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WDFW land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« on: March 11, 2009, 12:03:04 PM »
I just read the WDFG made a land purchase for the Wolf Pack up by Twist!!! :yike: :yike: Of course they SUGER COATED IT and said it was for the Deer!!!   >:(  >:( >:(This is from their site.

The commission, which sets policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), approved purchase of 423 acres of critical mule deer range south of Twisp, adjacent to the Golden Doe unit of WDFW’s Methow Wildlife Area. The acquisition, funded by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant for the appraised value of $2,490,000, will also improve recreational opportunity and access to the wildlife area
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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2009, 12:06:19 PM »
sneaky game dept. , I hate that crap.

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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2009, 12:12:37 PM »
I’m having a hard time finding a downside to WDFW buying more land.   

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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2009, 12:15:35 PM »
as long as allow access that is fine by me.  Better them than someone that will deny access altogether. :twocents:
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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2009, 12:16:01 PM »
I’m having a hard time finding a downside to WDFW buying more land.   

X2.

maybe i'm ignorant but are we inventing reasons to complain about the wdfw?
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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2009, 12:17:16 PM »
I’m having a hard time finding a downside to WDFW buying more land.   

Maybe they will close it down to hunting if they find wolves. Call it a wolf habitat.


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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2009, 12:20:06 PM »
who wants to hunt an area where a protected wolf pack resides? It might take a little while before they make a huge impact but they will. You're right though if they keep it open to the public...why not?

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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2009, 12:20:25 PM »
If they shut it down after calling it prime deer habitat that would be pretty ballsey.  But then again it is the WDFW so who knows.
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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2009, 12:21:00 PM »
I'm having a hard time finding a downside to WDFW buying more land.   

X2.

maybe i'm ignorant but are we inventing reasons to complain about the wdfw?



NO!!! But If they are going to purchase land to increase the Wolf population,don't you think we should know about it? Also who is going to take their kids hiking where they know there are WOLVES?!!!  :bdid:

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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2009, 12:21:51 PM »
I’m having a hard time finding a downside to WDFW buying more land.   

Maybe they will close it down to hunting if they find wolves. Call it a wolf habitat.



they could do that anywhere right now if they see fit. they don't need a special small piece of land to do that on.
423 acres is nothing to a pack of wolves.
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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2009, 12:24:11 PM »
wolves are going to populate that land if they want to whether you own it, i own it or the wdfw owns it. lots of people take their kids hiking in the okanogan...the wolves are there. they have made it public knowledge.
it wouldn't stop me from taking my kid hiking. i will be carrying, but i usually am when we are hiking anywhere.

 
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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2009, 12:27:32 PM »
slider-i greatly respect your opinions on most of what we talk about here...buttttttt......

it just seems odd to me that the fact that wdfw bought a piece of winter range in twisp(great mule deer country in our state) for mule deer and you guys are finding ways to spin it into a purchase made to increase wolf habitat/population. i don't get it.
it seems like every move anybody makes anymore has an alternate negative motive hidden somewhere in the gray area.

we need hunting season to get here as soon as possible so we have something new to talk about.

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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2009, 12:29:55 PM »
The more they buy the better to me IMHO. We all know there are wolves in WA, but I havent seen any areas off limits to hunters due to it (I could be wrong though).

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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2009, 12:34:52 PM »
Ok so maybe we're paranoid, but look at Idaho for example. They introduced a few packs and were supposed to maintain them and keep them at an acceptable level. Didn't happen!!Now they are absolutely out of control. I don't want to see the same mistakes made here.

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Re: WDFG land purchase for WOLVES!!!
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2009, 12:44:30 PM »
Ok so maybe we're paranoid, but look at Idaho for example. They introduced a few packs and were supposed to maintain them and keep them at an acceptable level. Didn't happen!!Now they are absolutely out of control. I don't want to see the same mistakes made here.

Its not Idahos fault the FEDERAL courts put the wolves back on the endangered species list...  Now that they are off that list again and the management of said wolf packs are supposed to be turned over to the State agencies, I think we'll be seeing tags in ID this fall along with a few in WA within 2-3 years.  I've talked with Bio's for the WDFW and they want to manage our wolf populations properly, but they can't do it on a short budget with very little knowledge of our actual wolf packs.  We're getting a lot better but we still need to report every incident that we see a wolf so we can convince the bios and WDFW that we have met our 'recovery goals' and can start managing them with tags and hunts...

I'm with Jackelope on this one, I think ur all paranoid and are just looking for reasons to crap on the WDFW...  Thats just my .02 though... 


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