Post by: UrbanTrapper on March 13, 2019, 01:44:28 PM
Thank you for your permit application and patience while we reviewed your application. We cannot process your permit at this time because your application is incomplete and/or fails to meet the legal requirements and/or justification. Please note that we do not authorize WDFW Director Authorized Special Trapping Permits and the use of body gripping traps (outlawed under Washington Initiative 713) unless sufficient justification for lethal removal is presented to prove that an animal problem exists or the extent is sufficient to justify lethal removal per RCW 77.15.194 and WAC 220-417-040. Also, please note that the use of body gripping traps is associated with the immediate or expeditious removal of animals causing damage.
To address you questions:
1. The WDFW website and application will be changing soon to relect “Entries must be an address AND global positioning (GPS)….”
2. I have reviewd the 2018 permit. That permit should not have been issued or authorized because it is incomplete and/or fails to meet the legal requirements and/or justification. I will looking into this action now that it has been brought to my attention. WDFW Officer Chandler does not over oversight into the authorization of these permits. He and other officers will inspect traps once permitted.
I have attached two documents that should be provided to the landowner. Ask the landowner to contact a WDFW Wildlife Conflict Specialist for information on human-coyote interactions and nonlethal methods.
Thank you,
WDFW – Special Trapping
From: Chip Emmons
Subject: Special Trapping Permit Resubmit Request
With all due respect, I am re-submitting this request for permit.
1. I’m willing to reapply and add the GPS coordinates but I did provide an address for a very small property and WDFW’s webpage published standard says,
“ Location of Animal Problem: Please provide the county. Where does the animal problem exist? Entries must be an address or Global Positioning (GPS) in decimal degrees (e.g. 47.03788, -122.89838).”
I have been using addresses in residential areas on my permit requests successfully for several years. Has the standard changed and the webpage text is now outdated? If so I’m happy to comply with the new standard.
2. This permit request is for the same wildlife problem that Permit #2018-485A (attached) was granted to another trapper 100 days ago on 3 December 2018. WDFW’s Officer Chandler inspected the set at that address and had no issues. The problem remains. The homeowner is seeing coyotes even closer to her house now, looking in the windows/glass doors at her little dogs who do relieve themselves outside. As you know, cage trapping of coyotes simply does not work. What other nonlethal methods must the client employ or must she wait until she loses one of her dogs before her trapper can get a permit to use foothold traps?
Post by: Machias on March 13, 2019, 02:08:25 PM
Post by: JakeLand on March 13, 2019, 02:49:55 PM
Post by: UrbanTrapper on March 13, 2019, 03:32:18 PM
Post by: JakeLand on March 13, 2019, 04:32:09 PM
Thanks Jake
Post by: Trapper John on March 13, 2019, 06:14:31 PM
You have to state that you’ve tried other means to solve the problem and you have to give the address and GPS coordinates:yeah:
Chip, here is the problem.....you said: The problem remains. The homeowner is seeing coyotes even closer to her house now, looking in the windows/glass doors at her little dogs who do relieve themselves outside. As you know, cage trapping of coyotes simply does not work. What other nonlethal methods must the client employ or must she wait until she loses one of her dogs before her trapper can get a permit to use foothold traps?
Her dog has not been attacked ! You can not trap an animal just because it is there doing no damage.....period. That is why they are turning you down. If the coyote grabbed her dog and dig body damage where she had to bring it to a Vet, then you would get the permit. You can't go after it just because it is there. For starters it's unethical ........ it hasn't done anything wrong but look in the window. Who knows maybe it smelled the stake she was having for dinner????? :dunno: Second; you can catch them in a cage trap. It works but you have to put a lot of time and effort into it.
Sometimes you have to tell people "Sorry" there is nothing I can do "Because the coyote is doing nothing wrong." It is doing something normal (traveling the neighborhood looking for his buddies to party with or looking for dinner). You don't have to trap and kill everything just because its there. I've been in business for what almost 40 years now. I've turned down a lot of job like this that the home owner want you to trap the animal just because its there. I wish more WCO's where more ethical than unethical, money isn't everything.
Just my :twocents:
JC
Post by: Special T on March 13, 2019, 07:11:36 PM
I hope he let's the lady know that this is what happens when you ban foot hold traps. Let's call it a teachable moment...
