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A: The pelts of those wolves that can be safely recovered are sold at Idaho Fish and Game's annual fur auction. This year's auction will be held on Saturday, March 31, at the Southwest Regional office, 3101 S. Powerline Road, Nampa. For more information contact the Southwest Regional office at 208- ...
Q: Nonresidents can harvest a bear, lion or wolf with their deer tag, is a resident allowed to do the same thing?
A: No, they cannot harvest a bear, lion or wolf with a resident deer tag. They must have the tag for the specific animal they want to harvest.
A: When safe and practical, carcasses are recovered and DNA and other biological samples are collected. Some carcasses are sent to the Idaho Fish & Game Wildlife Health Lab for necropsy and disease testing.
Q: How many wolf carcasses were recovered from aerial hunting? Are any of the pelts available for education?
A: None of the carcasses of 14 wolves killed in the aerial control operation in February were retrieved. All were killed in remote areas and were from the ground without great difficulty. In the past we have retrieved most carcasses of wolves killed on the highway or killed as part of control actions ...
A: There is information on our website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/wildlife/?getPage=209 about one of the most common wolf diseases. A wolf was recently found that died of parvovirus (similar to the parvo that effects domestic dogs). If we suspect that a wolf's death is from disease a ...
Q: How can I find out about management policies and decision making guidelines and goals for your dept.
A: You might begin by looking at "The Compass" Idaho Fish and Game's 15 year strategic plan, which is posted on the Idaho Fish and Game website under the "About Us" tab. Developed and implemented in 2005, The Compass lays out four goals: sustain Idaho's fish and wildlife and the habitats upon which ...
A: The Idaho Fish and Game Commission and the Department of Fish and Game listed the wolf as a big game animal. It is our intent to manage wolves responsibly, primarily through hunting seasons, just like we manage other big game species.
A: Yes, the 2012 Idaho Legislature added a wolf tag to the Sportsman's Package; it will become part of the Package beginning July 1, 2012.
Q: What are the reporting requirements? Do I need to contact Fish and Game to report any animal that I salvage?
A: Notifying Fish and Game within 24 hours and obtaining a salvage permit within 72 hours is a legal requirement to lawfully possess salvaged wildlife. Within 24 hours, you must report a wildlife salvage by going online to http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/roadkill, which will direct you to a self- ...
A: The Idaho legislature added a wolf tag to the Sportsman's Package in its 2012 session. It will not be available until July 1, 2012. We haven't determined the price of the package when the wolf tag is added. The tag will not be retroactive; that is, if the pack was purchased before July 1, you ...
A: While the Wildlife Summit will focus on the future of Idaho wildlife management in general, there will be time during the "Idaho Cafe" segment when participants can discuss specific issues and concerns. Wolf conflicts could very likely come up. The Idaho Cafe is designed so that people can ...
Q: In regard to the summit, will you address wolf conflicts and help bring stakeholders together to resolve them?
A: The agenda for the Wildlife Summit is still being developed. The challenge of the Summit is to bring together diverse wildlife interests to foster common understanding. Attendees will have an opportunity to express opinions on various issues. In 1938, Idahoans came together and created the Fish ...
Q: Unmanaged how rapidly would the wolf population grow, allowing only for incidental, natuaral and accidental mortality?
A: In recent years wolf numbers were increasing at about 15% per year in absence of hunting. Primary source of mortality was depredation control. In absence of that, perhaps 20% or so. Population Growth rate would slow as food availability became limited (numbers would not continue to grow ...
A: That's a suggestion that hasn't been considered to date. High cost of tags is one of three reasons nonresident hunters gave us for no longer coming to Idaho to hunt (wolf impacts on elk and the economy were the other two reasons cited in a 2009 survey). Charging two or three times more for a ...
A: The wolf season information is in the 2012 Big Game Rules book on pages 66-69. It has been added to the deer, elk, pronghorn, bear and mountain lion season information.
A: Idaho has licensing requirements for people who raise wolves for sale in Idaho, and has permitting requirements for importing wolves for captive possession into the state. Idaho has licensing and tattooing requirements for holding in captivity a wolf or hybrid that exhibits primary wolf ...
A: No. Wolves are classified as a big game animal in Idaho. The methods of take and weapons restrictions for wolves are the same as for other big game animals. For more more information, please visit IDFG's website or refer to the 2012 Big Game Seasons and Rules brochure, which also contains ...
Q: If you purchase a reduced fee Mountain Lion Tag, can you still purchase a regular priced Mountain Lion tag?
A: The correct answer is no. The only second tag you can purchase is the second reduced tag which restricts a hunter to the special second tag units only. Please see pages 58 for bear and 63 for mountain lion. Yes, you can. If you are going to hunt outside the area that is included in the "reduced ...
Q: I was coming home from a camping trip up by warm lake and we spotted a dead wolf along the road .I was wondering if it is legal to take the skull and bleach it?
A: If you follow the salvage reporting requirements, it is legal to salvage a road-killed wolf and bleach the skull. Within 24 hours of collecting the wolf, you must report it by going online to fishandgame.idaho.gov/roadkill, which will direct you to a self-generating permit that you can print. A ...
A: Yes, but notifying Fish and Game within 24 hours and obtaining a free salvage permit within 72 hours is a legal requirement to lawfully possess salvaged wildlife. Within 24 hours, you must report the wolf salvage by going online to fishandgame.idaho.gov/roadkill, which will direct you to a free ...
A: No, you not required to report a mountain goat skull that you found while hiking. For more information on the possession and sale of wildlife found dead, see page 75 of the 2012 Big Game Seasons and Rules booklet which states, "Parts of big game species – hides, horns, bones, antlers, elk teeth ...
Q: I purchased a wolf tag in Jan. 2012, is the tag good through the end of 2012. And can I still buy a second tag this fall?
A: Yes. A tag purchased in January 2012 is valid through the end of 2012; you can purchase a second tag at any time you want.
A: Yes, you can carry both weapons while you are hunting.
Q: would like to talk about the migration patterns of the deer around Atlanta Idaho. I have hunted there for the past 6 years and want to learn more. also would liek to hear info about the number of wolves you estimate to be in unit 39?
A: Mule deer in Unit 39 typically follow the major drainages starting at the head of the South Fork, Middle Fork and North Fork Boise Rivers. Deer found in Graham/Atlanta during summer will follow the drainages down to Boise River WMA by December/January. Some deer following the South Fork drainage ...
A: Yes. Game animals, predatory wildlife and unprotect species (see list) may be salvaged. Notifying Fish and Game within 24 hours and obtaining a salvage permit within 72 hours is a legal requirement to lawfully possess salvaged wildlife. You must report a wildlife salvage by going online to ...
A: Wolves are classified as a big game animal and there are a few firearms restrictions associated with the taking of big game animals. firearms, including slings, scopes or any other attachments cannot weigh more than 16 pounds With any shotgun can not use any shot smaller than double-aught (#00) ...
Q: During a general any weapon season can a muzzleloader be used with a scope and saboted all copper bullets?
A: During a general any weapon season while using a muzzleloader You cannot use a muzzleloading rifle or musket which is less than forty-five (.45) caliber for deer, pronghorn, mountain lion, or gray wolf, or which is less than fifty (.50) caliber for elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, or ...
Q: Handguns are considered a short range weapon, what about a handgun caliber that is in a rifle? ie. .357 Magnum rifle. Can you hunt with that rifle in a short range weapon area?
A: The short answer is NO. Short range weapon seasons for big game are limited to: Shotgun using a slug or #00 or larger buckshot Muzzleloader that are .45 caliber for deer, pronghorn, mountain lion or wolf and at least .50 caliber for elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat or black bear With any ...
A: This is often an ethical dilemma faced by hunters. The rule states it is illegal to hunt big game with the use of bait (except for bear and wolf). Bait here is defined as something placed to attract wildlife. However, many ranchers use salt blocks to manage cattle movement within an allotment. If ...
