Idaho wolf hunting derby seeks 5-year permit

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This Sept. 1, 2009 file photo provided by Robert Millage shows his rifle with a wolf he shot on the first day of wolf hunting season along the Lochsa River in Northern Idaho. A temporary court order in Oregon has barred wildlife authorities from killing wolves that attack livestock for the past year. While Oregon has seen wolf attacks on livestock remain static while wolf numbers has risen to 46, Idaho last year saw the numbers of livestock attacks rise dramatically as hunters and wildlife agents killed 422 wolves. Wolf advocates hope tha ccidental experiment will lead other states to reconsider lethal controls as wolves spread through the West. (Robert Millage)
This Sept. 1, 2009 file photo provided by Robert Millage shows his rifle with a wolf he shot on the first day of wolf hunting season along the Lochsa River in Northern Idaho. A temporary court order in Oregon has barred wildlife authorities from killing wolves that attack livestock for the past year. While Oregon has seen wolf attacks on livestock remain static while wolf numbers has risen to 46, Idaho last year saw the numbers of livestock attacks rise dramatically as hunters and wildlife agents killed 422 wolves. Wolf advocates hope tha ccidental experiment will lead other states to reconsider lethal controls as wolves spread through the West. (Robert Millage)

HUNTING — Organizers of a disputed predator derby aimed at killing wolves in central Idaho are asking for a five-year permit to hold the contest.

The Idaho Mountain Express reports the group called Idaho for Wildlife applied with the Bureau of Land Management for a special recreation permit.

The derby went ahead last year after a U.S. District Court ruled against an environmental group that filed a lawsuit to stop the event. Wolf hunting with the required license during the established seasons is Idaho is legal.

  • There was a lot of hysteria promoted by pro-wolf groups who predicted a wolf slaughter even though everyone with a clue knew that derby hunters had little chance of killing more than a few wolves.

Organizers say that last year more than 230 participants killed 21 coyotes but no wolves near Salmon.

Organizers have said they’re seeking to publicize wolves’ impact on local elk herds and potential disease risks.

The BLM is examining the application as part of a process that will include a public comment period.

6 thoughts on “Idaho wolf hunting derby seeks 5-year permit”

  2. What I cannot comprehend is why on earth the BLM is legitimizing this. Just shows you what kind of an outfit they are – but if you want to get around the law, the organizer of this Derby knows that the most corrupt government organization that would even consider this, and where he’d have the most chance of success is probably with the despised Bureau of Lies and Manipulations.

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  3. If you would like to provide feedback or comments on the issues identified in the EA, please keep in mind the BLM does not manage wildlife or regulate hunting. The BLM is responsible for the multiple use management of public lands, including habitat, and ensuring that we appropriately protect our natural resources. Additionally, issuing an SRP does not give participants the authority to harvest a predator. The SRP gives the event promoter the authority to use public lands for a competitive event. Idaho Department of Fish and Game has authority over all hunting regulations regardless of land jurisdiction and all competitors must comply with all Idaho Fish and Game regulations.

    This ought to be interesting.

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    • A predator management policy adopted 13 years ago by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission states: “Fish and Game will not support any contests or similar activities involving the taking of predators which may portray hunting in an unethical fashion, devalue the predator, and which may be offensive to the general public.”

      IFG did not endorse this contest last year, nor did they stop it. It is interesting that no wolves were killed either (at least none that these scumbags would admit to). Perhaps it is because they would have to be counted in the annual hunting quota, and the ‘participants’ would have to comply with all applicable hunting laws. This ‘contest’ is strictly an attempt to harass wildlife advocates, and in any years to come it will be cancelled for lack of interest.

      As far as social values, it degrades them, and it is even more interesting is that the BLM and IFG agencies disavow any association with this ‘contest’.

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