Brian Mastenbrook
Brian Mastenbrook
groups wolves
We know there are not big groups of wolves here. We would have detected that. But we do know we have some independent animals.
apparently happened himself hit hunters last line rap realized shot soon turned warn
We warn hunters about that during the orientation. It was the last day of the hunt and he apparently shot one, but didn't think he hit it so he shot another one. As soon as he realized what had happened he turned himself in. He called the RAP line and told them he made a mistake.
data far help management people service three weigh weighed
To weigh them, you need at least three people at the weigh station, but without weighing them we can get by with just one person. We weighed them in the past, but that was really more of a service to the hunters. It's not part of the data we really need. It doesn't help us much as far as management decisions.
found four herd infected last none worried
We're worried about elk getting TB from the deer. We've found four elk with TB to date, but none in the last two years. We have some infected animals, but we don't think the whole herd is infected.