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Big Game Hunting => Wolves => Topic started by: Igor on March 06, 2019, 03:10:56 PM

Title: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: Igor on March 06, 2019, 03:10:56 PM: US plans end to wolf protections, critics say it's premature

https://www.yahoo.com/news/news/ap-newsbreak-us-plans-lift-protections-gray-wolves-154952263.html
Title: Re: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: bowhunterforever on March 06, 2019, 03:30:30 PM: great news :tup:
Title: Re: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: Magnum_Willys on March 06, 2019, 03:42:16 PM: :tup: :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: Crunchy on March 06, 2019, 03:49:11 PM: Good news, but the people who have the least amount of impact of wolf activity (west side tree huggers) will tie this up in court for years. Here's to hope :mgun:
Title: Re: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: buckfvr on March 06, 2019, 04:07:31 PM: Nothing will change here except they may decide to offer even more restrictive protections for them.
Title: Re: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: bearpaw on March 06, 2019, 04:35:54 PM: There is a congressional bill, pretty hard to stop that if it passes!
Title: Re: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: RB on March 06, 2019, 04:45:56 PM: I hope this passes and we can have a season here in Washington!
Title: Re: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: Bango skank on March 06, 2019, 04:47:12 PM: Quote from: RB on March 06, 2019, 04:45:56 PM
I hope this passes and we can have a season here in Washington!

Were already federally delisted here in this part of the state and we dont have a season. Just because they lose federal endangered status doesnt mean wdfw cant protect them still.
Title: Re: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: bigtex on March 06, 2019, 04:48:13 PM: Quote from: Crunchy on March 06, 2019, 03:49:11 PM
Good news, but the people who have the least amount of impact of wolf activity (west side tree huggers) will tie this up in court for years. Here's to hope :mgun:
Exactly

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Title: Re: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: bearpaw on March 06, 2019, 04:52:48 PM: Quote from: RB on March 06, 2019, 04:45:56 PM
I hope this passes and we can have a season here in Washington!

That will probably never happen because I would bet Conservation NW and HSUS will file a lawsuit or run an initiative to stop any wolf hunting season in WA. They stopped cougar hunting which was already legal! Sucks but it's the reality!

The state may heli hunt or hire government trappers to reduce wolves in problem areas, but that's the best I would expect in WA.
Title: Re: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: bigtex on March 06, 2019, 05:00:09 PM: Quote from: bearpaw on March 06, 2019, 04:35:54 PM
There is a congressional bill, pretty hard to stop that if it passes!
Won't pass in the Democrat controlled House.

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Title: Re: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: Samloffler on March 07, 2019, 08:49:23 AM: Quote from: buckfvr on March 06, 2019, 04:07:31 PM
Nothing will change here except they may decide to offer even more restrictive protections for them.

Exactly. It'll be just like the carbon reduction stuff. Feds deregulate and Bob and Jay try to make up for it by adding restrictions here.
Title: Re: Hunters rejoice as Feds pledge to lift wolf restrictions
Post by: Special T on March 07, 2019, 12:34:13 PM: If the Feds end the Wolf protections the Yakimas will likely start shooting wolves on their ceded areas. We likely wont have a season but tribes will be unencumbered my Anti hunters and their ilk. Plat had better start taking notes from his Colville relatives on how to stack them up. :twocents: