The least-wanted list: Invasive animals

[buglebuster]

a few that leave me wondering why they are on the list:

Brook Trout

Cottontail

Mountain Goat

Turkey

Bullfrog

[lokidog]

Bullfrogs eat all the native frogs and salamanders.  They mentioned six inch ones... I caught one in my driveway south of Oly that I could barely get both hands around.  It managed to jump out of a five gallon bucket with boards and a rock on top!     I was looking forward to those drumsticks.   

[Gobble Doc]

Why are there restrictions by WDFW on how bullfrogs can be taken if they are invasive?

"Bullfrogs may only be taken by angling, hand dip netting, gigging, and bow and arrow."

[KopperBuck]

Why are there restrictions by WDFW on how bullfrogs can be taken if they are invasive?

"Bullfrogs may only be taken by angling, hand dip netting, gigging, and bow and arrow."

$$$$

Brookies can swamp out a fishery. Bullfrogs can dominate their ecosystem.

But where are the wolves?? 

Invasive is non-native. Period. Problem is society dictates what they choose is acceptable or not. Go sit in on your local weed board meeting sometime. That worries me much more than turkeys and cottontails, but I'm only prioritizing. The mussels and snails scare the absolute crap out of me - as well as the snakeheads. They are all the real deal.

[bobcat]

Rainbow trout are not native in many of the lakes and streams that the state now stocks them in. They compete and have probably wiped out many native species of fish, so I suppose rainbow trout should be considered "invasive."

[Holg3107]

Surprised they didnt add the Northern Pike to the list in the colombia?

[Cuda]

a few that leave me wondering why they are on the list:

Brook Trout

Cottontail

Mountain Goat

Turkey

Bullfrog

Eastern brook trout are not native to the state (or the west for that matter). They are very prolific outside of their native range and successful at outcompeting native trout species where there is overlap. Additionally brook trout can hybridize with certain native and nonnative fish species. Interestingly brook trout are struggling in parts of their native range (back east).

[Curly]

Rainbow trout are not native in many of the lakes and streams that the state now stocks them in. They compete and have probably wiped out many native species of fish, so I suppose rainbow trout should be considered "invasive."

I agree.

And I hate to say this but what about Largemouth and smallmouth bass...........and walleye?  I love fishing for them and they are doing well thanks in part to the dams on the Columbia River and Snake Rivers, but they are not native.  Bass were stocked by bucket biologist in this state many years ago.  Hell, they do better than rainbows in most of the state.

[BOWHUNTER45]

I can not read no more of that sheet ....Cottontail eats this , brook trout eats that ...where in the hell do these people come from ...all living things compete for food no matter if it is an animal or humane ...

[JLS]

Why are there restrictions by WDFW on how bullfrogs can be taken if they are invasive?

"Bullfrogs may only be taken by angling, hand dip netting, gigging, and bow and arrow."

How many animals could we add to this list?

Chukars, pheasants, hungarian partridge, walleye, rainbow trout, brown trout, tiger trout, brook trout, bass, crappie, list ad nauseam......

Is it hypocritical?  Sure.  But how much more hunting and fishing opportunity to we have with these?