WDFW spent $119,500 to shoot seven wolves

[wolfbait]

WDFW spent $119,500 to shoot seven wolves

http://www.capitalpress.com/Washington/20161102/wdfw-spent-119500-to-shoot-seven-wolves

[Bigshooter]

I wish it was cheaper but still worth every penny.

[Special T]

Funny how I look at that number and cringe, yet agree with Bigshooter. We should be able to shoot them on sight like coyotes and it makes me mad we don't. That said I'd pay that much to be the trigger puller.

[steeleywhopper]

Funny how they need to up our license fee's now. WDFW can kick rocks!

[wolfbait]

"WDFW had planned to eliminate the entire Profanity Peak pack, which was preying on cattle in the Colville National Forest. The department suspended the operation with four wolves surviving.

WDFW said the chances of attacks on livestock continuing were low because the grazing season was ending."


 Next spring/summer the new batch of pups will have experienced cow killing teachers, and WDFW can pretend to manage their wolves once agin.




"Amaroq Weiss of the Center for Biological Diversity said the money spent shooting wolves would have been better used to move cattle off grazing allotments and paying for supplemental feed.

“I think the vast majority of the public would be very supportive of doing something like that, instead of killing wolves,” she said."

[wheels]

could have made some money off it

[MtnMuley]

Best $119K they've wasted in years.

[Wanttohuntmore]

Ha!  Yeah, the best money they have spent.   I'll offer to do the next job for half the price.   

[The100Road]

Do they realize that they could have made this a special permit or raffle and MADE a ton of money rather then it costing them $119,000? 

[JimmyHoffa]

Do they realize that they could have made this a special permit or raffle and MADE a ton of money rather then it costing them $119,000? 

Wish they would.  But reality is $119K is probably a lot cheaper than the greeny lawsuits if the opened a season before delisting.

[timberfaller]

"Center for Biological Diversity" 

There they are again!!  

They are the "Center" of every "under the radar"  anti-hunting and anti 2A issue WE have to fight!

Surprise Surprise!!  NOT!!!

[Stein]

Do they realize that they could have made this a special permit or raffle and MADE a ton of money rather then it costing them $119,000? 

You can go to MT and shoot one for $50 OTC and virtually nobody ever even tries.

[boneaddict]

As stated above....Best money they have ever wasted! 

[Dan-o]

 

Maybe they could cancel the 800,000 contract for their "facilitator".   

At their current rate, that would fun removal of about 50 more wolves.   

[nwwanderer]

Kind of like the deer culls in the northeast cities, huge bills, never allowed to really control numbers, and they do it all again over and over. 
What was accomplished with several packs overlapping in the northeast?  Ask the Gebbers or McIrvins how effective this plan is.

[villageidiot]

Can't wait till the Loup Loup pack kills two more of Gebbers cows.  Then we will have another wolf lovers cry in.   McIrvin is a tough rancher but he don't have near the money Gebbers have.  They don't hesitate to fight.  I put my money on Gebbers winning any fight with WDFW.  I think WDFW is very nervous about this new pack killing two of Gebbers cows and I suspect they are installing Flaggery,  flashing lights, smoke bombs, guard dogs and range riders to prevent another two cow kills.

[dscubame]

Compared to what some spend on tags for deer, elk, sheep, goat, and so forth that seems like a bargain to me. 

[wolfbait]

Can't wait till the Loup Loup pack kills two more of Gebbers cows.  Then we will have another wolf lovers cry in.   McIrvin is a tough rancher but he don't have near the money Gebbers have.  They don't hesitate to fight.  I put my money on Gebbers winning any fight with WDFW.  I think WDFW is very nervous about this new pack killing two of Gebbers cows and I suspect they are installing Flaggery,  flashing lights, smoke bombs, guard dogs and range riders to prevent another two cow kills.

I have been figuring on that also, but then I look back at the hush money that Gebbers took from the DNR, over burning folks out, and I'm just not sure which way they will jump.

[Cuernos1]

They could've made $10 per tag x 50000=$500k in tag sales n got them. Fact that anyone thinks it's ok to waste not only money but the resources amazes me. Those agencies are funded by us. Not liberals...no libs by licenses or tags or much ammo for that matter. Only libs who by ammo r proven people hunters I.e. Orlando n I could go on...

[wolfbait]

Killing of 7 wolves cost Washington state $135,000

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/13/killing-of-7-wolves-cost-washington-state-135000/

[Buzz2401]

Money well spent.  Would have been very hard for hunters to go in and shoot seven wolves before the wolf lovers shut them down.  The helicopters made it happen fast.  Not a popular stance but I support most of the decisions made by WDFW.  There are things I like to see done differently but I understand the tough job they have to do with all the sportsman we have in this state and the backlash they get from the liberal majority.

[cooltimber]

 why they are raising our fee's

[wolfbait]

Money well spent.  Would have been very hard for hunters to go in and shoot seven wolves before the wolf lovers shut them down.  The helicopters made it happen fast.  Not a popular stance but I support most of the decisions made by WDFW.  There are things I like to see done differently but I understand the tough job they have to do with all the sportsman we have in this state and the backlash they get from the liberal majority.

Maybe WDFW needs some Swedish hunters

Swedish hunters kill 22 wolves in a week

http://www.thelocal.se/20170107/swedish-hunters-shoot-most-quota-wolves-in-one-week

[Ebell]

I find it frustrating that the Master Hunters aren't being utilized for these tasks. I recall reading about the sharpshooter they brought in to thin the elk herd near the Skagit/Whatcom border a few years ago. Just seems like a waste of money to me.  If the state has the resource, why not use it?  Personally I don't have experience shooting from a helicopter but maybe other MH's do?
Perhaps a helicopter  isn't reallly necessary.   Just my opinion.

Eric

[wolfbait]

I find it frustrating that the Master Hunters aren't being utilized for these tasks. I recall reading about the sharpshooter they brought in to thin the elk herd near the Skagit/Whatcom border a few years ago. Just seems like a waste of money to me.  If the state has the resource, why not use it?  Personally I don't have experience shooting from a helicopter but maybe other MH's do?
Perhaps a helicopter  isn't reallly necessary.   Just my opinion.

Eric

WDFW don't want to set a pretense of hunting wolves, etc.. They would rather stay with their fake environmental groups, CNW, DoW, etc., going with the least amount of wolf control as possible.

[Thenewguy]

Do they realize that they could have made this a special permit or raffle and MADE a ton of money rather then it costing them $119,000? 

You can go to MT and shoot one for $50 OTC and virtually nobody ever even tries.

Not quite that easy. I spend a ton of time in the woods here and have seen 2 in 6 years. I stopped buying the tag because of this

[pianoman9701]

I find it frustrating that the Master Hunters aren't being utilized for these tasks. I recall reading about the sharpshooter they brought in to thin the elk herd near the Skagit/Whatcom border a few years ago. Just seems like a waste of money to me.  If the state has the resource, why not use it?  Personally I don't have experience shooting from a helicopter but maybe other MH's do?
Perhaps a helicopter  isn't reallly necessary.   Just my opinion.

Eric

You think that's frustrating? Wait until you realize no one's ever going to get to hunt wolves in this state.