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WDFW plans public meeting in Tonasket on plan to restore Sinlahekin Wildlife Are
woodswalker:
Shootmore...The Gov's idea of a cut is to only spent 10% more than last year...instead of the 20% she WANTED!
Shootmoore:
--- Quote from: woodswalker on March 01, 2010, 05:10:39 PM ---Shootmore...The Gov's idea of a cut is to only spent 10% more than last year...instead of the 20% she WANTED!
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That my friend is something we can agree on. I think we also agree that this project is a good deal for wildlife. I think my only issue is timing and where the money is coming from.
Shootmoore
villageidiot:
Dale Sweatburg is probably the best wildlife manager this state has and may ever have. You might of noticed he said thinning and burning. Thinning means likely some merchantable wood which will pay for the rest of the work. He has a budget and if he can generate money to accomplish what he needs to he is allowed to do that. The Methow now has a very good potential great manager also. The new guy is Tom McCoy who is the first ranchers son and his degree is in range science not wildlife science. They have hired wildlife biologists in the past to manage game land which is like hiring a plumber to wire your house. Wildlife biologist don't have a clue about soil amenities, timber management, grazing practices, weed control, or even hunting. Any more the biologists seem to be anti hunters which is a disaster to us hunters. Tom McCoy is also a hunter, horse lover and loads his own ammunition. He attacked a parcel last winter that was choked with sapling (4 to 6"0 ) ponderosa pines that were a potential explosive fire event and with his hired help and himself mowed it down, leaving the larger trees. For 5 dollar permit he let any wood cutters have all they wanted and it got all cleaned up last summer. Now tha'ts how to get something done. He's not afraid to use weed spray to kill knapweed like the past managers were and he knows how to manage it once it's been sprayed so prevent future spraying. I fully expect you will see the Methow wildlife area become restored and WDFW credibility get renewed if Tom McCoy is allowed to continue his agenda.
Shootmoore:
I think your right on the money villageidiot. Both managers are great, and if they keep the bio's out of these two guys business they will do good things with habitat. I guess I should probably have kept my angst at the state beurocracy out of this issue. I don't want to disperage these two managers as I think they both have there heads on straight.
Shootmoore
Kain:
Sounds like a couple of great guys for the job. We need more like them. But why cant they concentrate their effort on the land we already own or have access to. Especially when money is as tight as it is. Put the purchasing on hold and do some house keeping. It sounds like we are all on the same page for the most part.
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