Big Game Hunting > Wolves
Delisting
BlackRiverTaxidermy:
There was a petition to ‘downgrade’ the wolves here in Washington to ‘sensitive’ at the commissioners meeting prior to this last one. Several of WDFW own biologists and staff spoke on the need and adequate numbers of wolves to justify downgrading them, even moving onto delisting the following years with the numbers of wolves in Washington (number showed approx 260, released several days later). However the anti-hunters spoke up loudly about not meeting the ‘management plan’ secondary to no accounted wolf population on the westside. Commissioners Smith, Lemkuhl, Reagan, Rowland, and Meyers all denied the decision to downgrade them and the typical hard-spoken anti commissioners Smith, Rowland, and Raegan were in agreement with the other anti groups, despite being WELL over management numbers on the eastside. It’s ridiculous reasoning.
One thing to clarify to the masses is this problem is directly due to the commissioners listed. There are 4 commissioners in support of downgrading. WDFW own bios and staff are onboard with downgrading, which is NOT delisting, but is a step in the right direction and would make for easier mitigation options when this predator continues to decimate our ungulates and private cattle company herds.
hughjorgan:
Sure is ironic that the Colville tribe has enough wolves to have hunting seasons and now are going to send 15 wolves from their reservation to Colorado but we can’t get the moron anti hunting commissioners to see the light and at least begin the down listing to help mitigate the problem animals.
BlackRiverTaxidermy:
--- Quote from: hughjorgan on June 29, 2024, 03:31:58 PM ---Sure is ironic that the Colville tribe has enough wolves to have hunting seasons and now are going to send 15 wolves from their reservation to Colorado but we can’t get the moron anti hunting commissioners to see the light and at least begin the down listing to help mitigate the problem animals.
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Make no mistake sir, they know the numbers are adequate to downgrade, they simply don’t agree with it tho and until we get new commissioners or something drastic happens to change their minds there will be no moving their vote. It’s been said before but the best thing we have seen in our engagements at the commissioner meetings is hunter/sportsmen numbers and speaking against their anti-science biased decisions
hughjorgan:
--- Quote from: BlackRiverTaxidermy on June 29, 2024, 04:14:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: hughjorgan on June 29, 2024, 03:31:58 PM ---Sure is ironic that the Colville tribe has enough wolves to have hunting seasons and now are going to send 15 wolves from their reservation to Colorado but we can’t get the moron anti hunting commissioners to see the light and at least begin the down listing to help mitigate the problem animals.
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Make no mistake sir, they know the numbers are adequate to downgrade, they simply don’t agree with it tho and until we get new commissioners or something drastic happens to change their minds there will be no moving their vote. It’s been said before but the best thing we have seen in our engagements at the commissioner meetings is hunter/sportsmen numbers and speaking against their anti-science biased decisions
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I don’t know if hunter engagement would be better but when a lot of these decisions are being made for eastern Washington they certainly should be holding commission meetings some where near where the people are being effected by their decisions whether it be wolves or cougars. Instead they picked a location that is about as far away as possible from the problems they are discussing and not getting any local input.
Loup Loup:
Perhaps Washington state could out bid Colorado, and could buy a couple dozen wolves from the Colvilles, and dump em out on the coast somewhere.
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