Post by ridge on Jan 1, 2014 21:58:58 GMT -5
DNR calls first Michigan wolf hunt a 'success;' issue to continue to 2014 ballot
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MICHIGAN WOLF HUNTING
First wolf hunt ends today in Michigan; 22 wolves killed so far
Michigan wolf hunt critics fear new fund for wildlife education targets another agenda
Michigan wolf hunt: Farmer charged with animal cruelty in death of taxpayers' 'guard donkeys'
Michigan wolf hunt: New petition drive may undermine efforts to repeal current law
New Michigan group seeks to protect future wolf hunts with citizen-initiated legislation
Michigan's historic first wolf hunt ended Tuesday with a little more than half of the allowed wolves killed.
Between Nov. 16 and Dec. 31, 23 wolves were killed in three sections of the Upper Peninsula. There were 1,200 wolf licenses issued by the state for the 45-day hunt.
One of the wolves was killed on Tuesday, the last day of the hunt.
While Michigan's Department of Natural Resources is calling the hunt a success, it will take years to see exactly if there is an impact on the wolf population and if it makes life safer for Upper Peninsula residents, their livestock and animals. It is also unknown if there will be another wolf hunt, as voters will decide on at least one ballot proposal this November on whether to allow future hunts.
Brian Roell, a wildlife biologist at the DNR’s Marquette office, said the first hunt was successful because it was the first time the state used a call-in system to keep track of animals killed. It also marked a shift from more than 50 years ago, when the state paid hunters a bounty to kill wolves. Eventually wolves were protected as an endangered species, which evolved to today's status, with people paying for the opportunity to hunt the animal, he said.
The 43-wolf limit was put in place for three Upper Peninsula zones where the animal has been deemed problematic. There could be several reasons for the few number of wolves killed, Roell said, including that they are a new species being hunted, the cold temperatures in December and relatively small hunting zones in the Upper Peninsula.
Roell also said hunters have told him there were dramatic changes in how wolves behave after hunters entered the woods.
"It's hard to make any declarative statement with one year's worth of data," Roell said.
In reviewing the hunt, the DNR will use many of the same methods used to establish it, including depredation rates and complaints about wolves. Even if hunters had reached the quota, DNR and other wildlife scientists wouldn't immediately know the long-term impact.
The hunt was initiated as a way to manage wolves in the Upper Peninsula. Supporters say wolves are causing problems in the there, including killing livestock and pets. Residents also said wolves have become increasingly comfortable around humans and fear that they may attack small children.
However, those opposed have wondered if the wolf population, which was once endangered, could handle a hunt. They also critique how the hunt came to be.
"This whole hunt is happening because of tall tales and fear mongering," said Jill Fritz, Michigan state director for The Humane Society of the United States and the director of Keep Michigan Wolves Protected.
An MLive Media Group investigation last year found that government half-truths, falsehoods and wolf attacks skewed by a single farmer distorted some arguments for the hunt.
Those opposed to future hunts are collecting signatures across the state to bring the issue to this November's ballot. Fritz and other supporters hope that two ballot proposals -- one approved and the other still pending -- will make 2013 the only year Michigan has a wolf hunt.
In 2013, the Humane Society spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on an initial petition drive. They collected enough signatures to suspend the wolf-hunting law until voters decide its fate. Months later, however, Michigan's Republican-led Legislature approved a new bill that gives the NRC authority to designate new game species.
Now the anti-wolf hunting committee is collecting signatures for a second referendum on that law.
"It's so abundantly clear everywhere we go that this is not what the people of Michigan want," Fritz said. "They are eager to sign the petitions."
Supporters of the ballot proposal need to collect 161,305 valid signatures by March 12. They are aiming for a quarter million signatures. To stop a wolf hunt in 2014, Fritz said voters would have to approve both ballot proposals.
There is also a petition circulating for a "citizen-initiated" bill that would reinforce the NRC's ability to designate game species and issue fisheries orders. If passed by the legislature, it could help continue a hunt in the future.
The DNR and NRC will study the 2013 hunt in the first half of 2014 and decide if there should be a hunt this year.
DNR spokesman Ed Golder said it's up to the NRC to decide if there will be a 2014 hunt and what the parameters would be. Given the current proposals and petitions circulating, the DNR and NRC are going to operate under current laws.
