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Offline KillBilly

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More Predation Information
« on: October 01, 2011, 11:04:23 PM »
BLACK BEAR Data and IMPACTS
•   The Department estimates the Washington black bear population at 25,000 to 30,000
•   Schlegel (Idaho in 1976) found that black bears took at least 67% of radio-collared elk calves
•   According to 3 Idaho studies, black bear caused 3%, 21%, and 67% of predation on elk calves
•   That averages to black bear causing 30% of predation on elk calves over 3 study areas

COUGAR Data and IMPACTS
•   The Department estimates the Washington cougar population at about 2000 to 2500
•   According to studies, on the average, each adult cougar makes a kill every 10 days
•   That averages to 36.5 kills per year for each adult cougar in Washington
•   2000 to 2500 cougar will kill 73,000 to 91,250 deer, elk, moose, sheep, caribou, pets, or livestock yearly
•   Hunters are most likely losing much opportunity because of the excessive cougar populations
•   Ranchers are losing money due to livestock losses
•   Rural economies are suffering due to losses of wildlife related tourism, hunting, and attacks on livestock
•   Cougar threaten the safety of rural residents, ranchers, and recreationists every day of the year;
•   Cougar hound hunting legislation failed, cougar numbers will increase in the worst problem areas
•   WFW encourages the Commission to increase the cougar harvest for all these reasons
•   Science dictates that predators can only take so many animals from a herd before the herd declines
•   Many herd counts are below objective & increased predation will cause further decline

•   The department must reduce existing predator numbers in order to support emerging wolf populations or risk driving prey populations into a predator pit from which prey populations cannot recover resulting in predator and prey populations both suffering

Now add the Wolf Data on top of this...WDFW has a massive challenge on it's hands trying to manage this. We really need to be part of the solution instead of the problem
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Offline grizzlyadams

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Re: More Predation Information
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2011, 08:04:42 PM »
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Be legal, be safe, be ethical and vote. Let's preserve our sport, our heritage and our rights.

 


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