Rogue Washington Rancher Wiped Out 15% of State’s Wolves in Violation of Federal

[wolfbait]

Wolfbait.....



Some of the sites you watch make me 


I'd find a hobby that eats more time.     

 

Saw this by accident, thought I would share some WAG 

[jackelope]

It's not really a right, but more like a lease.  They can graze cattle for a period of time in return for a payment.  A right is something that is hard to take away, like the right to vote.

This is more along the lines of what I thought grazing rights were. It doesn't seem like a "right" when you have to pay for it.

[Stein]

It's not really a right, but more like a lease.  They can graze cattle for a period of time in return for a payment.  A right is something that is hard to take away, like the right to vote.

This is more along the lines of what I thought grazing rights were. It doesn't seem like a "right" when you have to pay for it.

Yeah, it isn't a right and when you decide to not pay, you can get booted off.  Or, the landowner (US gov't) can decide to do something else with the land.

[pianoman9701]

Ranchers are granted grazing rights by the Dept. of the Interior or BLM.

Kind of.

They are granted grazing rights by the agency, not the department. BLM only gives grazing rights for BLM, Forest Service for Forest Service, etc. Fun fact, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is just one of a handful of National Park Service sites in the US which has grazing leases, most NPS lands are off limits to grazing.

Thank you for the clarification, BT. My point was that not everyone automatically has "grazing rights". They enter into a contract and have specific rights (and responsibilities), under that contract.

[2MANY]

AND often times the grazing rights come and go with the individual ranch sales.
They are often a long term agreement that is very hard to revoke.
Most of the time they are defined by how many cow calf pairs can be on a certain amount of acres.

[HighlandLofts]

So what is 1080? Some kind of poison I guess.

Good for the rancher for defending his living.
Screw BLM and all of the other agencies.

[JDHasty]

So what is 1080? Some kind of poison I guess.

Good for the rancher for defending his living.
Screw BLM and all of the other agencies.

[KFhunter]

The actual complaint

https://www.peer.org/assets/docs/wa/5_18_17_FS_Permit_Complaint_Final.pdf

[KFhunter]

The guy used his official position as a highly placed federal employee to give weight to his complaint, which was at first glance appears to be entirely founded on the lies of Rob Wielgus, a WSU professor Large Carnivore Conservation Lab at WSU.   

If you haven't read this, you should do so.
https://news.wsu.edu/2016/08/31/wsu-issues-statement-clarifying-comments-profanity-peak-wolf-pack/