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Title: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: pianoman9701 on February 20, 2014, 01:44:42 PM: There's another thread where one of the posters is insinuating that silence from the apple growing community regarding wolves indicates an acceptance of wolves according to the present wolf plan. What say you? Are you glad that we have wolves now because they'll eat the elk and deer which ruin your crop? Or, do you think that they're going to be more trouble than benefit to us? Thanks,
PMan
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: Jonathan_S on February 20, 2014, 01:52:13 PM: :yeah:

:chuckle: that was pretty bone-headed
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: KFhunter on February 20, 2014, 02:09:24 PM: I've got apples in my back yard so does that qualify me to respond here? I've got a thing or two to say about wolves.
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: pianoman9701 on February 20, 2014, 02:13:10 PM: I'd love to hear from some commercial growers if they're on the site. But KF, please tell us how you feel. :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: Bean Counter on February 20, 2014, 02:13:38 PM: My shovel does my talking. :tup:
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: pianoman9701 on February 20, 2014, 02:16:56 PM: Quote from: Bean Counter on February 20, 2014, 02:13:38 PM
My shovel does my talking. :tup:

BC, are you in the apple industry?
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: Bean Counter on February 20, 2014, 02:25:06 PM: no, just horsing around :chuckle:
Im nowhere near wolves, either.
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: pianoman9701 on February 20, 2014, 02:26:21 PM: Quote from: Bean Counter on February 20, 2014, 02:25:06 PM
no, just horsing around :chuckle:
Im nowhere near wolves, either.

You could've lied! :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: UBA on February 20, 2014, 02:29:55 PM: Most all the commercial grows aren't even close to wildlife. I doubt they have to worry about wolves running around Quincy or the lower Yakima valley. Maybe the guys in northern river valleys might have to worry but being most of these farms are still small family farms I think they have better things to worry about.
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: GoPlayOutside on February 20, 2014, 02:35:20 PM: I know my hunting partner (Wenatchee) has a few crops, and he'd put as many of those damn dogs down as possible.
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: Special T on February 20, 2014, 02:35:34 PM: I know of a couple big apple orchards that fall in wolf country. Most of thier properties are high fenced to keep the deer out, and un authorised people. I would imagine that those fences keep most people off the property that do not belong. I know that on this side of the mountains a REAL 6ft fence helps to keep basic thugs off property so i would bet that it really helps keep people out that thief stuff on those places as well. :twocents:
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: turkeyfeather on February 20, 2014, 02:36:15 PM: Deer really weren't an issue in the orchards I worked.
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: UBA on February 20, 2014, 02:38:05 PM: If Global gap restrictions keep getting worse all orchards will be fenced and all wildlife kept out.
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: bearpaw on February 20, 2014, 02:39:53 PM: Quote from: KFhunter on February 20, 2014, 02:09:24 PM
I've got apples in my back yard so does that qualify me to respond here? I've got a thing or two to say about wolves.

I've got numerous apple trees myself. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: buckfvr on February 20, 2014, 02:41:49 PM: Quote from: bearpaw on February 20, 2014, 02:39:53 PM
Quote from: KFhunter on February 20, 2014, 02:09:24 PM
I've got apples in my back yard so does that qualify me to respond here? I've got a thing or two to say about wolves.

I've got numerous apple trees myself. :chuckle:

Yep, same here..........
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: bearpaw on February 20, 2014, 02:45:45 PM: Orchards in NE have more trouble with bear, you can't fence them out. :twocents:
Title: Re: Attention Apple Growers: Are you thrilled we now have wolves in WA?
Post by: baldopepper on February 20, 2014, 02:51:10 PM: Company I'm currently associated with owns one of the largest apple/stone fruit orchard groups in the state. Owner probably wouldn't know a wolf from a beagle and could care less about the wolf issue. He certainly would be opposed to taking any side in the issue and risk offending any potential customers. Now, if they started drinking to much of his irrigation water he'd take a stand in a hurry.