I'd bid on that

[Letthemgrow]

Lawmakers Consider Auctioning Permits to Kill Sea Lions on Columbia River

Earlier this month, the U.S. House Committee of Natural Resources held a hearing on sea lion management on the Columbia River. According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, “Columbia River salmon and steelhead face a serious threat from sea lions that have learned to consume these...

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[JShane]

Just so I could say I clubbed a baby seal.

 

[Stocker]

 

[WapitiBob]

$38,000 for one seal is beyond absurd. Nobody could defend that cost and keep a straight face.

 

[shb]

If they taste good, it might work out.


I fear they might taste like cod liver oil.

So then what are you going to do with a giant dead carcass?


Tow it out to where the sharks can get at it?

Maybe that would train the sharks, and killer whales to concentrate on sea lions, like the sea lions concentrate on salmon.

 

[seeth07]

Bid on it? They aren't thinking about this right. Preference points and bonus points with decade long waits to get a permit is where the money is at. Haven't they learned from the Montana, CO, WY, AZ blueprint examples?

 

[El Jason]

How long before landowner tags enter the chat?

 

[Treeshark]

How long before landowner tags enter the chat?

 

[seeth07]

How long before landowner tags enter the chat?

Never because there is no land. This is in a river. Some native tribes though probably ready to lay more stake into this though if money is on the line now

 

[El Jason]

Never because there is no land. This is in a river.

 

[Laszlo Cravensworth]

How many tags are set aside for the fishing guides? Depredation? Competition? Cast and blast?

 

[Fire_9]

Something like this needed to happen years ago. Maybe they’ll smarten up and start making money by allowing hound hunting again instead of having to pay houndsmen to remove problem lions and bears

 

[Letthemgrow]

Something like this needed to happen years ago. Maybe they’ll smarten up and start making money by allowing hound hunting again instead of having to pay houndsmen to remove problem lions and bears

I stopped expecting common sense from them long ago.

 

[2rocky]

Call them what they are.....SEA WOLVES. and managing them is a pipe dream. Right up there with CA mountain lions, and Feral Horses.

You think wolf lovers are well financed, these critters have Greenpeace on their side.

 

[El Jason]

Something like this needed to happen years ago. Maybe they’ll smarten up and start making money by allowing hound hunting again instead of having to pay houndsmen to remove problem lions and bears

State issue vs a federal issue.

 

[Elktrack]

Easy way to make this happen is get the tribes to do it. Just spin it as it being their heritage and all that.
I’m surprised they haven’t already started doing it actually.

 

[Fire_9]

State issue vs a federal issue.

Ah good point. Didn’t think about that. One can hope they’ll connect the dots but I know it’ll never happen

 

[SaskHunter]

Clubbing seals? A proud Canadian tradition!

 

[noharleyyet]

 

[Sheltowee]

I'm thinking slow cooked in a Dutch oven with red wine and root vegetables. Probably make a decent corned brisket. Or maybe as a confit on toasted sourdough. What say you, @WildWill?