Washington Wolf Delisting

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Kretz proposes wolf management legislation and changes to Fish and Wildlife Commission

‘If you look at the density of wolves in Northeast Washington compared to the rest of the state, you can see we have enough wolves in just a few counties to meet the statewide delisting criteria,’ says Kretz Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, has introduced legislation in Olympia today that would...

joelkretz.houserepublicans.wa.gov

 

[Harvey_NW]

Really hope this gains traction!

 

[huck]

Im glad Joel is trying but there is no way F&W will give up any wolves, thats their cash cow right now.

 

[Wrench]

Oh how we wish.

Friends of mine dropped a load of pairs by his place. They went back grabbed another load and the first batch was gone. Found later to be turds for the wolves.

 

[MHWASH]

This will never happen. We cannot even get a spring bear season.

 

[huck]

Thats because F&W is into people management and not resource management.

 

[Fatcamp]

Thats because F&W is into people management and not resource management.

Someone should sue them. Not sure what for, but if the "science" is there......

 

[BigAl!]

This will never happen. We cannot even get a spring bear season.

I agree. Given the current composition of the commission and the governor, it's only going to get worse for sportsmen until there are some pretty drastic changes. So much corruption.

 

[Harvey_NW]

Someone should sue them. Not sure what for, but if the "science" is there......

I believe there's one or two suits in progress as of recent but I haven't seen any updates yet.

 

[Dkathman5]

Let’s all hope that the lawsuits against Lorna smith and Inslee carry some weight. Already some moves we’ve seen thus far with fish and wildlife commission member changes.

Here’s a good link for the western huntsmen podcast with sportsman’s alliance with some information on the lawsuit.

‎The Western Huntsman Podcast: Bonus! The Sportsmen's Alliance Lawsuit Against Lorna Smith, with Brian Lynn on Apple Podcasts

‎Show The Western Huntsman Podcast, Ep Bonus! The Sportsmen's Alliance Lawsuit Against Lorna Smith, with Brian Lynn - Mar 8, 2023

podcasts.apple.com

 

[TEF73]

I've hunted the Backcountry in many western states......more wolves in NE Washington than anywhere I have seen. I'm afraid Washington politics and the inadequate management of our wildlife resources will be the detriment of our hunting opportunities.

 

[actionshooter]

Until we change the way our commission operates/instated and voter based wildlife management this will never happen... the way things are heading right now, Washington is going to be the 1st state where hunting is completely banned.

 

[UncleLou]

Agreed with the way our commission operates nothing will ever happen in favor for the hunter.

 

[Mojave]

This will never happen. We cannot even get a spring bear season.

If they were running through Seattle in packs of 800 you wouldn't get it passed.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Ain't going to happen with our commission and governor.

 

[UpperLeft86]

Until we change the way our commission operates/instated and voter based wildlife management this will never happen... the way things are heading right now, Washington is going to be the 1st state where hunting is completely banned.

Right - the problem is less so F&W, or the commission itself (although some members of the commission are obviously a problem) but when you have anti-hunters electing an anti-hunting governor, who then pops anti-hunting buddies onto the commission ...

 

[MuleDeerMike]

The only way there will ever be a wolf hunting season in WA would be if voters strung together a couple Republican Governor administrations in a row in order to change the demographic of the wildlife commission. I don't think I need to tell you the odds of that happening in our lifetimes. But who knows, maybe we'll get lucky next year and Dave Reichert will pull off the greatest political upset ever and be the first Republican elected Governor in 44 years.

 

[WCB]

If wolves haven't been de listed in the great lakes area aint happening in WA. Anybody that thinks they have a lot of wolves are welcome to come to MN realistically more than MT, WY, and ID combined.