Post by: wolfbait on April 09, 2020, 08:04:33 AM
https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/livestock/wdfws-stance-moves-sheriff-to-consider-trapping-wolves/article_a40b75ae-78ef-11ea-92c5-affed987d62c.html?fbclid=IwAR0CJVIjbeCu5qCuPyXm1Pl-0D3uKhdAkXdIqXNNDbL0cmmMRWybNr4JQ4A
Post by: idahohuntr on April 09, 2020, 08:57:52 AM
Post by: Bango skank on April 09, 2020, 09:04:21 AM
Good idea. It shifts at least some of the wolf costs and liability (think lawsuits) to the taxpayers of Stevens County and off of hunters, which has been a major issue in my view. :tup:
Why should the costs and liability fall on the shoulders of stevens county tax payers? People here never wanted this. Our wolf problem comes from wdfw and their absurd wolf plan.
Post by: buckfvr on April 09, 2020, 09:08:23 AM
Post by: idahohuntr on April 09, 2020, 09:11:15 AM
Thats a question for the sheriff, not me. He's the one offering up the county's tax dollars to cover this. I'm not arguing whether its fair or not, but I want WDFW spending to go to 0 on wolf management because its a bottomless pit in this state. If a county wants to shift a token amount of costs off of WDFW, Im all for it.Good idea. It shifts at least some of the wolf costs and liability (think lawsuits) to the taxpayers of Stevens County and off of hunters, which has been a major issue in my view. :tup:
Why should the costs and liability fall on the shoulders of stevens county tax payers? People here never wanted this. Our wolf problem comes from wdfw and their absurd wolf plan.
Post by: Bango skank on April 09, 2020, 09:16:59 AM
Post by: idahohuntr on April 09, 2020, 09:28:08 AM
WDFW could have rearranged some deck chairs on the titanic a little better, but the politics of this state would never allow a plan that would suffice for many of us; so as a hunter I want their spending and focus on wolves to go to 0. They will never be able to do anything meaningful about wolves so I don't want limited resources wasted on it.
Post by: jrebel on April 09, 2020, 09:36:25 AM
Post by: WSU on April 09, 2020, 10:34:04 AM
Post by: bearpaw on April 09, 2020, 11:38:29 AM
Post by: Bango skank on April 09, 2020, 02:25:25 PM
This makes a lot of sense. It's important to have collared wolves in every pack to help confirm livestock kills. The county already pays the guy they want to trap and collar, I think he is very capable of getting the job done, probably more capable than WDFW who is failing to get many wolves collared. I would think the county could get additional volunteers deputized to help with this program. The overall cost per wolf collared would likely be a fraction of the cost to WDFW to get the same or better results. :twocents:
I guarantee if jeff gets the green light he will get enough done in short order to make wdfw look really damn bad.
Post by: chukarchaser on April 09, 2020, 06:20:46 PM
Post by: hunter399 on April 09, 2020, 06:29:11 PM
No disregard to Jeff he probably would make them look bad.But we are talking about WDFW I don't think it would take much,they make themselves look bad without Jeff. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:This makes a lot of sense. It's important to have collared wolves in every pack to help confirm livestock kills. The county already pays the guy they want to trap and collar, I think he is very capable of getting the job done, probably more capable than WDFW who is failing to get many wolves collared. I would think the county could get additional volunteers deputized to help with this program. The overall cost per wolf collared would likely be a fraction of the cost to WDFW to get the same or better results. :twocents:
I guarantee if jeff gets the green light he will get enough done in short order to make wdfw look really damn bad.
Post by: KFhunter on April 11, 2020, 08:50:41 AM
Also, Stevens county Sheriff gets wildlife patrol money from WDFW (I'm unsure of the amount or strings attached) to "patrol the woods" and enforce fishing and hunting regs.
but like I said, I don't know for sure if this money could be used in this way. Jeff Flood is paid for via grants.
So I expect there'd be very little if any actual cost to Stevens CO taxpayers/residents.
Post by: KFhunter on April 11, 2020, 08:53:25 AM
This makes a lot of sense. It's important to have collared wolves in every pack to help confirm livestock kills. The county already pays the guy they want to trap and collar, I think he is very capable of getting the job done, probably more capable than WDFW who is failing to get many wolves collared. I would think the county could get additional volunteers deputized to help with this program. The overall cost per wolf collared would likely be a fraction of the cost to WDFW to get the same or better results. :twocents:
I guarantee if jeff gets the green light he will get enough done in short order to make wdfw look really damn bad.
especially if he were to deputize some trappers :hello:
I know I'd help! but I know some other guys who are much better trappers than I and have experience trapping them in AK. and some in ID too.
Post by: PA BEN on April 19, 2020, 03:26:54 PM
I totally agree, I said the same thing on their FB page and a lot of uninformed people got mad at my statement.Good idea. It shifts at least some of the wolf costs and liability (think lawsuits) to the taxpayers of Stevens County and off of hunters, which has been a major issue in my view. :tup:
Why should the costs and liability fall on the shoulders of stevens county tax payers? People here never wanted this. Our wolf problem comes from wdfw and their absurd wolf plan.
Post by: highcountry_hunter on April 19, 2020, 04:51:46 PM
This makes a lot of sense. It's important to have collared wolves in every pack to help confirm livestock kills. The county already pays the guy they want to trap and collar, I think he is very capable of getting the job done, probably more capable than WDFW who is failing to get many wolves collared. I would think the county could get additional volunteers deputized to help with this program. The overall cost per wolf collared would likely be a fraction of the cost to WDFW to get the same or better results. :twocents:
I guarantee if jeff gets the green light he will get enough done in short order to make wdfw look really damn bad.
It doesn’t take too much to make them look bad. One of their master trappers (a 23 year old kid who just graduated from UW) was setting traps in the middle of a gravel forest service road wondering why he wasn’t catching any wolves lol
Post by: Bango skank on April 19, 2020, 05:02:15 PM