Coloradans unleash wolves on their neighbors: A fitting metaphor for COVID

[highside74]

And elk numbers in Yellowstone were at there peak in the early 90s and have been on a decline since the late 90s. May I ask the class what changed in Yellowstone in the mid 90s?

Anyone, Anyone? Oh that's right wolves in 95. But the book photocopying science guy will say that has nothing to do with it.

Wait for it, wait for it...

[Hydrophilic]

Such a tool. You elk hunt with wolves, yeah right.

Not sure what is unbelievable about that. I hunt in the same watershed as an elk pack. Not literally hunt with wolves. If that clarifies.

[Hydrophilic]

And elk numbers in Yellowstone were at there peak in the early 90s and have been on a decline since the late 90s. May I ask the class what changed in Yellowstone in the mid 90s?

Anyone, Anyone? Oh that's right wolves in 95. But the book photocopying science guy will say that has nothing to do with it.

Wait for it, wait for it...

This is about Colorado, not Yellowstone, completely different. You have dragged me off topic multiple times, mainly because it was too tempting not to respond to your off topic comments, but I will stay on topic the rest of this thread. Please refrain from personal attacks, attacking my argument is one thing, attacking me personally by calling me a tool is another. Please refrain, thanks. 

[highside74]

I didn't go off topic. Yellowstone is a place where wolves were reintroduced and the elk populations have declined ever since and people in Colorado are ignoring 20 years of wolf and elk science because they are misinformed by people with an arterial motive.

[Hydrophilic]

And everything you quote is from the 50s and 60s. Go ask the fish and game scientists from the 80s and 90s if they still think it's a good idea to make loggers clean every stream and river they log by or get fined. Now they get fined if they don't put log jams back. Science changes with knowledge and uniformed voters shouldn't vote on wolf introduction.

I can’t believe I have to say this but please quote my references I used from the 50’s and 60’s? I won’t go off topic again but I am just honestly curious how you think a 2019 textbook, an article from 2011, an article from 2012, and Colorado voting results from 2020 are from the 1950’s?

[KFhunter]

He's right about personal attacks, if nothing else highside

You hunt Oregon hydro? From your avatar it looks like it going off elk species and understory.

You've got *a lot* to learn about wolves. 

I appreciate your passion for the outdoors, but you're about 10 years behind E Washington and 15 behind Idaho.


You could learn here, or you could piss everyone off.   Your choice.


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[Hydrophilic]

I didn't go off topic. Yellowstone is a place where wolves were reintroduced and the elk populations have declined ever since and people in Colorado are ignoring 20 years of wolf and elk science because they are misinformed by people with an arterial motive.

Ulterior. 

[Hydrophilic]

He's right about personal attacks, if nothing else highside

You hunt Oregon hydro? From your avatar it looks like it going off elk species and understory.

You've got *a lot* to learn about wolves. 

I appreciate your passion for the outdoors, but you're about 10 years behind E Washington and 15 behind Idaho.


You could learn here, or you could piss everyone off.   Your choice.


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Yes, I’m in Oregon and hunt a few other states as well.

I’m open to learning and I hope everyone else here is as well. All I ask for are decent citations and critical thought.

Whether I piss everyone off is of no concern to me. If hunters get mad at facts and observations that is their problem and not my own. I have a folder of studies used by state wildlife agencies to dictate their management decisions, or personal opinions. If hunters want science, I can do science. If this is a science based management forum, as a couple posters have claimed, then hopefully the cognitive dissonance is kept to a minimum.

About me: I chase 20 lb steelhead, big morels, big elk, and big deer. But I’m happy with 10 lb steelhead, small morels, small elk, and small deer. I love the outdoors. Cheers.

[KFhunter]

You probably want the dams removed?

Not to stereotype all steelheaders, but from your posts I think you'd be this type.

I am going somewhere with this...

[Hydrophilic]

Is that not off topic?

[greenhead_killer]

Such a tool. You elk hunt with wolves, yeah right.

Not sure what is unbelievable about that. I hunt in the same watershed as an elk pack. Not literally hunt with wolves. If that clarifies.

elk pack...hahahahahahahahahahaahaha.  You got us. Go troll somewhere else. Somewhere where your rhetoric might actually be believable.

[Hydrophilic]

*wolf pack
You got me.

[greenhead_killer]

Nice recovery bubbo. Again, troll somewhere else.

[Hydrophilic]

Nice recovery bubbo. Again, troll somewhere else.

Maybe you can vote to add a rule and keep dissenting opinions out.
Freedom of speech sucks sometimes.

[greenhead_killer]

Yeah you got me bubbo. You have this thing on auto alert when someone responds to you? sure are quick to get a response to anyone who disagrees. This is great.