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WDFW can TRY to restrict public access, they can try to bully people into thinking they own the land. Spring hunts where calves/cow are presnt may be restricted, or fall hunts too. I think this is a better deal for WDFW employess and well to do ranchers who dont loss anything and we pay for it. WDFW gave over 1 million to WSU last yr for that stupid grazing project, only for them to show that livestock compete with wildlife for resources. This measn we will be paying for wildlife biologists to fix fences and watertanks, this will cost us a lot of public money. Also, even if WDFW put grazing in the contract it does not protect them from lawsuits since they still must provide high quality habitat for wildlife. More than likely WDFw make promises to 40 that they might not be able to keep because of potential conflicts with lawsuits and the public outcry.
WDFW Blue Mountains Wildlife Area Complex Manager Bob Dice reminds steelhead fishers of the recent addition of 2,200 acres in the Mountain View area in Asotin County, along two miles of the Grand Ronde River and north along Cougar Creek, open now for outdoor recreation. The acquisition is phase one of a multi-year project to put nearly 12,000 acres of the 4-O Ranch in public ownership for recreation and fish and wildlife habitat management as part of the Chief Joseph Wildlife Area. Dice says many of the new property lines have been identified with “Wildlife Area” signs, but a map is available on WDFW’s website.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=79.10.125
