Colville-tribe-releases-nine-lynx-into-washing

[wadu1]

Used to be a pair of them near the Swan Lake Campground (SE of Republic) in the late 60's and early 70's. Saw them more than once while hunting or fishing the lake.

[WapitiTalk1]

Used to be able to take them back in NW MT. I think the limit was 3 cats, only 1 can be a pointy eared cat.

[JakeLand]

I’m not for transplanting any of these predators period , there’s a distinct reason that they’re not here. Started with wolves and how did that work out ? Then Fisher and now Lynx transplant predators changes the whole balance of areas or regions and not for the good I’m seeing it and dealing with it when it comes to the Fisher as you guys are with the wolves .

[zwickeyman]

I’m not for transplanting any of these predators period , there’s a distinct reason that they’re not here. Started with wolves and how did that work out ? Then Fisher and now Lynx transplant predators changes the whole balance of areas or regions and not for the good I’m seeing it and dealing with it when it comes to the Fisher as you guys are with the wolves .

 

I 100% agree

[buckcanyonlodge]

I’m not for transplanting any of these predators period , there’s a distinct reason that they’re not here. Started with wolves and how did that work out ? Then Fisher and now Lynx transplant predators changes the whole balance of areas or regions and not for the good I’m seeing it and dealing with it when it comes to the Fisher as you guys are with the wolves .

   Next ...  coming to the woods near you...... no bobcat hunting....

[buckfvr]

I’m not for transplanting any of these predators period , there’s a distinct reason that they’re not here. Started with wolves and how did that work out ? Then Fisher and now Lynx transplant predators changes the whole balance of areas or regions and not for the good I’m seeing it and dealing with it when it comes to the Fisher as you guys are with the wolves .

   Next ...  coming to the woods near you...... no bobcat hunting....

 

[KFhunter]

I’m not for transplanting any of these predators period , there’s a distinct reason that they’re not here. Started with wolves and how did that work out ? Then Fisher and now Lynx transplant predators changes the whole balance of areas or regions and not for the good I’m seeing it and dealing with it when it comes to the Fisher as you guys are with the wolves .

   Next ...  coming to the woods near you...... no bobcat hunting....

They tried to shut down some snowmobile trails already in the Kettle Range,   I met with the bio students from I think WSU at the trail head, they wanted to put a GPS tracker on my snowmobile.  The young gal was very cute and flirty, I didn't take the bait 

Later the club found out they were trying to justify closing the area due to lynx recovery.

Now the tribe is planting them there, the whole area is up for wilderness designation.    That would suck, it's fine as is.   


This was like 10-12 years ago, the Lynx has long been used as a tool to attempt to close that whole area

[idaho guy]

I’m not for transplanting any of these predators period , there’s a distinct reason that they’re not here. Started with wolves and how did that work out ? Then Fisher and now Lynx transplant predators changes the whole balance of areas or regions and not for the good I’m seeing it and dealing with it when it comes to the Fisher as you guys are with the wolves .

   Next ...  coming to the woods near you...... no bobcat hunting....

They tried to shut down some snowmobile trails already in the Kettle Range,   I met with the bio students from I think WSU at the trail head, they wanted to put a GPS tracker on my snowmobile.  The young gal was very cute and flirty, I didn't take the bait 

Later the club found out they were trying to justify closing the area due to lynx recovery.

Now the tribe is planting them there, the whole area is up for wilderness designation.    That would suck, it's fine as is.   


This was like 10-12 years ago, the Lynx has long been used as a tool to attempt to close that whole area

     

My first thought was they will use it to justify ending bobcat hunting in the lynx areas.  Also antis love to use “ endangered “ species to shut down recreation like snowmobiles etc.

[Alan K]

That's the BS about all of these reintroduction, and frankly the endangered species act itself. It's used as a cudgel to forward bigger agendas and isn't about the conservation itself. I don't think many outdoorsmen would be against these reintroductions or trying to help out endangered species on their own, but we know that it will be used to shut down other forms of hunting and recreation and litigated over to the point that they'll never be managed.  Makes it difficult if not impossible to support.

