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Quote from: jackelope on February 29, 2012, 11:18:05 AMShould they not hire anybody? Or maybe a better question is....where should they get the money to pay them?Well, they should just have an open season on wolves along with a trapping season, and not have Bios and techs dedicated to wolves. But since that isn't going to happen because of the damn WDFW commission approving the wolf plan, they should try getting donations from Defenders of Wildlife for the money needed for wolf management. I sure don't want any of the money I spend on licenses to go toward a predator I don't even want in the state. If they can't get money from donations, then they need to figure out a way to get money from a general fund or something............anywhere but from license sales. (Oh, BTW - wolves were not placed in WA State by WDFW)
Should they not hire anybody? Or maybe a better question is....where should they get the money to pay them?
I agree that the plan calls for an excessive number of wolves before de-listing can occur, but I still have to wonder if it really matters. The wolves are coming here on their own, they're going to increase in numbers with or without a written plan, and when they do finally become relatively abundant, there will be nothing we can do to control their numbers. (unless they're going to allow the use of poison, traps, and aerial gunning)
Quote from: bobcat on February 29, 2012, 02:58:47 PMI agree that the plan calls for an excessive number of wolves before de-listing can occur, but I still have to wonder if it really matters. The wolves are coming here on their own, they're going to increase in numbers with or without a written plan, and when they do finally become relatively abundant, there will be nothing we can do to control their numbers. (unless they're going to allow the use of poison, traps, and aerial gunning) That is why they shouldn't even have a plan. They should just have a season on them right now.Besides, what good do you think 2 trappers and 3 techs are going to do? They won't be able to do , they might as well save their money and don't do anything...........but I could be wrong.
(Oh, BTW - wolves were not placed in WA State by WDFW)
Just a quick question for Bobcat- Let's say you bought and moved into an old homestead with a barn. Your neighbor informs you that the homestead once had rats but the previous owner poisened them off. The neighbor on the other side of you liked the idea of rats living in your barn and planted some in there without consulting you. Over time the barn became so infested with rats they start moving into your house. Now the question is, did these rats move into your house on thier own?
I just really wanted to refer to them as rats...........the wolves, that is.