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Randito Snarky Member
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Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:48 pm
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Ski ><((((°>
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Fri Oct 19, 2018 3:17 pm
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Let's hope there are lots of rocks along the trail on Rattlesnake Ledge!
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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Windstorm Member
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The funny thing is that aside from the weekend the goats were released, I haven't heard of any other sightings at Rattlesnake. And according to another news article I saw, the one that was spotted at Rattlesnake had moved out to the McClellan Butte area within a day or two (and is probably spreading the word to avoid Rattlesnake at all costs).
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treeswarper Alleged Sockpuppet!
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Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:48 pm
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Can we send some wolf packs to that area?
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human––animals and aliens are great possibilities
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human––animals and aliens are great possibilities
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Randito Snarky Member
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Fri Oct 19, 2018 6:38 pm
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Windstorm wrote: | (and is probably spreading the word to avoid Rattlesnake at all costs |
I agree that goats travel large distances easily.
At least one of the justifications for relocating the goats from ONP was they had become habituated to people and would "stalk" them to slurp up human urine ( salt ) when released.
This sort of goat behavior is also observed in the Enchantments, The Robin's, etc to the degree that the USFS posts instructions to avoid urinating on vegetation and urinate on rocks or into rock crevices to avoid the goats chewing up heather and other vegetation in pursuit of salt.
The Rattlesnake area seems like a happy hunting ground for salt collection.
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coldrain108 Thundering Herd
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This is what happens when one takes a leak on the vegetation when goats are hunting pee.
Since I have no expectations of forgiveness, I don't do it in the first place. That loop hole needs to be closed to everyone.
Since I have no expectations of forgiveness, I don't do it in the first place. That loop hole needs to be closed to everyone.
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Malachai Constant Member
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I do not want to be an old sourpuss but bullets would have been a lot easier and cheaper.
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Randito Snarky Member
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Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:19 pm
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Malachai Constant wrote: | I do not want to be an old sourpuss but bullets would have been a lot easier and cheaper. |
Indeed -- mountain goat hunting is legal in Washington. It's hard for me to believe that relocating these goats from ONP was less administrative overhead and cost than permitting an "open season" on goat hunting -- or even offering a bounty on goats in ONP.
I think that political considerations were given priority over figuring out the most effective way to eradicate goats from ONP.
I suspect that a decade from now there will still be plenty of goats in ONP, despite the relocation effort.
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RodF Member
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Sat Oct 20, 2018 6:01 pm
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Mtn Goat Mgmt Plan alternative C (just shoot them all) would've taken 1/3 the helicopter time and cost, fewer than 1/10 the number of heli landings within wilderness (and none of the translocation and vet costs), but was rejected.
This violates The Wilderness Act's prohibition of all but the minimum necessary use of motorized vehicles (helicopter).
RandyHiker wrote: | I think that political considerations were given priority over figuring out the most effective way to eradicate goats from ONP. |
Apparently. Obviously.
"of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt" - John Muir
"the wild is not the opposite of cultivated. It is the opposite of the captivated” - Vandana Shiva
"of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt" - John Muir
"the wild is not the opposite of cultivated. It is the opposite of the captivated” - Vandana Shiva
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Ski ><((((°>
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Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:28 pm
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Malachai Constant wrote: | I do not want to be an old sourpuss but bullets would have been a lot easier and cheaper. |
^ This plan of action has been supported for decades by a good many people, but they didn't cry and whine as loud as the "animal rights" whackos.
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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Randito Snarky Member
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Sun Oct 21, 2018 10:30 am
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contour5 Member
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Sun Oct 21, 2018 11:07 am
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I suppose it’s already too late, but maybe next time we can skip the guns and the helicopters and just drop off a few lumps of salt.
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Bernardo Member
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Sun Oct 21, 2018 11:38 am
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I understand that goats don't belong in ONP, but if they are a problem for people salt licks sound like a good idea.
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Randito Snarky Member
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Sun Oct 21, 2018 12:48 pm
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Salt licks wouldn't address the core issue with goats in ONP. The goats were introduced in the 1920s and their grazing has altered the landscape. Removal or extermination will allow the plant life and indigenous animals to exist in a manner unique to ONP. That's the actual goal. Protecting visitors from aggressive goats is a side benefit.
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Anne Elk BrontosaurusTheorist
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Sun Oct 21, 2018 4:46 pm
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When I read the Seattle Times article about the relocation and saw the maps, it crossed my mind that some of the locations aren't that far from heavily used areas. Many of these goats are habituated to humans, I thought, and could end up causing as much trouble as they did in the Olympics. Sure enough. For all the relocation expense involved, many of these goats may end up having to be shot anyway.
It's why I'm against grizzly re-introduction, and why I just go livid about the wolf re-introduction, which has devolved into wolf culling because of ranchers' cattle losses. Who could have seen that coming?
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