A: Possession and Sale of Wildlife Found Dead: Protected species of wildlife that have died of natural causes are generally considered property of the state and may not be possessed. But parts of big game species – hides, horns, bones, antlers, elk teeth, bear, lion and wolf parts – may be recovered ...
A: If the area you are hunting is approaching the harvest limit, every day you should make every reasonable effort to check whether the harvest limit is reached. It is a hunters responsibility to know the harvest limit and if it has been reached. It is possible that a hunter may be in on a hunting ...
A: Yes.
A: Wolf tags are sold over the counter. They are a general season tag, not a controlled hunt item.
A: No. Trapping classes are not required for any other species.
A: List of Species that Can be Salvaged Big Game Animals Black Bear (Ursus americanus) California Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) Elk (Cervus canadensis) Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Moose (Alces americanus) Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) Mountain Lion (Felis concolor) Mule Deer ( ...
A: There is no minimum age to start trapping species classified as furbearers, or predatory and unprotected. Trapping can be a highly rewarding mentoring experience for older trappers to teach youngsters. There are also Trapping Education Courses that are offered when there is enough demand. This ...
A: Although not as numerous as in the more remote areas in the Clearwater Region, wolves have been observed in parts of Latah County as well. Most opportunities for observing or harvesting wolves can be found as one moves to the north and east away from private property and onto land managed by the ...
A: Yes, there is a tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus, that occurs in wolves, other wild canids, and even domestic dogs, that can infect humans under some circumstances and result in Cystic Hydatid Disease. For information on this small tapeworm, the disease, and information on how to prevent ...
A: You must have a 2013 tag to hunt in 2013. The tags (and your hunting license) expired 12-31-12.
A: Pet and livestock owners are allowed to protect their animals from molesting or attacking wolves, including the shooting of, without the need of a license or tag. Pasted below is the Idaho Statute that provides the rights and limitations for protecting pets and livestock. (c) Control of ...
Q: I bought a wolf tag in January 2013, is it still good for the wolf season in the later part of 2013.
A: Yes. The wolf tag you purchased is valid for the entire calendar year.
A: Yes, you can carry a weapon for protection while you are hiking or looking for shed antlers.
Q: Do I need a trapping class before purchasing a trapping license, and do I need the trapping class before enrolling in the wolf trapping class?
A: You can get a regular trapping license without taking a class first, but you CANNOT trap wolves until you have taken a wolf-trapping class.
A: Possession and Sale of Wildlife Parts: Lawfully harvested wildlife parts – except edible meat from game animals – may be purchased, bartered or sold when accompanied by a written statement showing said wildlife was lawfully harvested. If black bear, mountain lion or gray wolf parts – excluding ...
Q: I travel the mountain roads daily and have seen a number of roadkills can i remove antlers from dead roadkill and keep them?
A: Possession and Sale of Wildlife Found Dead: Big game animal parts, such as hides, horns – except horns from bighorn sheep – bones, antlers and teeth, of deer, elk, moose, pronghorn, mountain goat, black bear, mountain lion and gray wolves that have died of natural causes, including legally ...
Q: Can I have a long gun when I m archery hunting I also have a wolf tag and if so do I need hunter orange
A: There are no prohibitions in Fish and Game Code preventing you from carrying a firearm while archery hunting. Idaho does not require the wearing of hunter orange to hunt game, except: all upland game bird and upland game animal hunters are required to wear visible hunter orange (a minimum of 36 ...
Q: I was just wondering if you guys have changed the laws on if there is a min. Caliber for big game hunting such as, .223/5.56 ; 308/7.62 (I think)
A: We have not changed the law--there is no minimum caliber as long as you are NOT using a rimfire weapon. (See muzzleloading equipment exception below). In any hunt, including any-weapon seasons, it is unlawful to pursue or kill big game animals: • By any means other than approved firearms, ...
