I agree with you KB. And Muleyman, I don't need to plead the 5th, SSS. We are not "ganging" up on BS. Just tired of the "educated" BS. For those of you that think wolves are not the problem to the deer and elk herds, come on, I mean, they have only been here a few years right. That is false also......you are right for now, but give it a few more years. Don't look at the now, look in the future and if you don't see it, I feel sorry for you. They are multiplying faster than the educated are wanting to admit. I really don't care if we have wolves or not, but they are not endangered and should be treated as a coyote, shot on sight. Everything needs managed, including wolves.
As for deer and elk herds, it started long long ago. Fish and games mismanagement and money greed. Oh lets give more tags, oh lets have more cow hunts. First of all, when your herds are declining, you don't need cow and doe hunts. I don't cow and doe hunt at all and think it should be done away with unless you have a population problem. HMMMM, maybe it was a bad winter a few years ago
. Ya right, we have not had a bad winter since 94. Also, close some units that are bad for a year or two, put point restrictions on deer and elk.
Not to mention not being able to run cougars with dogs. I understand that is a state law and was voted in by the educated liberals that want to pet them, "wish they would" but fish and game could of countered this law by putting out a bounty or giving a tag when you bought a license. For chit sakes, give some incentive to hunt them. For chit sakes, DO something besides giving yourself a raise. If they cared about their elk and deer numbers like they care about these wolves, Oregon would be fantastic.
Another thing, hypothetically, if a person was to sneek onto a farmers field and butcher a cow, eat some right there and leave the rest to spoil, would F&G be there to protect them or would they get in trouble. Maybe they would spend thousands on rehab and study their behavior. Maybe they would get a collar to see where they go. Maybe the Rancher would just put one there @ss!!