If the second petition signatures are approved by the board of canvassers, the law allowing the NRC to set a wolf hunt would be put on hold until after the election, Golder said.
Fritz Klug is a news buzz reporter for MLive. Contact him at fklug@mlive.com or 269-370-0584. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or App.
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K9Dude37 minutes ago
If I were to animate Alec Baldwin as a wolf, that photo is what it would look like.
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dmbierlein4 hours ago
"Roell also said hunters have told him there were dramatic changes in how wolves behave after hunters entered the woods. " and....
Was there a point to putting that in the story? Were they more cunning? Did they simply agree not to attack cattle? Did they start passing around one of the petitions against the wolf hunt?
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rork13 hours ago
Perhaps they get more wary during firearms deer season because of many people being in the woods was my first thought. It's not like they haven't seen the orange army (and perhaps been shot at) before.
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dmbierlein3 hours ago
And that's a dramatic change? Don't think the wolves knew it was hunting season, unless the DNR gave them prior notice and told them to act wily so hunters would feel they got their monies worth.
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trebor5 hours ago
Extend the season until the quota is reached.
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Phil Pfeiffer6 hours ago
If there were an excessive number of wolves in this State it would be different. The fact is that there are not. The common sense thing would be for farmers, homeowners and pet owners to protect their domain without any intrusion by government. If this actually makes the upcoming ballot, I am sure that logic will prevail and the citizens will not allow another of these types of "hunts". However, one "hunt" I am sure that would prevail would be one that allows the citizens to reduce the number of lawmakers who have a negative impact on their lives. Just sayin'.
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seattleroar6 hours ago
Whether you agree or disagree with the wolf hunt, it has yet to be shown it was a success, i.e. has it reduced risks to humans (already very low) and to livestock.
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Ann Arbor Dog Guy7 hours ago
On our flag under TUEBOR, our buckskinned defender holds up five fingers indicating his success at wolf control.
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PottyMouthPotSmokingAtheist7 hours ago
take years to see exactly if there is an impact on the wolf population and if it makes life safer for Upper Peninsula residents, their livestock and animals.
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There has NEVER been a documented case of a wolf attacking a human being in Michigan.
Fully 73% of livestock "problems" resulted from one fool of a farmer who is now being charged w/ animal cruelty.
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PottyMouthPotSmokingAtheist7 hours ago
action.keepwolvesprotected.com/page/content...
INFOGRAPHIC: Michigan's Wolf Hunt By the Numbers
action.keepwolvesprotected.com/page/content...
Numbers tell the story of Michigan's wolf hunt. Get the facts and help us make this the LAST wolf hunt in Michigan.
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PottyMouthPotSmokingAtheist7 hours ago
Between Nov. 16 and Dec. 31, 23 wolves were killed in three sections of the Upper Peninsula.
__________
That's 23 packs harmed or decimated by this slaughter.
Hunting sucks, is cruel, and is just plain sick.
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seattleroar6 hours ago
I wouldn't get any kicks from shooting a wolf because it wouldn't provide any food. That said, blanket statements about hunters like yours are radical and self-serving towards an idealistic philosophy.
Meat is Murder, lol.
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hugeadummy8 hours ago
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What a waste of time and money.
Thousands of deer get killed with cars in the UP...much more than wolves. How come we are not addressing that concerning the deer population? Yet there are certain men that need a penile extension to say they shot a wolf.
1,200 licenses at what...$100 a license? All I see is a money maker for the DNR. It's like the two buck a year combo license...no reason to shoot two bucks and especially in counties where it's hard to even shoot one buck or say counties with a enforced QDM...but the DNR wants the license revenue.
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rork13 hours ago
I don't favor the hunt but your facts have trouble.
I think wolves may take up to 20000 (a high estimate) deer per year in the UP, and am not sure we get quite so many with cars. Neither matters as much as the weather. DNR has not made deer an issue with respect to wolf hunt, probably cause data doesn't demonstrate a large effect.
1200 licenses at 100$ is 120,000$ - that's nothing compared to administering the hunt. It may have the effect of being perceived as more chummy to the crowd less likely to abide by the laws though - selling more deer tags matters much more than the tiny wolf-tag money. Hunts might make folks more tolerant of wolves is another theory (data isn't perfect). Both might give less outlawry.