Q: What drainages in the Pashermeroi and Lemhi have high concentrations of viewing large game such as wolf, lion,goats, elk. We will be backpacking and taking photos only.
A: Please contact the Salmon Region office for that information. Their phone number is 208-756-2271.
Q: Unit 4 big game? We are looking at buying land in the unit 4 area and we are from WA state. This land is near Saint Maries area. The property is in the higher elevations around 4000 ft. I was just wondering what type of big game species are in this area?
A: Unit 4 has hunting seasons for mule deer, elk, bear, moose and wolf. Please contact the Panhandle Region office for information about animals at 4,000 feet and the prescense of other animals. Their number is 208-769-1414.
A: Wolf tags are available and we don't limit the number we sell... The only elk tag that is completely sold out at this time (July 31, 2013) is the nonresident Sawtooth B elk tag. The tag count of nonresident general season tags is posted on our website at https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/ ...
A: A hunting license is $154.75 and the wolf tag is $31.75.
A: The definition of private land does not change. If the land you want to hunt on is private, you must ask the landowner for permission. If the private land is within a unit that is open for wolf hunting and the landowner okays your hunting on their land, you can hunt for wolves on the land. That ...
A: Yes, if you have legally harvested, reported, and have a pelt tag placed on the pelt, and have a completed mortality report form in your possession, you may sell your hide or parts but not the edible meat. All wolves must be checked at a Fish and Game office to legally be able to sell the parts ...
A: For bears, the definition of bait is any substance placed to attract game animals. You are not allowed to place parts of animals or fish that are currently classified as game animals or fish that come from the wild or commercial domestic sources. However, under the scenario you explained: ...
Q: I just read in a magazine that in Idaho you can take a wolf or a bear with an elk or deer tag, is that true?
A: Nonresident deer and elk tags (exluding nonresident junior mentored deer and elk tags) are valid to take a black bear, mountain lion or gray wolf instead of a deer or elk IF a season is open for that species, where and when the deer or elk tag is valid, and if there is an open deer or elk season ...
A: Wolves were never released in Whiskey Creek by IDFG. Often, people will see a culvert trap in the back of a conservation officer pickup and assume it is something other than a black bear being relocated. Years ago in the late 1990's, before IDFG was involved in wolf management, the Nez Perce ...
Q: I never filled my nonresident Panhandle elk. Is this tag usable for a lesser species; like dear, bear, mountain lion, or wolves
A: A nonresident elk or deer tag, excluding nonresident junior mentored deer and elk tags, are valid to take a black bear, mountain lion, or gray wolf instead of a deer or elk, if a season is open for that species, where and when the deer or elk tag is valid, and if there is an open deer or elk ...
A: For more information on the possession and sale of wildlife found dead, see page 75 of the 2012 Big Game Seasons and Rules booklet which states, "Parts of big game species – hides, horns, bones, antlers, elk teeth, bear, lion and wolf parts – may be recovered and possessed for personal use if the ...
A: The wolf harvest information is posted online.Browse to: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/hunt/?getPage=121
A: Usually when a depredation occurs U.S.D.A. Wildlife Services is called to remove wolves. Your best bet to find a possible landowner that might be interested in allowing you to hunt wolves on their property would be to contact Wildlife Services at 208-378-5077; or contact your local IDFG regional ...
Q: Me and approximately 19 others would like your department to please explain why you are encouraging and facilitating the apparent reckless slaughter of gray wolves, that are so vital to the ecosystem in the wildnerness?
A: Why Manage Wildlife in Wilderness By Virgil Moore, Director, Idaho Fish and Game Recent media coverage about Idaho Fish and Game sending an employee to try to remove two of the wolf packs in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness has raised questions and concerns. Many Idahoans have ...
A: Yes, he can carry a gun for protection even if he is not hunting.
A: The largest harvested wolf ever measured/confirmed by IDFG was 128lbs. I think the largest we have record of being measured in Idaho from a live capture- radio collaring operation weighed 132lbs. Not to say there might not be some a little larger but we've seen more than a thousand dead wolves in ...
