[Vision2020] Mixed news for Wolves

[Mark Solomon]

Matt,

Fish and Game's setting of the wolf tag at $26.50 
says more about the "management" intentions than 
anything Butch said. That's the same price as 
other predator tags (black bear, cougar). No 
limit amount on # of tags in the proposal. My 
read: treat wolves as nuisance varmints and hope 
that maybe enough wolves will be killed in an 
essentially unmanaged hunt to take out the 
population. Then say oops, we really did mean to 
keep ten breeding packs as we said we would but 
we never expected such a hunting success rate. 
wink wink.

Mark

At 7:14 PM -0800 1/31/07, Matt Decker wrote:
>Sunil,
>
>Who has said "they want the extermination of 
>wolves"? As far as I know Mr. Otter is talking 
>about a hunting permit, and I would assume one 
>that is like the Moose tag in Idaho, once in a 
>lifetime. Even if it is not a lifetime tag Im 
>sure that the F&G will not allow too many tags 
>to be filled. I doubt that hunting wolves can be 
>compaired to hunting coyotes. Thats my take on 
>it at least.
>
>Matt
>
>>From: "Sunil Ramalingam" <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
>>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Mixed news for Wolves
>>Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:30:19 -0800
>>
>>I think you're jumping to conclusions.  I think it's appropriate to
>>compensate those who lose stock to predation, but I also oppose the
>>extermination of predators and support the reintroduction of wolves.  That
>>doesn't mean I am not concerned about those who raise livestock.
>>
>>Sunil
>>
>>
>>>From: lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com>
>>>Reply-To: lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com>
>>>To: "Sunil Ramalingam" <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>,
>>>vision2020 at moscow.com
>>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Mixed news for Wolves
>>>Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:03:13 -0800
>>>
>>>I don't know that they have said that directly, but the loss of livestock
>>>to wolves does not seem to be of a concern or is minimized.  That is the
>>>same thing.
>>>
>>>Roger
>>>-----Original message-----
>>>From: "Sunil Ramalingam" sunilramalingam at hotmail.com
>>>Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:37:08 -0800
>>>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Mixed news for Wolves
>>>
>>>  > Roger,
>>>  >
>>>  > How many people have said here they don't care about the livelihood of
>>>  > livestock producers?
>>>  >
>>>  > Sunil
>>>  >
>>>  >
>>>  > >From: lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com>
>>>  > >Reply-To: lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com>
>>>  > >To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>>  > >Subject: [Vision2020] Mixed news for Wolves
>>>  > >Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:01:20 -0800
>>>  > >
>>>  > >Will
>>>  > >  I am mostly in agreement with your statements on a balance in the
>>>  > >ecosystem. however I do not think that killing off old cow elk has
>>>anything
>>>  > >to do with the productive of young ones. One thing that is missing is
>>>the
>>>  > >disregard of the effects on livestock. I understand that you folks do
>>>not
>>>  > >care about the lively hood of livestock producers, which is why you do
>>>not
>>>  > >take this into consideration or downgrade it. I do not have a problem
>>>with
>>>  > >maintaining some wolves, but they need to be controlled. They are much
>>>more
>>>  > >dangerous than coyotes. I am a believer in multiple use. This includes
>>>  > >everyone, including livestock producers. I am a supporter of The Nature
>>>  > >conservancy. I used to be a member of the Audubon Society, but their
>>>views
>>>  > >have became too one side. The Sierra Club has always ben too radical
>>>for
>>>  > >me. As an aside, I was raised in the middle of what is called the
>>>Owyhee
>>>  > >Initiative. Our place was about 50 miles from Jordan Valley, Oregon and
>>>80
>>>  > >miles from Bruneau, Idaho. I supp!
>>>  > >  ort the
>>>  > >Owyhee Imitative as do most of my former neighbors that still live
>>>there.
>>>  > >
>>>  > >Roger
>>>  > >
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