Post by: pat2bear on May 25, 2022, 08:16:07 AM
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 25, 2022, 12:35:58 PM
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Post by: Dan-o on May 25, 2022, 12:49:14 PM
Those things probably would have gone and repopulated saddle mountain. Silly that they killed them because they might have come in contact with domestics
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Why silly?
If they wandered into one of the neighboring herds and caused a massive die off, we'd be screaming about wdfw incompetence.
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 25, 2022, 01:06:43 PM
Take them and put them on some suitable bighorn habitat that doesn’t currently have any sheep, or just monitor them and see where they go, from Hanford they aren’t far from getting into the white bluffs or saddle mountains and they might just decide to stay and populate a new areaThose things probably would have gone and repopulated saddle mountain. Silly that they killed them because they might have come in contact with domestics
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Why silly?
If they wandered into one of the neighboring herds and caused a massive die off, we'd be screaming about wdfw incompetence.
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Post by: jackelope on May 25, 2022, 01:09:43 PM
Take them and put them on some suitable bighorn habitat that doesn’t currently have any sheep, or just monitor them and see where they go, from Hanford they aren’t far from getting into the white bluffs or saddle mountains and they might just decide to stay and populate a new areaThose things probably would have gone and repopulated saddle mountain. Silly that they killed them because they might have come in contact with domestics
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Why silly?
If they wandered into one of the neighboring herds and caused a massive die off, we'd be screaming about wdfw incompetence.
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Did they come from an infected herd?
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 25, 2022, 01:16:45 PM
They don’t know, and if you read the article they say there is a “chance” they’ve already made contact with domestic sheep so they decided to euthanize themTake them and put them on some suitable bighorn habitat that doesn’t currently have any sheep, or just monitor them and see where they go, from Hanford they aren’t far from getting into the white bluffs or saddle mountains and they might just decide to stay and populate a new areaThose things probably would have gone and repopulated saddle mountain. Silly that they killed them because they might have come in contact with domestics
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Why silly?
If they wandered into one of the neighboring herds and caused a massive die off, we'd be screaming about wdfw incompetence.
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Did they come from an infected herd?
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Post by: emac on May 25, 2022, 02:04:06 PM
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Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 25, 2022, 02:36:57 PM
You think with just 4 they could of caught them and tested them. I dont know about repopulating a area it looks like they are all juveniles to me. Need a women to repopulate.Yea I didn’t see all the pics the 1st time, 4 young rams but still doesn’t seem they needed to eliminate them on a chance they may have made contact with domestic sheep
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Post by: emac on May 25, 2022, 03:21:12 PM
You think with just 4 they could of caught them and tested them. I dont know about repopulating a area it looks like they are all juveniles to me. Need a women to repopulate.Yea I didn’t see all the pics the 1st time, 4 young rams but still doesn’t seem they needed to eliminate them on a chance they may have made contact with domestic sheep
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I am with you on that. Like I said should of captured, tested and if negative placed somewhere they would be useful Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk
Post by: full choke on May 25, 2022, 03:26:58 PM
You think with just 4 they could of caught them and tested them. I dont know about repopulating a area it looks like they are all juveniles to me. Need a women to repopulate.
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That is so 2020... Get with the times!
Post by: MtnMuley on May 25, 2022, 04:18:34 PM
Post by: Alan K on May 25, 2022, 05:28:05 PM
Not hard to figure out they either came from the Selah Butte herd or the southern Quilomeme herd. There's been sheep in years past on the south side of I90 at Vantage and also under the 82 overpass at Lmuma Ck. Not super far forneither to travel. Both herds have Movi issues. I would have loved to see them capture, test them, and monitor them until the results came back. If they were clean, transplant them to another area. That takes a lot of equipment and time. Not sure they have that at the moment. :twocents:
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Seems a waste to just cull them.
Post by: NOCK NOCK on May 25, 2022, 06:25:25 PM
Post by: millerwheeler on May 25, 2022, 07:54:14 PM
Not something that interests me, but why not have a list of folks who would be willing to notch their OIL sheep tag on these kinds of deals? WDFW could even make a few bucks....we all know how they like the $$.
I wonder this too
Post by: MtnMuley on May 25, 2022, 10:07:43 PM
Not something that interests me, but why not have a list of folks who would be willing to notch their OIL sheep tag on these kinds of deals? WDFW could even make a few bucks....we all know how they like the $$.
