RichCoyle
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Idaho Investigating Technology Limitations for Rifles
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BrentM
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Been a while but usually predation on deer etc is very high from bears and coyotes during the fawn and calf season. Lions and wolves kill both but kill more mature animals generally. I know yotes can be 50% of that number. I think here the last study I remember was 33% of the fawn/calf kill was yotes.
Yes without a doubt i would most definitely always recommend doing your own research. But my post conclusions also pointed out direct logic to support not only what the states have found but what makes sense without having to rely on any state provided information. Reduced down to its lowest terms, we don't need the states to tell us our logic is logical. But in this case the states findings are in line with the logic I eluded to in my post.
seems logical to me. 
Not necessarily so friend. Discounting NR hunters my costs are significantly less on wild game. Cheaper in fact than the cattle I raise. And for the record much less work and a lot more fun.
RichCoyle
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Anyone remember John Lachuk? He talked about compromise.
I suggested we start with full auto .50 BMG and single-handed 12" shotguns holding five rounds and not compromise until we gun guys get all we want.
I suggested we start with full auto .50 BMG and single-handed 12" shotguns holding five rounds and not compromise until we gun guys get all we want.
Critter Picker
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I haven't seen any T-rexs around here since I was a kid. You might be on to something.
bigngreen
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In one drainage that isn't too big, I can cover it in a day, there were 7 bears out feeding before the elk calves dropped. In the same drainage there were 0 wolves. They hammer elk calves along the Mt Id border so next year I'm getting my 2 Idaho tags and the one MT and do what I can, filled my bear tag and will get my daughter out for a fall bear.
Predators of all kinds are a major issue, their density is absurd compared to 30 years ago when there was sheep all over and as such serious predator trappers were out, bears were kept down, few wolves, eagles were kept down and we had good Bighorn populations, mule deer around every corner, healthy elk and great hunting.
Predator worship is a serious issue, that's why so many in the hunting community are pushing bear and lion hunting as a premium hunt, and it is!
HARPERC
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Wildlife officials remove cougars that killed bighorn sheep
By John McLaughlin DALY INTER LAKE KALISPELL – Three now-dead cougars that found their way onto Flathead Lake’s Wild Horse Island handily hunted down its bighorn sheep herd to as... READ MORE
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USFWS to 'strategically' kill cougars in bid to save plunging Hart Mtn. bighorn sheep population - KTVZ
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday it plans to "temporarily and lethally remove cougars" on the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in southeast Oregon in an effort to stem a sharp decline in the California bighorn sheep population -- down about two-thirds in just four...
Just few. Wonder why you won't draw a sheep tag. Maybe the studies have been done, and we just need to act. Why aren't the monies being raised via auction tags being used to resolve the issue most affecting the species.
I recall BC once refused to send us more caribou, as "We don't have the numbers to ship you cat food". Their plan included dropping quotas especially on female cats. Wolves also. Seems to be working.
HARPERC
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From the other side: The part where Oregon can support thousands of wolves will solve issues of technology returning wildlife to 1900 numbers.
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Wish we could hunt them. Seasons come and go and done by a federal judge that has nothing to do with our state. Good luck!
HARPERC
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More On Elk Calf Woes In Washington's Blue Mountains, WDFW's Investigations -
The news I posted Wednesday that WDFW will attempt to capture and radio-collar 125 Southeast Washington elk calves this spring to determine the reasons why so many are dying before they even reach a year old drew a pretty strong well-duh pushback on Facebook: Lions and wolves and bears, smart...
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Herd continues to decline while we study it. One take away is only 4.7% of herd is taken by humans, 1.8% in accidents. Man we have so much technological advantage.
Whether its done in small bites of legislation, economics, or we just fade away. The end goal is eliminating hunting, and it doesn't matter which state you're in.
I don't feel in any way that the state in which I reside is trying to end hunting. There is vast opportunities that I feel are rather contrary to this idea. Refer to @Dirtrax post #81. Washington, oregon, California, well i think we all know its evident there.More On Elk Calf Woes In Washington's Blue Mountains, WDFW's Investigations -
The news I posted Wednesday that WDFW will attempt to capture and radio-collar 125 Southeast Washington elk calves this spring to determine the reasons why so many are dying before they even reach a year old drew a pretty strong well-duh pushback on Facebook: Lions and wolves and bears, smart...nwsportsmanmag.com
Herd continues to decline while we study it. One take away is only 4.7% of herd is taken by humans, 1.8% in accidents. Man we have so much technological advantage.
Whether its done in small bites of legislation, economics, or we just fade away. The end goal is eliminating hunting, and it doesn't matter which state you're in.
HARPERC
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Best of luck regarding that. Time will tell.
Well at this time it's not an issue so no luck needed. We are protected by a state that doesn't stand for that. I'm sorry you cannot say the same.
