snoqualmie ridge elk saved. barf

[Ryan308]

Public outcry and now they on hold to think about thinning out the herd. We should let the whiny tree huggers go and shoo them off the course.

[Craig]

Don't always agree with the tree hugger type, but I don't agree with people that build a golf course in the middle of elk country then complain about the elk.

[dewandgin]

 

[6x6in6]

Sweet!
May the elk continue to leave little brown golf balls everywhere.

[buck man]

Sweet!
May the elk continue to leave little brown golf balls everywhere.

I thought they were milk duds??

[scudmaster]

Having been one of the hunters shooing them off the course with WDFW, I can tell you there are almost double the elk than the target population in the 4601. City of Snoqualmie has a no hunting ordinance so there are no other methods to keep their numbers in check.  Damage hunts are a valuable tool and the only one available with the City ordinance.  Once again tree huggers win over the biologist and science.

[D-Rock425]

I think this hunt will be bad for the whole hunting community.   Its already gotten to much tv times.

[WSU]

Don't always agree with the tree hugger type, but I don't agree with people that build a golf course in the middle of elk country then complain about the elk.

Same can be said for farmers, and housing developments, and on and on....

[elkfins]

A damage control hunt there would be bad idea... remember the bad press last year during the damage hunt up on Hwy 20?
I'm curious why they don't consider drugging and re-locating some of them?  Is the cost too high?

I'm surprised the state hasn't thought about introducing some wolves in there...

[blackbart]

Having been one of the hunters shooing them off the course with WDFW, I can tell you there are almost double the elk than the target population in the 4601. City of Snoqualmie has a no hunting ordinance so there are no other methods to keep their numbers in check.  Damage hunts are a valuable tool and the only one available with the City ordinance.  Once again tree huggers win over the biologist and science.

There are a lot of other golf courses that have animal problems how do they handle them?? How about the other golf courses in western Washington?? The only reason this ever got any traction is becaue of the $$$$ the members can throw at their problems.

Seems to be WDFW's moto whoever throws money their way can acceft their management practices. Must look real good to the general populus.

[Bob33]

Having been one of the hunters shooing them off the course with WDFW, I can tell you there are almost double the elk than the target population in the 4601. City of Snoqualmie has a no hunting ordinance so there are no other methods to keep their numbers in check.  Damage hunts are a valuable tool and the only one available with the City ordinance.  Once again tree huggers win over the biologist and science.

There are a lot of other golf courses that have animal problems how do they handle them?? How about the other golf courses in western Washington??

I'm not aware of any other golf course in Western WA with the overpopulation of elk that North Bend has.

[Ryan308]

Golf course,christmas tree farm,nursery it doesn't matter. I just don't understand why it needs to brought out to the media. Make it happen in a safe and quick way and be done with it. Just my opinion.

[Huntbear]

Heck, lets just spend the money to buy the golf course, make it a feeding station, then introduce the wolves so that the "wildlife watchers" can get some good photos of the herd being slaughtered alive by the pack... should take all of about 2 weeks....  Problem solved.

 

[pianoman9701]

A damage control hunt there would be bad idea... remember the bad press last year during the damage hunt up on Hwy 20?
I'm curious why they don't consider drugging and re-locating some of them?  Is the cost too high?

I'm surprised the state hasn't thought about introducing some wolves in there...

If you're afraid of the press and the very vocal, tiny majority of anti-hunters, you're right about this or any other hunt. That's the problem - we should be making decisions based on science, targeted herd strengths, etc., not on the opinions and whining of less than 1% of the population. This goes to thinning elk herds, responsible wolf plans, and filling the F&W Commission seats. This decision, like the approved wolf plan, is not based on science or sound game management. Rather it is born of yielding to the emotional, fact-less ravings of animal rights extremists. One well-spoken and knowledgeable wildlife biologist speaking to the press could have convinced 80% of our population that thinning this over-sized herd was the best path to take for the healthy future of the herd and the economic strength of the local economy. WDFW once again chose the path of least resistance, because they think that we hunters will be less trouble than the animal rights extremists. They may be in for a big surprise.

[Bob33]

One well-spoken and knowledgeable wildlife biologist speaking to the press could have convinced 80% of our population that thinning this over-sized herd was the best path to take for the healthy future of the herd and the economic strength of the local economy.

I could not agree more.  Many on here seem to focus on the "rich" golf course land owners.  Not killing some elk will not only result in more property damage - it will cause harm to the herd's overall health and individual elk.

I'm truly surprised at how many oppose killing any.