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The INDEPENDENT, June 2, 2011
Ike Says…
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When I asked Herman if there was concern be-
cause the bull harvest has not declined, but instead
had increased in the last two years after the reduction
in rifle bull tags, he stated that the bull escapement
has actually increased and this year’s count was one
of the highest in a long time. He added that, if the bull
escapement continues to remain high, they would
probably reinstate the tags that were reduced two
years ago from the rifle bull hunters. Kind of makes me
think there wasn’t a problem to begin with, other than
with the survey methodology. I guess I would rather
have our district biologist being reactive to the trends
though, because we all know what happens when they
are not…just look at the local deer herd.
I asked Herman if he still held the view that cougars
are not a problem in Northwest Oregon; he confirmed
that, and that he believes that the cougar population is
growing slowly at best. I countered with all the sight-
ings and hunter harvest in this last year, but he re-
sponded that most sightings are never confirmed, and
the harvest may be a one-year blip. Well, we will see
what future harvests hold, but it seems to this writer,
that the alleged sightings are increasing. In fact, there
was a sighting recently up near the Stoney Point Road
water tank.
Across the board, despite some antlerless deer tag
cuts, the department is proposing pretty much the
same number of tags overall, state-wide. Like many
folks are starting to say, keeping the department rev-
enue neutral seems to be the goal. We will see how
that works out.
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