Official!!!!!! Nov 3rd Special meeting will be held in Spokane

[CedarPants]

Later today I may have time to put something together that shows a quick summary via spreadsheet and pivot table summary.  I'm an analyst by day, hunter by weekend so crunchng and presenting numbers is what I do when I'm not in the woods.  Let me know if you'd like me to work on that ...

[724wd]

so the meeting is on the 3rd at 9am?  what's the meeting on the 4th?  i want to go, but a thursday/friday won't work. 

[bearpaw]

Later today I may have time to put something together that shows a quick summary via spreadsheet and pivot table summary.  I'm an analyst by day, hunter by weekend so crunchng and presenting numbers is what I do when I'm not in the woods.  Let me know if you'd like me to work on that ...

If you have time see what you can come up with, maybe we can give them a graph with a summary of units and wolf count.

[CedarPants]

Later today I may have time to put something together that shows a quick summary via spreadsheet and pivot table summary.  I'm an analyst by day, hunter by weekend so crunchng and presenting numbers is what I do when I'm not in the woods.  Let me know if you'd like me to work on that ...

If you have time see what you can come up with, maybe we can give them a graph with a summary of units and wolf count.

No problem.  I'll start this later today and will keep you posted

[bearpaw]

Here's another topic for someone to testify about.

What has an overabundance of wolves done for Idaho?
Just a few short years ago you couldn't buy an Idaho non-resident deer or elk tag by the time fall seasons opened. Check out how few non-resident deer and elk tags have been sold this year and it's nearly the end of many hunting seasons. Please also be aware that anyone can buy two deer and two elk tags, so anyone who is successful can walk into any license dealer and purchase a second deer or elk tag from this quota.

If you look at the formerly popular elk zones, most of them even have left over tags, and some you will notice more tags available than when they went on sale, that's because the outfitters can't sell any hunts and their quotas get turned in to the general quotas late in the summer.

Idaho F&G Revenue
Not only have wolves destroyed many of Idaho's best game herds, the Idaho Fish & Game has lost a lot of revenue. The 7112 unsold non-resident deer tags at $301.75 equals $2,146,046.00. The 5019 unsold non-resident elk tags at $416.75 equals 2,091,668.25. Each hunter must also have a hunting license which costs $154.75. Assuming half the elk hunters buy one tag and half the elk hunters get both deer and elk tags, that means 9621 hunters did not purchase non-resident hunting licenses at $154.75 which equals $1,488,849.75. The direct loss to Idaho Fish & Game could be as much as $5,726,564.00. This does not include the loss from fewer sales of resident licenses and tags.

Idaho Economy
Most hunters easily spend far more on sporting goods, 4x4 vehicles, restaurants, motels, quick stops, and at many other businesses than they spend on licenses. Ranchers have also lost animals, weight gain, and they have less disposable income. The total loss to Idaho's economy would be staggering if you could add it all up.

Non-Resident Quotas: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/licenses/?getPage=75

[KillBilly]

so the meeting is on the 3rd at 9am?  what's the meeting on the 4th?  i want to go, but a thursday/friday won't work.

The meeting on the 4th is a special meeting on other topics.

At the meeting on Nov. 4, the commission is scheduled to take action to amend existing restrictions on importation of harvested wildlife from states known to harbor chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wildlife populations. The proposed change would add Maryland and Minnesota to the list of states with CWD. The restrictions are aimed at protecting Washington's native deer, elk and moose populations.
 
In other business, the commission is scheduled to consider approval of a proposed acquisition of 7,711 acres in Kittitas County and hear a briefing from WDFW staff on criteria for setting population objectives for deer and elk.
 
The Nov. 4 meeting will open to the public at 9 a.m. Initially, the commission's November regular meeting was scheduled to run Nov. 4-5, but the commission now expects to conclude its business on Friday and not meet on Saturday, Nov. 5.
 
An agenda for the meeting will be posted on the commission's website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/commission/.

[CedarPants]

Al / Dale - I emailed you a copy of the file I'm working on and attached a copy here for review. I can format this however you feel is best, just let me know.