It's fairly off-topic but I like having the 2nd buck tag in case I see a stupendous second buck - but I could live with a 1 buck rule. I see in the Deer Harvest Survey Reports that about 4.4% of hunters manage 2 bucks, and it's 31.2 for at least 1. So about 15% more bucks get shot thanks to the second tag. It's probably the best hunters, or folks with great land. I like that more money is gotten, and the 2nd tag probably reduces outlawry (maybe 10% of bucks would be second bucks, even if that was illegal - some folks wouldn't be able to let big racks walk). I'd like larger land holders (I'm not one) to get an extra tag or two for their property even if we switch to 1 buck rules, but that's not super-simple to administer. Handing doe tags out fairly has similar difficulties.
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John Doughe8 hours ago
A Pure Michigan success story... twenty some slaughtered dogs that I'm sure went to waste.
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PottyMouthPotSmokingAtheist7 hours ago
Tastes like chicken?
Total waste.
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grippy9 hours ago
They hunt Deer with piles of apples, carrots , corn and bear with garbage piles. How do they hunt wolves? piles of sheep?
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PottyMouthPotSmokingAtheist7 hours ago
Yeah, I just love the "hunters" who create an artificial environment (huge bait pile, clearings cut in the woods, etc.), sit in a heated shack waiting to blast an unsuspecting creature to smithereens.
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PottyMouthPotSmokingAtheist7 hours ago
(i do enjoy venison, however. tasty & lean. best comes from central mich. where the deer feed on farmers crops.)
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grippy9 hours ago
When's the moose hunt?
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rork19 hours ago
"However, those opposed have wondered if the wolf population, which was once endangered, could handle a hunt."
I've pointed out before that this is not a good summary. Nearly everyone agrees wolves can "handle" limited hunting if that just means not decline in numbers. The question is what the benefits and costs are. Some contend current non-hunting methods will suffice to obtain any needed control, or at least that the evidence against that is weak so far. So far we don't know what maximum densities are, and whether we are nearly there already.
PS: DNR should propose what data to collect, and what the analysis plan is, to determine the effects of hunting. We'd call such activity science. I won't hold my breath.
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mirights9 hours ago
Let's just plant them around Ann Arbor and Lansing and see if the good liberals change their tune after fluffy disappears.
We'd call such activity "a dose of reality".
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rork19 hours ago
I doubt this hunt will cause much change in the rate of fluffies disappearing. Your reality may differ.
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K9Dude44 minutes ago
A pit bull killed my favorite cat ever, yet I don't hate all pit bulls. Unlike conservatives, I do not apply the actions of an individual to an entire population, be it human or animal.
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cantstopmemlive1 minute ago
"Unlike conservatives, I do not apply the actions of an individual to an entire population, be it human or animal."
The irony.
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disenchantd9 hours ago
Michigan DNR will never get a dime of my money through donation,visits to parks,etc.All they are is murderers of beautiful animals.They'll be the first ones to whine when these animals are put back on the endangered list and one of these days it will be too late.They're doing the same thing Africa is doing with the allowed killing of lions,rhinos,etc.It's all for money.....greed.
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yupsure9 hours ago
We will miss you I am sure. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Maybe you dont understand government? EVERYTHING is about money, no matter what party. Remember that the DNR BROUGHT them back here they were already gone before. Kind of like the Elk.
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mirights9 hours ago
"Fritz and other supporters hope that two ballot proposals -- one approved and the other still pending -- will make 2013 the only year Michigan has a wolf hunt."
That won't stop us from hunting wolves.
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rork19 hours ago
There's a tradition of calling that poaching, not hunting, among hunters in Michigan. I'd like to keep that wedge firmly in place.
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grippy9 hours ago
Yes and poachers are celebrated not reviled
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mirights9 hours ago
Success means they sold all of the licenses.
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timeforsanity9 hours ago
Brian Roell, a wildlife biologist at the DNR’s Marquette office, is one of the biggest jokes in this state. Nothing more than a puppet for the GOP...
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GenAirhead10 hours ago
I'm not opposed to a Wolf Hunt. I am however opposed to the slimy way this was done by the bugwits in Lansing.
