One less Cabinet Yaak Bear.

[44hunter45]

Yogi developed a taste for sheep. I'm still trying to decide where I am on the Hobby Farmer vs Grizzly bear debate.

Large adult male grizzly bear euthanized in Boundary County after repeated attacks on livestock

On Aug. 4, Idaho Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service euthanized a large adult male grizzly bear in Boundary County near the town of Porthill. There has been a series of livestock losses due to grizzly bears this spring and summer. Fish and Game received a report on Aug. 2 of...

idfg.idaho.gov

 

[westbranch]

The Nature Conservancy has been working on conservation easements in that area to provide corridors for grizzlies and also reduce further development. I have a map somewhere, there are some two pretty solid blocks of private land further south in the valley that provide corridors. I was up there with a group in May looking at a property close to Porthill as it is the last corridor they want to finish up. But it sounds like everyone (private landowners, local NC guy, IDFG managers) involved over the last 20 yrs is aging out and it might not get completed. The one old farmer in the valley said he would rather have grizzlies than see more <10 acre ranchettes on the "bench".

 

[morley.tyler]

Regardless of where you stand on the Hobby Farmer vs Griz debate, I think we're all a bit shocked and impressed that a guy in The northernmost part of North Idaho engaged w/ proper authorities and didn't simply default to the SSS principle!

 

[theat]

After seeing the impact hobby farmers have had on some wild sheep populations in MT, I'd vote to make them illegal near sheep habitat in a heartbeat. There have even been couple cases of people bringing in diseased domestics to intentionally harm wild sheep herds to "get back" at FWP for some perceived harm they caused them.

 

[Rzrbck918]

After seeing the impact hobby farmers have had on some wild sheep populations in MT, I'd vote to make them illegal near sheep habitat in a heartbeat. There have even been couple cases of people bringing in diseased domestics to intentionally harm wild sheep herds to "get back" at FWP for some perceived harm they caused them.

Ive never heard that, were they criminally prosecuted?

 

[theat]

Ive never heard that, were they criminally prosecuted?

Nope, nothing illegal about it currently no matter what the motive was.


Some old posts discussing the those instances for your reading pleasure. Coincidence or not, but both of these "ranchers" are also outfitters.

Gardiner Bighorn Sheep die off, possible closure HD 305

Bighorn die-off could close district to hunting I hate the visual juxtaposing of information about a dieoff with images of live sheep that send mixed messages to the brain. Here is a pic of one of the dead sheep in Gardiner from pneumonia brought in by Bill Hoppes domestic sheep this winter...

www.hunttalk.com

MT Breaks' Bighorns in the crosshairs?

Not sure how to respond to this one. I had heard the rumors, but wanted to make sure the facts were that domestic sheep were actually being brought in by the landowner/outfitter in question. This article confirms such is being done. I wonder if the sheep industry knows what a shit storm is...

www.hunttalk.com

 

[bwanakubwa]

After seeing the impact hobby farmers have had on some wild sheep populations in MT, I'd vote to make them illegal near sheep habitat in a heartbeat. There have even been couple cases of people bringing in diseased domestics to intentionally harm wild sheep herds to "get back" at FWP for some perceived harm they caused them.

You realize most of the sheep habitat is all the western US? I agree that backyard/hobby farmers are a problem for wildlife but the "make it illegal" mindset drives me nuts. Disclaimer, I don't own hobby farm animals.

 

[theat]

You realize most of the sheep habitat is all the western US? I agree that backyard/hobby farmers are a problem for wildlife but the "make it illegal" mindset drives me nuts. Disclaimer, I don't own hobby farm animalsT

Of course I do. Read what I wrote again, it says "near sheep habitat".

 

[Oak]

It would be nice to see county zoning regulations to reduce the chance of interaction between wild and domestic sheep. In Clear Creek County, CO they do not allow domestic sheep within one mile of BHS mapped range, and all sheep kept in the county are required to be behind a double fence.

Page 21, regulation 1008.2.3.5

Wouldn't help with griz problems...

 

[Rzrbck918]

Nope, nothing illegal about it currently no matter what the motive was.


Some old posts discussing the those instances for your reading pleasure. Coincidence or not, but both of these "ranchers" are also outfitters.

Gardiner Bighorn Sheep die off, possible closure HD 305

Bighorn die-off could close district to hunting I hate the visual juxtaposing of information about a dieoff with images of live sheep that send mixed messages to the brain. Here is a pic of one of the dead sheep in Gardiner from pneumonia brought in by Bill Hoppes domestic sheep this winter...

www.hunttalk.com

MT Breaks' Bighorns in the crosshairs?

Not sure how to respond to this one. I had heard the rumors, but wanted to make sure the facts were that domestic sheep were actually being brought in by the landowner/outfitter in question. This article confirms such is being done. I wonder if the sheep industry knows what a shit storm is...

www.hunttalk.com

Thanks for the reading material. The older I get, the less I believe in coincidence.