LAST EDITED ON Sep-06-12 AT 10:59PM (MST)[p]Mightyhunter,
You're full of crap.
If you would have followed along from the beginning, you'd know that my stance has been regarding wolves has not changed from day 1.
My initial comments on the DEIS were no different than my stance now. The most important item in my comments was that I wanted state control of wolves and numbers to remain high enough to keep them off the ESL.
Just that simple.
My view on wolves is the same as any other huntable species, sound management and licensed, legal hunting seasons.
Where you got your panties all in a twist is when Wyoming FAILED to come up with an accepted plan. There were a number of people on Randy N.'s site, me included that knew Wyoming's plan was going to cause major problems for MT and ID. We were proved correct, and I schooled you over on Randy's board and brought up topics from 4-5 years ago to prove it. I noticed when you started getting plastered with the facts over there...you tucked tail and ran back here. My stance on wolves and wolf management parallel Randy Newbergs stance...period.
Look, I didnt enjoy seeing Montana and Idaho taking it in the shorts because Wyoming politicians, along with the Farm Bureau, made the decision to play marlboro man over wolves.
It didnt make sense to me to fight the Feds on an agreement that all 3 states made with the Feds. In particular over something so trivial as a predator zone. It would have been much easier...and at least 5-7 years quicker...for Wyoming to adopt plans similar to Montana and Idaho. Once wolves were delisted and Wyoming had control, they could have VERY EASILY made the predator zone a 365 day season with no bag limit on wolves.
Before you say it couldnt have been done that way, you're wrong. Montana and Idaho have both increased quotas statewide, increased unit quotas, increased bag limits, lengthened seasons, allowed trapping, lowered NR fees, etc. with more liberal means of harvest on the table still. Montana and Idaho both have a lot of flexibility in regard to wolf management...and they're doing so, while Wyoming is still out in the weeds.
The reason they were allowed to do all this is because MT and ID both have accepted State plans. The reason why Wyoming is still in the $hit over wolves is pure bullchit politics brought to you by the Wyoming Farm Bureau...and thats a fact. Rather than concede a point they agreed to, its better to drag out delisting for 7-8 more years than was necessary. Wyoming sure showed "them" "something". Yeah, I agree, they gave the hunters and ungulate populations in Wyoming a good lesson in pi$$ing backwards...up a rope.
But, according to your twisted logic, Wyoming is doing things "right"...like ignoring the FEIS and their own agreements with the USFWS. Keeping wolves on the list for nearly a decade longer than necessary. Good thinking there.
Now, because of a few whining groups that have/had the Governors ear...myself and all other Wyoming hunters have been deprived of our opportunity to manage and hunt wolves. Not to mention the (supposed, even though you can now kill 3 elk a year in Wyoming) decline in elk, deer, and moose herds you pretend to care about.
You view the way Wyoming has handled the wolf issue as a "win"...
Congratulations?
We'll see how many wolves you bag this year...with all the tough talk it should be easy for a wolf-whisperer like you.
As to federal leave policies...take it up with your congressmen. Your whining gets old.
As to my hunting photos I post...hunting site...remember?
Found this buck last night and took some pics this morning...unlucky for him I have a tag for the unit he's living in.
Hopefully in about a week you'll get to see another great grip-and-grin photo.