Modern Wildlife Management Decisions

[VikingsGuy]

The direction we are going. From philosophical principles in the early days, to science-based management, to political management and now towards "cute and fuzzy Disney character" management . . . .

 

[Losing_Sanity]

And there you have it...

 

[VikingsGuy]

If they do introduce the pygmy rabbit we will get weekly, "is a 6.5 creedmoor enough gun to hunt them" posts on hunttalk

 

[Jape]

I envision something like this:

 

[ignorethefringes]

Love me some XKCD

 

[Panda Bear]

Dont laugh fellows, this has already been used, to some degree, in 2017 when Miley Cyrus decided to campaign in British Columbia for the elimination of Grizzly Bear hunting.

Dont you guys have something in the States that would keep her occupied and out of Canada

Please !

 

[Elkmagnet]

In Idaho we now use social science instead of strictly biological science (their words) to manage wildlife.
Thanks to our legislature for flipping our game commission with blackmail and strong arm tactics.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Pygmy rabbits are like the double ply extra fluffy Charmin of the rodent world. I support introducing them to wherever they can live.

 

[Gellar]

Dont laugh fellows, this has already been used, to some degree, in 2017 when Miley Cyrus decided to campaign in British Columbia for the elimination of Grizzly Bear hunting.

Dont you guys have something in the States that would keep her occupied and out of Canada

Please !

You keep the Biebs and nickel back out of the U.S. and we will do our best to keep Miley Cyrus. No promises though.

 

[VikingsGuy]

Dont laugh fellows, this has already been used, to some degree, in 2017 when Miley Cyrus decided to campaign in British Columbia for the elimination of Grizzly Bear hunting.

But didn’t you watch “Brother Bear”? How could you shoot Koda and Kenai?

 

[88man]

Scientist rule the world man. Its all subjective since we really have this nature thing figured out right.

 

[Bigjay73]

Dont laugh fellows, this has already been used, to some degree, in 2017 when Miley Cyrus decided to campaign in British Columbia for the elimination of Grizzly Bear hunting.

Dont you guys have something in the States that would keep her occupied and out of Canada

Please !

Australia was taking one for the team with Chris Hemsworth, but now she's roaming freely again

 

[Losing_Sanity]

Dont laugh fellows, this has already been used, to some degree, in 2017 when Miley Cyrus decided to campaign in British Columbia for the elimination of Grizzly Bear hunting.

Dont you guys have something in the States that would keep her occupied and out of Canada

Please !

Just be glad that all the actor that said they were moving to Canada if Trump got elected lied...

 

[LuketheDog]

Dont laugh fellows, this has already been used, to some degree, in 2017 when Miley Cyrus decided to campaign in British Columbia for the elimination of Grizzly Bear hunting.

Dont you guys have something in the States that would keep her occupied and out of Canada

Please !

We don't want her either! We could buy her and 10 of her closest friends one-way tickets to France, maybe I should set up a GoFundMe?

 

[QuazyQuinton]

Not hard to figure out on internet forums that most hunters want socially-driven wildlife management, too. It's just a matter of which social group you want making decisions.

QQ

 

[VikingsGuy]

Just be glad that all the actor that said they were moving to Canada if Trump got elected lied...

Heck we still haven’t gotten rid of the ones who said the same about ”W” in 2004.

 

[Elkmagnet]

Not hard to figure out on internet forums that most hunters want socially-driven wildlife management, too. It's just a matter of which social group you want making decisions.

QQ

The average hunter yes but I would argue that the average hunter is unfortunately narrow minded.

 

[406LIFE]

I agree with @VikingsGuy 's assessment of our trend. But, to some degree social tolerance/management/desire has been a part of how we have managed since the beginning. Initially, sportsmen focused on the game animals they hunted, and not the secondary species that were also in decline. And today public input into the process is part of the democracy of the NAMWC.

 

[VikingsGuy]

All our troubles started with the first 2 minutes of Bambi in 1942.

Read an article 20 years ago about how Walt Disney, Mr Rodgers and the Howdy Doody show are at the root of all liberal ideas in the US. I wish I still had a copy, it was unintentionally quite funny.

 

[Ben Lamb]

I think the transverse of this is in play as well, the further you get from larger populations.

We don't actually want scientific management of wildlife. That would mean your opportunity isn't nearly as important as actual biological decisions relative to herd health and distribtution.

We want the social sciences included. That's why we all go to the mats around season setting, etc.