A: Big game tags, including wolf tags and mountain lion tags, expire on 12/31 of the year of purchase. For example, all 2013 tags expired 12/31/13 and are not valid for use in 2014. Specific to mountain lion and wolf hunting--the seasons run from fall of one year through spring of the next. The ...
A: Coyote, wolf, bobcat teeth possession and sale? Animals are classified differently and there are different rules regarding possession and sale depending on the classification. This answer is specific to the species you describe. Coyotes are predators and can be possessed and sold at any time. ...
A: 410.UNLAWFUL METHODS OF TAKE.No person shall take big game animals as outlined in this section. 01. Firearms. (7-1-93)a. With any firearm that, in combination with a scope, sling, and/or any other attachments, weighsmore than sixteen (16) pounds. (7-1-93)b. With any shotgun using any shot smaller ...
Q: I'm confused about the rules for using snowmobiles and ATVs/off-road vehicles for wolf hunting and trapping. Can you summarize?
A: Motorized vehicle use as an aid to hunting for gray wolves is restricted in some areas as per notes in the big game rules. Look for notes in the wolf rules that restrict motorized access between Aug 30 and Dec 31, which is big game season and often has the motorized rule in place in these units ...
Q: Shed hunting- I saw a post about shed hunting: Question- What constitutes a shed? If the antler is attached to the skull of a carcass, may I collect as a shed?
A: Each year antlers from deer, elk, moose, and the horns of pronghorn fall off, or are shed; new antlers and horns begin to grow back and are fully grown again each fall. Animal parts such as antlers, horns, hides, bones, and teeth of deer, elk, moose, pronghorn, wolf and mountain goat from animals ...
A: Please refer to our rules for additional information regarding weapon restrictions. For Big Game. No person shall take big game animals with any rimfire rifle, rimfire handgun or any muzzleloading handgun, EXCEPT for mountain lion and trapped gray wolf. For unprotected species. No person hunting ...
Q: Wolf harvest
A: Assuming a birthdate of May 1 for pups, during the current wolf hunting season, which opened July 1, 2013, 146 wolves were taken by December 1 of that year (representing 7 months from the May 1 birthdate). Idaho Fish and Game asks employees who are checking in harvested wolves and completing Big ...
Q: Extermination of wolves [I would like to know what threat are wolves to Idaho, that gives the state the NEED to kill all of them? What are your reasons for exterminating 300 wolves last year and wanting to exterminate 500 this year?]
A: Idaho Fish and Game is managing wolves under the State of Idaho's 2002 wolf management plan adopted by the Idaho Legislature and approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. That plan calls for a statewide wolf population of 150 wolves with 15 breeding pairs. After reintroduction in 1995, the ...
A: There is one documented pack relatively near Idaho City. This pack had a count of 7 individuals at the end of 2013. You can find information for individual packs (reproduction, year end pack size, activity maps) in the 2012 Idaho Wolf Monitoring Progress Report on our website http://fishandgame. ...
A: A deer cannot be taken with an elk tag in Idaho. Only an elk (or bear, wolf or mountain lion if the seasons overlap) can be taken with an elk tag.
A: According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, historical evidence documents the presence of gray wolves throughout the Northern Rocky Mountains of the contiguous United States.
A: Basically, you only have to replace the items you need to (and want to). Before July the deer and elk tags have not been designated yet; when you decide the specific zone or type of tag you want you can go to any vendor to get a deer or elk tag. All vendors can issue these along with salmon and ...
A: We obtain the age of harvested wolves by counting the annular "rings" from a cross-section of the teeth (much as with aging a tree). We accumulate teeth for aging over the course of the season, submitting them to an external lab about this time of year. Thus we have no ages of 2013-2014 wolves ...
A: Yes, No person shall take big game animals as outlined in this section. a. With any firearm that, in combination with a scope, sling, and/or any other attachments, weighs more than sixteen (16) pounds. b. With any shotgun using any shot smaller than double-aught (#00) buck. c. With any rimfire ...
