FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 11
Local
Wolf compensation
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Durgan said that ap-
plicants’ participation in
the meetings, whether in
person or via telephone,
assists the committee with
the process, and is strongly
encouraged.
The application was
approved to be submitted,
with the values from IML
used as a guide (which
included the value, at the
time, of $2.00 per pound,
for 1,200-pound, pregnant
cows), for two cows, two
calves, and the one bull,
numbers considered above
normal loss.
Martin was asked dur-
ing the meeting about the
priority for compensation,
and a statement on the ap-
plication partly addresses
that topic: “Compensa-
tion for death or injury
of livestock or working
dogs takes priority over
compensation for missing
livestock...”
In response to a request
from Martin, to BCSWCD
Districts Manager Whitney
Collins, regarding specifics
of the Range Rider pro-
gram for the 2016 season,
Collins said the rider was
Halfway-based James
Chetwood, as he was the
only licensed independent
contractor who applied
(a licensed contractor is
required for liability pur-
poses, she said).
His term began on July
20, because of a delay in
locating someone to fulfill
the position, and it expired
on September 11, because
all funding had been spent
by that time, she said.
Chetwood logged 318
hours of riding time, at
$22 per hour, for a total
of $6,996, and he hazed
wolves in the Doe Creek
and Rock Springs areas,
and he received signals of
wolf presence in several
areas. Collins said that the
last time she had spoken
to Chetwood, he indicated
interest in continuing with
the position, if funding is
available.