be nice to base two years worth of herd numbers, hunting season quotas, wolf depredation, disease, etc. etc. etc, on two days worth of work out of 730.
http://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/02042015.htmThe Northern Yellowstone Cooperative Wildlife Working Group conducted its annual winter survey of the northern Yellowstone elk population on January 20, 2015. The survey, using three airplanes, was conducted by staff from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the National Park Service. Staff counted 4,844 elk, including 1130 elk (23%) inside Yellowstone National Park and 3,714 elk (77%) north of the park. Survey conditions were favorable across the region.The 2015 count was 24% higher than the 3,915 elk counted in 2013 and was the highest since 6,037 elk were counted in 2010. Survey conditions in 2014 were poor and resulted in an inaccurate count.
Quote from: AspenBud on September 18, 2015, 11:11:49 AMBut according to some here that's not supposed to happen. They are supposed to create a predator pit and simply eat everything until a black hole forms and swallows the earth whole.
This is just the first cycle. This is the way nature has worked since the dawn of time. Anyone that thinks nature will eventually find "balance" is on crack. It's in constant ebb and flow. Anyone else who says man needs to but out of nature clearly doesn't realize that the last 50 years are the first time in man's history that he is not the apex predator and directly affecting nature/animal populations through hunting for food. We are a part of nature and always will be. We need to be involved in population control.
Quote from: bearpaw on September 18, 2015, 11:57:11 AMQuote from: AspenBud on September 18, 2015, 11:11:49 AMBut according to some here that's not supposed to happen. They are supposed to create a predator pit and simply eat everything until a black hole forms and swallows the earth whole.Please show us a quote backing up your absurd statement? I can't, a wolf ate it.
Quote from: AspenBud on September 18, 2015, 11:11:49 AMBut according to some here that's not supposed to happen. They are supposed to create a predator pit and simply eat everything until a black hole forms and swallows the earth whole.Please show us a quote backing up your absurd statement?
But according to some here that's not supposed to happen. They are supposed to create a predator pit and simply eat everything until a black hole forms and swallows the earth whole.
Since wolves have been hunted extensively in Idaho elk numbers in many areas where wolf numbers have been reduced are rebounding. Wolf impacts are really not much different than cougar impacts, roughly the same amount of game is killed by one wolf as one cougar. Wolves need to be hunted heavily to keep numbers at a level where they don't overly impact other wildlife, the big problem is when wolves are not managed due to greenie agendas.
Quote from: AspenBud on September 18, 2015, 11:59:39 AMQuote from: bearpaw on September 18, 2015, 11:57:11 AMQuote from: AspenBud on September 18, 2015, 11:11:49 AMBut according to some here that's not supposed to happen. They are supposed to create a predator pit and simply eat everything until a black hole forms and swallows the earth whole.Please show us a quote backing up your absurd statement? I can't, a wolf ate it.
Quote from: bearpaw on September 18, 2015, 11:57:11 AMQuote from: AspenBud on September 18, 2015, 11:11:49 AMBut according to some here that's not supposed to happen. They are supposed to create a predator pit and simply eat everything until a black hole forms and swallows the earth whole.Please show us a quote backing up your absurd statement?
Quote from: bearpaw on September 18, 2015, 12:06:26 PMSince wolves have been hunted extensively in Idaho elk numbers in many areas where wolf numbers have been reduced are rebounding. Wolf impacts are really not much different than cougar impacts, roughly the same amount of game is killed by one wolf as one cougar. Wolves need to be hunted heavily to keep numbers at a level where they don't overly impact other wildlife, the big problem is when wolves are not managed due to greenie agendas.What would be nice is to see a target number of ungulates, by species, and then see a target number of wolves, put out by the state. So for example, if the state wants 20,000 deer then they should manage for that. If they want 5000, they should manage for that. People can quibble over the details, but the laissez faire mentality the state appears to have towards the problem isn't right. If they can come out with concrete numbers for what they want to see out there and document progress towards those goals, then it simply becomes an argument of how many we want here, not one of potential impacts. Saying the deer population looks good given hunter success isn't good management. Neither is half hearted wolf counts.
Quote from: bearpaw on September 18, 2015, 11:57:11 AMQuote from: AspenBud on September 18, 2015, 11:11:49 AMBut according to some here that's not supposed to happen. They are supposed to create a predator pit and simply eat everything until a black hole forms and swallows the earth whole.Please show us a quote backing up your absurd statement? FYI - I just came across an example. http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,48084.0.htmlHappy hunting this weekend!!
Took the time to read through the article BEST part, were the comments!!! Love it when a University sends out "students" to do research then label it as Truth and Facts.Quick question, Doesn't the state wildlife departments have their own "biologist"?? or are THEY questionable too?? How many "excuses" do you come up with out of that article?"released trout" and Climate Disruption, what a hoot!!