Bighorn Sheep
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S1232 was signed into law yesterday by Governor Otter. The law mandates the Idaho Fish and Game Department to “cooperatively develop best management practices with the permittee(s) on the allotment(s)”. To many this is a non-starter and does not address the fundamental problems with grazing domestic sheep in proximity to bighorn sheep. S1232a – F&G,…
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Now it’s up to the Governor. This bill is not just going to affect bighorn sheep in Hell’s Canyon, it affects bighorn sheep throughout the state. It is political game management which can be changed at the whim of livestock industry pressure. It does not address important issues regarding disease transmission and basically writes off…
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Otter pushes for road money, but residents gripe about feds, wild sheep Here in Idaho the legislature has gone into overtime because Governor Otter vetoed 35 appropriation bills over the course of a few days because he wants the legislature to raise gas taxes for road construction projects. They are not complying. Each month Governor…
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Will this save the collaborative group? The new bill, SB1232, passed the Senate but will it save the Bighorn Sheep Domestic Sheep Advisory Group? Some of the members of the advisory group are saying the new bill interferes with what the group was formed to do and is still bad for bighorn sheep. Will the…
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Nez Perce National Forest will write a new EIS to reconsider sheep grazing in the Salmon River Canyon. The Allison-Berg Allotment, which lies east of Riggins, is in occupied bighorn sheep habitat where disease is a real concern. It appears that the Nez Perce Forest may follow the Payette National Forest’s lead on how to…
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The Governor has vetoed SB1175 leaving SB1232 in its place. Presumably SB1232 will pass the legislature and the Governor will sign it into law. How much valuable time has been spent on this issue by the legislature, state and Federal agencies, interest groups and the Governor? Is this the best use of time in this…
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Just introduced today. A new bill was introduced this morning which appears to replace SB 1175. The bill is virtually identical to SB 1175 except for the following changes: S1232 F&G, bighorn sheep relocation (E) The Idaho department of fish and game: (1) shall develop a state management plan to maintain a viable, self-sustaining population…
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Is SB1175 a way to stall so that “research” can be done? More bighorn ‘the Earth is flat’ madness : Otter must decide bighorn issue by Saturday – Rocky Barker – Letters from the West, Idaho Statesman What he and other sheep ranchers really want is more research to determine not only if disease is spread from…