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Print Fritz Klug | fklug@mlive.com By Fritz Klug | fklug@mlive.com
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on January 01, 2014 at 11:26 AM, updated January 01, 2014 at 3:24 PM
MICHIGAN WOLF HUNTING
First wolf hunt ends today in Michigan; 22 wolves killed so far
Michigan wolf hunt critics fear new fund for wildlife education targets another agenda
Michigan wolf hunt: Farmer charged with animal cruelty in death of taxpayers' 'guard donkeys'
Michigan wolf hunt: New petition drive may undermine efforts to repeal current law
New Michigan group seeks to protect future wolf hunts with citizen-initiated legislation
Michigan's historic first wolf hunt ended Tuesday with a little more than half of the allowed wolves killed.
Between Nov. 16 and Dec. 31, 23 wolves were killed in three sections of the Upper Peninsula. There were 1,200 wolf licenses issued by the state for the 45-day hunt.
One of the wolves was killed on Tuesday, the last day of the hunt.
While Michigan's Department of Natural Resources is calling the hunt a success, it will take years to see exactly if there is an impact on the wolf population and if it makes life safer for Upper Peninsula residents, their livestock and animals. It is also unknown if there will be another wolf hunt, as voters will decide on at least one ballot proposal this November on whether to allow future hunts.
Brian Roell, a wildlife biologist at the DNR’s Marquette office, said the first hunt was successful because it was the first time the state used a call-in system to keep track of animals killed. It also marked a shift from more than 50 years ago, when the state paid hunters a bounty to kill wolves. Eventually wolves were protected as an endangered species, which evolved to today's status, with people paying for the opportunity to hunt the animal, he said.
The 43-wolf limit was put in place for three Upper Peninsula zones where the animal has been deemed problematic. There could be several reasons for the few number of wolves killed, Roell said, including that they are a new species being hunted, the cold temperatures in December and relatively small hunting zones in the Upper Peninsula.
Roell also said hunters have told him there were dramatic changes in how wolves behave after hunters entered the woods.
"It's hard to make any declarative statement with one year's worth of data," Roell said.
In reviewing the hunt, the DNR will use many of the same methods used to establish it, including depredation rates and complaints about wolves. Even if hunters had reached the quota, DNR and other wildlife scientists wouldn't immediately know the long-term impact.
The hunt was initiated as a way to manage wolves in the Upper Peninsula. Supporters say wolves are causing problems in the there, including killing livestock and pets. Residents also said wolves have become increasingly comfortable around humans and fear that they may attack small children.
However, those opposed have wondered if the wolf population, which was once endangered, could handle a hunt. They also critique how the hunt came to be.
"This whole hunt is happening because of tall tales and fear mongering," said Jill Fritz, Michigan state director for The Humane Society of the United States and the director of Keep Michigan Wolves Protected.
An MLive Media Group investigation last year found that government half-truths, falsehoods and wolf attacks skewed by a single farmer distorted some arguments for the hunt.
Those opposed to future hunts are collecting signatures across the state to bring the issue to this November's ballot. Fritz and other supporters hope that two ballot proposals -- one approved and the other still pending -- will make 2013 the only year Michigan has a wolf hunt.
In 2013, the Humane Society spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on an initial petition drive. They collected enough signatures to suspend the wolf-hunting law until voters decide its fate. Months later, however, Michigan's Republican-led Legislature approved a new bill that gives the NRC authority to designate new game species.
Now the anti-wolf hunting committee is collecting signatures for a second referendum on that law.
"It's so abundantly clear everywhere we go that this is not what the people of Michigan want," Fritz said. "They are eager to sign the petitions."
Supporters of the ballot proposal need to collect 161,305 valid signatures by March 12. They are aiming for a quarter million signatures. To stop a wolf hunt in 2014, Fritz said voters would have to approve both ballot proposals.
There is also a petition circulating for a "citizen-initiated" bill that would reinforce the NRC's ability to designate game species and issue fisheries orders. If passed by the legislature, it could help continue a hunt in the future.
The DNR and NRC will study the 2013 hunt in the first half of 2014 and decide if there should be a hunt this year.
DNR spokesman Ed Golder said it's up to the NRC to decide if there will be a 2014 hunt and what the parameters would be. Given the current proposals and petitions circulating, the DNR and NRC are going to operate under current laws.