I wonder this too
Think about it. This is on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. There's never going to be a chance at sportsman/soortswomen being able to harvest these.
Post by: huntnphool on May 25, 2022, 11:48:59 PM
Not hard to figure out they either came from the Selah Butte herd or the southern Quilomeme herd. There's been sheep in years past on the south side of I90 at Vantage and also under the 82 overpass at Lmuma Ck. Not super far forneither to travel. Both herds have Movi issues. I would have loved to see them capture, test them, and monitor them until the results came back. If they were clean, transplant them to another area. That takes a lot of equipment and time. Not sure they have that at the moment. :twocents:
A lot of equipment and time! :chuckle:
Seems to me the WDFW spends enormous amounts of both for wolves, with far less prospective return on investment! :rolleyes:
Post by: emac on May 26, 2022, 03:27:24 AM
You think with just 4 they could of caught them and tested them. I dont know about repopulating a area it looks like they are all juveniles to me. Need a women to repopulate.
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That is so 2020... Get with the times!
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Post by: trophyhunt on May 26, 2022, 05:33:40 AM
yeah that! Besides, only workers at Hanford can hunt there! 😁Not something that interests me, but why not have a list of folks who would be willing to notch their OIL sheep tag on these kinds of deals? WDFW could even make a few bucks....we all know how they like the $$.
I wonder this too
Think about it. This is on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. There's never going to be a chance at sportsman/soortswomen being able to harvest these.
Post by: NOCK NOCK on May 26, 2022, 06:39:20 AM
Not something that interests me, but why not have a list of folks who would be willing to notch their OIL sheep tag on these kinds of deals? WDFW could even make a few bucks....we all know how they like the $$.
I wonder this too
Think about it. This is on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. There's never going to be a chance at sportsman/soortswomen being able to harvest these.
Oh I am well aware of Hanford rules and regs. "Never going to be....." is a long time, I choose to believe anything can be changed with the correct attitude and work put in to execute changes.
BTW, article states the sheep were NEAR Hanford, not on. My statement was for ALL deals like this.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on May 26, 2022, 07:14:35 AM
they were 100% inside the wire on site fyi.Not something that interests me, but why not have a list of folks who would be willing to notch their OIL sheep tag on these kinds of deals? WDFW could even make a few bucks....we all know how they like the $$.
I wonder this too
Think about it. This is on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. There's never going to be a chance at sportsman/soortswomen being able to harvest these.
Oh I am well aware of Hanford rules and regs. "Never going to be....." is a long time, I choose to believe anything can be changed with the correct attitude and work put in to execute changes.
BTW, article states the sheep were NEAR Hanford, not on. My statement was for ALL deals like this.
Post by: NOCK NOCK on May 26, 2022, 07:50:18 PM
they were 100% inside the wire on site fyi.Not something that interests me, but why not have a list of folks who would be willing to notch their OIL sheep tag on these kinds of deals? WDFW could even make a few bucks....we all know how they like the $$.
I wonder this too
Think about it. This is on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. There's never going to be a chance at sportsman/soortswomen being able to harvest these.
Oh I am well aware of Hanford rules and regs. "Never going to be....." is a long time, I choose to believe anything can be changed with the correct attitude and work put in to execute changes.
BTW, article states the sheep were NEAR Hanford, not on. My statement was for ALL deals like this.
Howd they get inside a closed gated area?
Anyway, were getting way off the point.
Carry on
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 26, 2022, 08:42:24 PM
Most of the Hanford reserve only has a 4 wire fence along the boundarythey were 100% inside the wire on site fyi.Not something that interests me, but why not have a list of folks who would be willing to notch their OIL sheep tag on these kinds of deals? WDFW could even make a few bucks....we all know how they like the $$.
I wonder this too
Think about it. This is on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. There's never going to be a chance at sportsman/soortswomen being able to harvest these.
Oh I am well aware of Hanford rules and regs. "Never going to be....." is a long time, I choose to believe anything can be changed with the correct attitude and work put in to execute changes.
BTW, article states the sheep were NEAR Hanford, not on. My statement was for ALL deals like this.
Howd they get inside a closed gated area?
Anyway, were getting way off the point.
Carry on
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Post by: Sandberm on May 26, 2022, 08:44:51 PM
Cross that border however and there WILL be consequences.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on May 26, 2022, 09:23:14 PM