[hunter399]

We are allowed to hunt black Bear in grizzly bear recovery zone still. As long as we don't shoot any grizz.
Lynx recovery zones historically do shutdown ,roads,trails,forest tree harvest and reforestation.
The north half......
Natives still believe it's part of the reservation and it's not.
They only retain hunting rights to it.
So honestly to act as If they own it or to try and pull the co-exist stuff is a little far fetched. Saying they are released on the reservation is not true.
And like said in my first post,are we throwing native bobcat under the bus. Will lynx kill all the bobcat in the area.
I'm not saying I agree with them release lynx,
But maybe more research so go into what's there before you just let them go.
Honestly I thought natives where on the hunters side with wolves and stuff ,this really shows they are not.
I'd be more worried about the natives trying to reclaim some of the North half .All that has to happen is someone accidentally shoots a lynx,natives sue the federal government for not protecting lynx and try to claim a portion of the North half back to the reservation. Then boom ...no more hunting for us.
I can deal with gated roads,and walking in to hunt,and some annoying road shutdowns, I would be more worried about natives reclaiming the North half.

[KFhunter]

We are allowed to hunt black Bear in grizzly bear recovery zone still. As long as we don't shoot any grizz.
Lynx recovery zones historically do shutdown ,roads,trails,forest tree harvest and reforestation.
The north half......
Natives still believe it's part of the reservation and it's not.
They only retain hunting rights to it.
So honestly to act as If they own it or to try and pull the co-exist stuff is a little far fetched. Saying they are released on the reservation is not true.
And like said in my first post,are we throwing native bobcat under the bus. Will lynx kill all the bobcat in the area.
I'm not saying I agree with them release lynx,
But maybe more research so go into what's there before you just let them go.
Honestly I thought natives where on the hunters side with wolves and stuff ,this really shows they are not.
I'd be more worried about the natives trying to reclaim some of the North half .All that has to happen is someone accidentally shoots a lynx,natives sue the federal government for not protecting lynx and try to claim a portion of the North half back to the reservation. Then boom ...no more hunting for us.
I can deal with gated roads,and walking in to hunt,and some annoying road shutdowns, I would be more worried about natives reclaiming the North half.

Grizz areas we didn't have a spring bear hunt (irrelevant now)

We can't night hunt bobs in lynx recovery areas

We still can't snowmobile in Caribou protection areas even though they've been extinct in WA for a good 4-5 years now

Lynx don't kill bobs for the most part, bobs are meaner

Fisher do kill lynx

[JakeLand]

Fisher kill most everything, had 5 marten eaten and one destroyed by a Fisher this year it was like having a Wolverine following my trapline

[hunter399]

We are allowed to hunt black Bear in grizzly bear recovery zone still. As long as we don't shoot any grizz.
Lynx recovery zones historically do shutdown ,roads,trails,forest tree harvest and reforestation.
The north half......
Natives still believe it's part of the reservation and it's not.
They only retain hunting rights to it.
So honestly to act as If they own it or to try and pull the co-exist stuff is a little far fetched. Saying they are released on the reservation is not true.
And like said in my first post,are we throwing native bobcat under the bus. Will lynx kill all the bobcat in the area.
I'm not saying I agree with them release lynx,
But maybe more research so go into what's there before you just let them go.
Honestly I thought natives where on the hunters side with wolves and stuff ,this really shows they are not.
I'd be more worried about the natives trying to reclaim some of the North half .All that has to happen is someone accidentally shoots a lynx,natives sue the federal government for not protecting lynx and try to claim a portion of the North half back to the reservation. Then boom ...no more hunting for us.
I can deal with gated roads,and walking in to hunt,and some annoying road shutdowns, I would be more worried about natives reclaiming the North half.

Grizz areas we didn't have a spring bear hunt (irrelevant now)

We can't night hunt bobs in lynx recovery areas

We still can't snowmobile in Caribou protection areas even though they've been extinct in WA for a good 4-5 years now

Lynx don't kill bobs for the most part, bobs are meaner

Fisher do kill lynx

I didn't know grizzly recovery zone had anything to do with spring bear ? Explain......

Bobcat hunting at night in lynx areas ,we know why that came about.

And the caribou areas shutdown that's just the forest service
There famous for shuting down areas for one reason or another ,never to reopen those roads.

[highcountry_hunter]

Odd that they state in the article that wildfire is a leading cause in lynx habitat loss considering the colville rez is decimated by wildfire on a nearly yearly basis. 2022 was the summit trail fire of 48k acres, 2019 was the Williams flats fire of over 45k acres, in 2015 the north star fire was over 215k acres. And those are just the big ones.

[Alchase]

Odd that they state in the article that wildfire is a leading cause in lynx habitat loss considering the colville rez is decimated by wildfire on a nearly yearly basis. 2022 was the summit trail fire of 48k acres, 2019 was the Williams flats fire of over 45k acres, in 2015 the north star fire was over 215k acres. And those are just the big ones.

Interesting, fire has always been a natural way for nature to "clean up". How is it that a fire is now considered habitat loss?