If the second petition signatures are approved by the board of canvassers, the law allowing the NRC to set a wolf hunt would be put on hold until after the election, Golder said.
Fritz Klug is a news buzz reporter for MLive. Contact him at fklug@mlive.com or 269-370-0584. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or App.
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K9Dude37 minutes ago
If I were to animate Alec Baldwin as a wolf, that photo is what it would look like.
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dmbierlein4 hours ago
"Roell also said hunters have told him there were dramatic changes in how wolves behave after hunters entered the woods. " and....
Was there a point to putting that in the story? Were they more cunning? Did they simply agree not to attack cattle? Did they start passing around one of the petitions against the wolf hunt?
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rork13 hours ago
Perhaps they get more wary during firearms deer season because of many people being in the woods was my first thought. It's not like they haven't seen the orange army (and perhaps been shot at) before.
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dmbierlein3 hours ago
And that's a dramatic change? Don't think the wolves knew it was hunting season, unless the DNR gave them prior notice and told them to act wily so hunters would feel they got their monies worth.
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trebor5 hours ago
Extend the season until the quota is reached.
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Phil Pfeiffer6 hours ago
If there were an excessive number of wolves in this State it would be different. The fact is that there are not. The common sense thing would be for farmers, homeowners and pet owners to protect their domain without any intrusion by government. If this actually makes the upcoming ballot, I am sure that logic will prevail and the citizens will not allow another of these types of "hunts". However, one "hunt" I am sure that would prevail would be one that allows the citizens to reduce the number of lawmakers who have a negative impact on their lives. Just sayin'.
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seattleroar6 hours ago
Whether you agree or disagree with the wolf hunt, it has yet to be shown it was a success, i.e. has it reduced risks to humans (already very low) and to livestock.
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Ann Arbor Dog Guy7 hours ago
On our flag under TUEBOR, our buckskinned defender holds up five fingers indicating his success at wolf control.
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PottyMouthPotSmokingAtheist7 hours ago
take years to see exactly if there is an impact on the wolf population and if it makes life safer for Upper Peninsula residents, their livestock and animals.
_______
There has NEVER been a documented case of a wolf attacking a human being in Michigan.
Fully 73% of livestock "problems" resulted from one fool of a farmer who is now being charged w/ animal cruelty.
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PottyMouthPotSmokingAtheist7 hours ago
action.keepwolvesprotected.com/page/content...
INFOGRAPHIC: Michigan's Wolf Hunt By the Numbers
action.keepwolvesprotected.com/page/content...
Numbers tell the story of Michigan's wolf hunt. Get the facts and help us make this the LAST wolf hunt in Michigan.
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PottyMouthPotSmokingAtheist7 hours ago
Between Nov. 16 and Dec. 31, 23 wolves were killed in three sections of the Upper Peninsula.
__________
That's 23 packs harmed or decimated by this slaughter.
Hunting sucks, is cruel, and is just plain sick.
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seattleroar6 hours ago
I wouldn't get any kicks from shooting a wolf because it wouldn't provide any food. That said, blanket statements about hunters like yours are radical and self-serving towards an idealistic philosophy.
Meat is Murder, lol.
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hugeadummy8 hours ago
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What a waste of time and money.
Thousands of deer get killed with cars in the UP...much more than wolves. How come we are not addressing that concerning the deer population? Yet there are certain men that need a penile extension to say they shot a wolf.
1,200 licenses at what...$100 a license? All I see is a money maker for the DNR. It's like the two buck a year combo license...no reason to shoot two bucks and especially in counties where it's hard to even shoot one buck or say counties with a enforced QDM...but the DNR wants the license revenue.
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rork13 hours ago
I don't favor the hunt but your facts have trouble.
I think wolves may take up to 20000 (a high estimate) deer per year in the UP, and am not sure we get quite so many with cars. Neither matters as much as the weather. DNR has not made deer an issue with respect to wolf hunt, probably cause data doesn't demonstrate a large effect.
1200 licenses at 100$ is 120,000$ - that's nothing compared to administering the hunt. It may have the effect of being perceived as more chummy to the crowd less likely to abide by the laws though - selling more deer tags matters much more than the tiny wolf-tag money. Hunts might make folks more tolerant of wolves is another theory (data isn't perfect). Both might give less outlawry.
