IDFG "accidentally" collars 4 wolves

[Naches Sportsman]

Naches, but it was only an accident. 

*censored*!!

It looks bad when the usfs is getting sued for not keeping the wilderness quiet. Seriously give them a stern warning. If they violate the specifications of the special use permit again, ground all flights and lay the book at them.

In my opinion, bios are just too damn lazy these days to walk in.

That earthjustice attorney is on something! 

Fixed it if you are referring to me. Leave the wilderness wild. I like to enjoy my piece and quiet in nature

[JDHasty]

Naches, but it was only an accident. 

*censored*!!

It looks bad when the usfs is getting sued for not keeping the wilderness quiet. Seriously give them a stern warning. If they violate the specifications of the special use permit again, ground all flights and lay the book at them.

In my opinion, bios are just too damn lazy these days to walk in.

That earthjustice attorney is on something! 

Fixed it if you are referring to me. Leave the wilderness wild. I like to enjoy my piece and quiet in nature

When I am enjoying my piece in nature it kinda' makes it not so quiet. 

[MuleDeer]

Naches, but it was only an accident. 

*censored*!!

It looks bad when the usfs is getting sued for not keeping the wilderness quiet. Seriously give them a stern warning. If they violate the specifications of the special use permit again, ground all flights and lay the book at them.

In my opinion, bios are just too damn lazy these days to walk in.

That earthjustice attorney is on something! 

Fixed it if you are referring to me. Leave the wilderness wild. I like to enjoy my piece and quiet in nature

You do realize they were going in to collar elk/wolves/whatever, right?  That is not possible on foot alone.  For the purposes of collaring, the helicopters are needed for corralling the animals and/or flushing them out of cover.  Walking in is not an option.....unless you can teach them how to catch elk on foot, by hand.

[WAcoyotehunter]

Naches, but it was only an accident. 

*censored*!!

It looks bad when the usfs is getting sued for not keeping the wilderness quiet. Seriously give them a stern warning. If they violate the specifications of the special use permit again, ground all flights and lay the book at them.

In my opinion, bios are just too damn lazy these days to walk in.

That earthjustice attorney is on something! 

Fixed it if you are referring to me. Leave the wilderness wild. I like to enjoy my piece and quiet in nature

I agree that Wilderness should be quiet, which is one reason they timed the capture for winter.  I also think we need to be realistic in our expectations for wilderness.  I would support some limited chainsaw use for trails, helicopter use for situations like this, and other projects that make sense.  It's not like this was a recreational project.  We need to be paying attention to the herds too.

Capturing elk on foot or horseback is pretty tough.... I don't think it has anything to do with "lazy bios". 

[andrew_in_idaho]

This is the frank church we are talking about. How many cessnas and other small crafts fly in there and land every day during hunting season. Why are they making a big deal out of helicopters flying in to collar animals for research anyway?


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[idahohuntr]

This is the frank church we are talking about. How many cessnas and other small crafts fly in there and land every day during hunting season. Why are they making a big deal out of helicopters flying in to collar animals for research anyway?


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The Frank in the summer and fall is probably only slightly behind Sea-Tac in volume of air traffic.   

[blackveltbowhunter]

Naches, but it was only an accident. 

*censored*!!

It looks bad when the usfs is getting sued for not keeping the wilderness quiet. Seriously give them a stern warning. If they violate the specifications of the special use permit again, ground all flights and lay the book at them.

In my opinion, bios are just too damn lazy these days to walk in.

That earthjustice attorney is on something! 

Fixed it if you are referring to me. Leave the wilderness wild. I like to enjoy my piece and quiet in nature

My response was in reference to the Associated Press release Hasty  posted. Not implying you are with earthjustice. I agree keep the wilderness wild, and wolf free. I like my peace and quiet as well.

[2MANY]

Drunk rafters are always fun though.

[Oh Mah]

They say its easier to apologize for doing something your not supposed to do than asking for permission to do what you want to do.     accident my but.

[Duckslayer89]

Does anyone think IDFG was collaring them to track the pack and thin them out later on? Make them easier to find aerial hunting? One could only wish...

[JimmyHoffa]

This kind of reminds me of the thread where WDFW was supposed to be doing mule deer surveys, but instead were chasing elk around and away from hunters with a helicopter. 
Do they take all their wolf gear when they go out to do elk stuff?  (like use the same collars and same dose of tranquilizers)  I'd assume that when doing wolf ops, they have the carnivore bios along?
Just hope they are getting good data.

[WAcoyotehunter]

Does anyone think IDFG was collaring them to track the pack and thin them out later on? Make them easier to find aerial hunting? One could only wish...

Yes, probably.  Collared wolves are often used as a Judas animal to the pack.