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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: WAcoyotehunter on August 19, 2016, 02:09:06 PM

Title: Caribou podcast
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on August 19, 2016, 02:09:06 PM: http://www.themeateater.com/podcasts/episode-042-seattle-washington-steven-rinella-talks-with-wildlife-biologist-bart-george-along-with-ryan-callaghan-land-tawney-and-meateaters-janis-putelis/

Kind of a fun podcast and a cool experienc..... Worth a listen if you have an hour and a half to kill :)
Title: Re: Caribou podcast
Post by: Buckewe on August 19, 2016, 02:39:27 PM: Just listened this morning great podcast and a great topic. Just another reason for predator control. Saving the caribou might be a way to get a foot in the door for wolf control.
Title: Re: Caribou podcast
Post by: mburrows on August 19, 2016, 04:30:50 PM: Just gave it a listen as well. I had no idea our state had caribou in it with any sort of regularity.
Title: Re: Caribou podcast
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on August 20, 2016, 09:23:15 AM: Lots of people don't know about them. We're trying to change that....
Title: Re: Caribou podcast
Post by: jamesfromseattle on August 20, 2016, 10:43:03 AM: Great podcast episode. I am definitely one of the people that is guilty of forgetting about caribou down here.

Interesting point about how the environmental factors/logging practices that lead to moose proliferation have also allowed wolves to bridge the gap and come in contact with caribou in a way they may not have in the past. Not totally sure what that means in the big picture of things, but I think it may be reasonable to conclude that at least in this situation a 2016 wolf is a different animal than a 1716 wolf.
Title: Re: Caribou podcast
Post by: buglebrush on August 20, 2016, 12:46:29 PM: I've always thought it Ironic that wdfw is excited about caribou recovery, but refuses to properly manage predators in those very areas.