It's fairly off-topic but I like having the 2nd buck tag in case I see a stupendous second buck - but I could live with a 1 buck rule. I see in the Deer Harvest Survey Reports that about 4.4% of hunters manage 2 bucks, and it's 31.2 for at least 1. So about 15% more bucks get shot thanks to the second tag. It's probably the best hunters, or folks with great land. I like that more money is gotten, and the 2nd tag probably reduces outlawry (maybe 10% of bucks would be second bucks, even if that was illegal - some folks wouldn't be able to let big racks walk). I'd like larger land holders (I'm not one) to get an extra tag or two for their property even if we switch to 1 buck rules, but that's not super-simple to administer. Handing doe tags out fairly has similar difficulties.
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John Doughe8 hours ago
A Pure Michigan success story... twenty some slaughtered dogs that I'm sure went to waste.
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PottyMouthPotSmokingAtheist7 hours ago
Tastes like chicken?
Total waste.
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grippy9 hours ago
They hunt Deer with piles of apples, carrots , corn and bear with garbage piles. How do they hunt wolves? piles of sheep?
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PottyMouthPotSmokingAtheist7 hours ago
Yeah, I just love the "hunters" who create an artificial environment (huge bait pile, clearings cut in the woods, etc.), sit in a heated shack waiting to blast an unsuspecting creature to smithereens.
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PottyMouthPotSmokingAtheist7 hours ago
(i do enjoy venison, however. tasty & lean. best comes from central mich. where the deer feed on farmers crops.)
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grippy9 hours ago
When's the moose hunt?
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rork19 hours ago
"However, those opposed have wondered if the wolf population, which was once endangered, could handle a hunt."
I've pointed out before that this is not a good summary. Nearly everyone agrees wolves can "handle" limited hunting if that just means not decline in numbers. The question is what the benefits and costs are. Some contend current non-hunting methods will suffice to obtain any needed control, or at least that the evidence against that is weak so far. So far we don't know what maximum densities are, and whether we are nearly there already.
PS: DNR should propose what data to collect, and what the analysis plan is, to determine the effects of hunting. We'd call such activity science. I won't hold my breath.
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mirights9 hours ago
Let's just plant them around Ann Arbor and Lansing and see if the good liberals change their tune after fluffy disappears.
We'd call such activity "a dose of reality".
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rork19 hours ago
I doubt this hunt will cause much change in the rate of fluffies disappearing. Your reality may differ.
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K9Dude44 minutes ago
A pit bull killed my favorite cat ever, yet I don't hate all pit bulls. Unlike conservatives, I do not apply the actions of an individual to an entire population, be it human or animal.
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cantstopmemlive1 minute ago
"Unlike conservatives, I do not apply the actions of an individual to an entire population, be it human or animal."
The irony.
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disenchantd9 hours ago
Michigan DNR will never get a dime of my money through donation,visits to parks,etc.All they are is murderers of beautiful animals.They'll be the first ones to whine when these animals are put back on the endangered list and one of these days it will be too late.They're doing the same thing Africa is doing with the allowed killing of lions,rhinos,etc.It's all for money.....greed.
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yupsure9 hours ago
We will miss you I am sure. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Maybe you dont understand government? EVERYTHING is about money, no matter what party. Remember that the DNR BROUGHT them back here they were already gone before. Kind of like the Elk.
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mirights9 hours ago
"Fritz and other supporters hope that two ballot proposals -- one approved and the other still pending -- will make 2013 the only year Michigan has a wolf hunt."
That won't stop us from hunting wolves.
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rork19 hours ago
There's a tradition of calling that poaching, not hunting, among hunters in Michigan. I'd like to keep that wedge firmly in place.
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grippy9 hours ago
Yes and poachers are celebrated not reviled
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mirights9 hours ago
Success means they sold all of the licenses.
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timeforsanity9 hours ago
Brian Roell, a wildlife biologist at the DNR’s Marquette office, is one of the biggest jokes in this state. Nothing more than a puppet for the GOP...
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GenAirhead10 hours ago
I'm not opposed to a Wolf Hunt. I am however opposed to the slimy way this was done by the bugwits in Lansing.
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