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Post by: lewy on March 13, 2019, 08:11:01 PM
Post by: Trapper John on March 13, 2019, 09:51:35 PM
I was also just denied in Stevens county on the familys ranch (coyotes are brutal in calving season) reason was there are wolves in the county :rolleyes: I can see were this is gunna go:yeah:
Yes Sir, you are right.
JC
Post by: JakeLand on March 13, 2019, 10:41:56 PM
I was also just denied in Stevens county on the familys ranch (coyotes are brutal in calving season) reason was there are wolves in the county :rolleyes: I can see were this is gunna goits stupid! And this is why even if Someone would have proof of several wolves on the west side of the state they wouldn’t show wdfg it would just hamstring us more :twocents:
Post by: Humptulips on March 14, 2019, 02:37:24 AM
The law says the permits are written to " To abate damages caused to private property, domestic animals, livestock or timber" so you have to show some damage to that doggy seeing the coyotes through the window. Possibly you could find a pet psychiatrist that could show damage from psychological stress. :IBCOOL:
Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 14, 2019, 04:56:59 AM
Post by: Humptulips on March 14, 2019, 11:23:51 AM
The other part about requiring damage be shown to have the permit application approved, I think we will have to be a bit more imaginative when it comes to writing the justification. For instance if you say raccoons in the back yard and because of prior experience with traps I can't catch them. That permit will be denied. If you say raccoons defecating in back yard creating an unsanitary condition that costs to clean up and cage traps ineffective. Probably approved.
As for coyotes looking in the window at Fifi the dog, you better be able to find some actual damage or the permit will be denied.
Post by: Machias on March 14, 2019, 12:17:47 PM
Post by: huntingfool7 on March 15, 2019, 04:14:16 AM
There is a new guy named Cole involved with or doing the permits. Good news is, he is now working with me, so I will learn the new techniques I must use. GPS for all locations is the new standard. AND even though he likely agrees, I apparently can't put "everybody knows cages don't work for trapping coyotes," anymore :chuckle: Also “Cage traps are no longer effective” IS a satisfactory explanation and meets all of the factor criteria But, “because some yacht club members who live at the marina are releasing the otters, damaging my cage traps and making the otters cage-shy” is NOT a satisfactory explanation :dunno: I'm going to start writing my applications so that if PETA ever audits WDFW they might gnash their teeth but find NO legal objection (i 713) to my getting permits. :IBCOOL: .
Is that hazing document (in your first post) written by HSUS the new standard?
"There is speculation in the literature that hazing is not effective with problem coyotes, especially for coyotes that have attacked pets or exhibited bold or aggressive behavior towards people (Timm et al. 2004).
However, there is no published data to demonstrate either the effectiveness or the lack of effectiveness of hazing."
-and regarding the study in CO. -
"(Lethal control of coyotes was reserved as an option for human attacks only.)"
LYNSEY A. WHITE, Urban Wildlife Specialist, The Humane Society of the United States, Gaithersburg, MD, USA ASHLEY C. DELAUP, Wildlife Ecologist, City and County of Denver Parks & Recreation, Denver, CO, USA
The same HSUS that aims to end hunting, trapping, pet ownership, etc.
Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 15, 2019, 05:13:28 AM
Post by: Cougartail on March 15, 2019, 08:29:26 AM
Will I get a permit? I'm afraid my poodle might crack and commit suicide!
This whole process of getting a special permit is so hurtful.. :chuckle:
Post by: Trapper John on March 15, 2019, 02:48:57 PM
I turn down 10-15 coyote jobs a year in Seattle. Why?
Think about it for a minute. You set a foot-hold out (in the city with homes everywhere not acres) for a coyote and you catch the next door neighbors cat...... You just held that cat for the coyote or / and the neighbor calls the police, game department, local newspaper and the TV news. Plus they take a whole lot of pictures to give to HSUS
"OR" you catch that coyote at 2:00 am and that coyote is screaming (Oh and they do sometimes when caught) :yike:
Your Customer will be calling you to get over there now ! :yike:
In the mean time the police are called :yike:, media shows up, :yike: all of the neighbor are woken up :yike:
WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN?
You "THE TRAPPER" will be in the news and WSTA will have to be fighting the department, media, and legislators for years to come.
:yeah:
Was it worth it ?
Personally I would tell the home owner to take their dog out on a lash or fence in their yard.
Here is a job for you, build them a fence at $40.00 a foot.
Pet Owners need to be more reasonable for their pets.
Guys like Bruce, George and myself are going to fight for WSTA and all trappers to keep trapping here in Washington
Just my two cents. :twocents:
JC