Colville Antelope

[grundy53]

Next we need some buffalo roaming around Washington.  They would probably be more destructive than horses.  The Colville Rez would be the perfect place to start them off.

I about hit an escapee up in the selkirks.  He was doing just fine.  Lol

They've got a pretty good herd up there don't they.

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[jasnt]

Next we need some buffalo roaming around Washington.  They would probably be more destructive than horses.  The Colville Rez would be the perfect place to start them off.

I about hit an escapee up in the selkirks.  He was doing just fine.  Lol

My mom about hit one outside wilpenet (spelling?)aswell this year

Last year I seen 2 off kings lake rd by usk

[PolarBear]

Next we need some buffalo roaming around Washington.  They would probably be more destructive than horses.  The Colville Rez would be the perfect place to start them off.

I about hit an escapee up in the selkirks.  He was doing just fine.  Lol

There were a few that got out in Bucoda a while back.  If I remember right 2 were shot and the other 3 or 4 were rounded up.  I did European mounts on a bunch for the guy who owned them.

[theleo]

Most studies about antelope predation that I've seen, seem to normally show their number one predator is coyotes. They are really hard on the fawns in the spring. Once they are up and going good though, there's really nothing in North America that can touch them. They are built to go fast and cover a lot of ground in VERY short order. I doubt wolves would impact them much at all unless deep snow was present or during the spring preying on fawns.

[C-Money]

Good news!! I am sure it wont take long for the antelope to wander down towards Marlin/Wilson Creek/Odessa. Should be good habitat.

[bobcat]

I wonder who will be responsible for compensating landowners for damage done to crops by these antelope, if they do in fact increase in number and extend their range beyond the borders of the Colville reservation?

[Gringo31]

Bobcat,
You are asking good questions but this is the beauty of having the tribe handle it.  They don't have to follow the same rules....even in regard to point of entry in this state.  So, it will just be what it is and later WDFW will take over because now they happened to just show up so they won't be liable either.

[MtnMuley]

Amen to that.  The horses are having wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more of an impact than a few antelope

The CCT got rid of a buuuuuuuuuunch of horses a while back.

[724wd]

Next we need some buffalo roaming around Washington.  They would probably be more destructive than horses.  The Colville Rez would be the perfect place to start them off.

aren't buffalo grazers just nipping the tips of grasses, as opposed to horses who pull everything up by the roots?

[LDennis24]

Horses nip grass off, they have teeth on top and bottom unlike ruminant animal's that have a pad for pulling.

[dscubame]

Very neat.  Good for the tribe.

[HUNTaHOLIC5]

Next we need some buffalo roaming around Washington.  They would probably be more destructive than horses.  The Colville Rez would be the perfect place to start them off.

aren't buffalo grazers just nipping the tips of grasses, as opposed to horses who pull everything up by the roots?

I'm not sure how buffalo graze but I do know horses are one of the worst. There are places on the yak Rez that are nothing but pure dirt where the horses are. What they don't eat they trample into dirt anyway.
I'll take bison any day over horses. Would be epic to send an arrow through the lungs!

[PlateauNDN]

Next we need some buffalo roaming around Washington.  They would probably be more destructive than horses.  The Colville Rez would be the perfect place to start them off.

aren't buffalo grazers just nipping the tips of grasses, as opposed to horses who pull everything up by the roots?

I'm not sure how buffalo graze but I do know horses are one of the worst. There are places on the yak Rez that are nothing but pure dirt where the horses are. What they don't eat they trample into dirt anyway.
I'll take bison any day over horses. Would be epic to send an arrow through the lungs!

Some of the best digging grounds are being decimated by the horses. They bite and pull killing not just the tops but the root as well, the part we eat. I almost shot a small herd when they begun jumping around towards family members, they appeared to be showing territorial behavior.

We need less horses by at least 9,999.

[Curly]

Next we need some buffalo roaming around Washington.  They would probably be more destructive than horses.  The Colville Rez would be the perfect place to start them off.

aren't buffalo grazers just nipping the tips of grasses, as opposed to horses who pull everything up by the roots?

I'm not sure how buffalo graze but I do know horses are one of the worst. There are places on the yak Rez that are nothing but pure dirt where the horses are. What they don't eat they trample into dirt anyway.
I'll take bison any day over horses. Would be epic to send an arrow through the lungs!

Some of the best digging grounds are being decimated by the horses. They bite and pull killing not just the tops but the root as well, the part we eat. I almost shot a small herd when they begun jumping around towards family members, they appeared to be showing territorial behavior.

We need less horses by at least 9,999.

Why don't they sell a bunch of tags for horses? I'd probably be interested in taking one out.

[boneaddict]

The problem is being addressed much like the wolf issue.