A: Yes. You will need to read the big game season proclamations for season dates. Some elk zones have limited numbers of tags available and hunters can purchase tags until the quotas are sold out. Hunters can purchase deer, elk, bear, mtn lion, wolf, and turkey tags over the counter.
A: Yes you will need a hunting license to purchase a wolf tag. Licenses can be purchased via the Internet at https://id.outdoorcentral.us/. over the telephone at 800-554-8685, any license vendor http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/licenses/lookupVendors.cfm, or through the mail to any Idaho ...
A: In Idaho, the wolf trapping course is required to trap wolves. The basic trapper education course is not required. Participants can register for both courses on our website on the hunter education page. If you cannot find a course in your area, contact your local Fish and Game office and ask to ...
A: There are some backcountry areas where IDFG may use employees/contractors to remove wolves this winter. There are four backcountry areas where IDFG has management plans for reducing predation from wolves, bears, and mountain lions, because predation is having significant negative impacts on ...
A: Yes, the second general season nonresident deer or elk tag can be used to harvest the species the tag is for one of the species you list as long as there is a season for both the species of the tag and the species you harvest such as bear.
A: Currently there are classes scheduled in Ahsahka, Lewiston, Salmon and Idaho Falls. We are working on scheduling more classes in different parts of Idaho including the Treasure Valley. Please check the website for upcoming classes. You can also call the Regional office and let them know you are ...
A: Hunters can buy 5 wolf tags per calendar year and 5 trapping tags per calendar year for use in zones with an open trapping season. A person must attend a wolf trapper education course and have a valid trapping license before trapping wolves.
Q: When packing-out an elk in two trips, where should the tag be? With the meat in my pack, or with the meat still on the mountain?
A: It must remain attached to the largeste portion of edible meat. TAG VALIDATION AND ATTACHMENT AND PROXY STATEMENT.Immediately after any deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, mountain lion, black bear, or gray wolf is killed, the appropriate big game animal tag must be ...
A: Idaho Statesman Outdoor Editor Roger Phillips recently published an interesting article relevant to your questions. Here's the article: Outdoors Q&A: A long-winded answer to what were Idaho's 'native' wolves By Roger Phillips August 14, 2014 Q: I recently read an article about the native ...
A: IDFG offers a wide variety of hunting seasons in the fall, including several that run the entire throughout the month of September. For example the archery season for both deer and elk opens Aug 30 and runs through the end of Septmeber. For the most part, archers will be wildly dispersedand ...
A: Trapping rules and seasons can be found on our website at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/hunt/?getPage=141 . Seasons for different species start at different times. You cannot trap mountain lions legally. However, you can trap wolves but you must first attend a mandatory wolf trapping ...
A: The answer to the question is simple: how good are you with the firearm/bow you are using? The most important thing in cleanly killing a wolf or any animal is being a competent shooter. Accuracy is always increased the closer a person is to the target. The chances for a miss increase the ...
A: The elk tag can only be used to harvest an elk, bear, lion or wolf as long as there is a season for elk and the species harvested such as bear. An elk tag cannot be used to harvest a deer. In addition, once the tag has been used to harvest an animal it cannot be used again. You can purchase a ...
A: Yes, absolutely. Just keep the weapons straight for appropriate method of take.
A: This response is overdue and I apologize for that - it was my own oversight - I let it get buried and didn't get back to it until today. Year-round hunting on private lands was in effect in 5 of our 13 wolf management zones during 2014. All wolves killed by hunters and trappers are included in ...
A: Once you have killed any species of willdife that requires a tag to hunt (all big game species and turkey) the hunter must immediatley validate their tag and attach it either to the carcass for most big game species or to the animal's hide for bear, lion and wolf. The term immediatley is ...
A: Over the years we have received many suggestions from our customers about having the ability to print their license from home. In the spring of 2013 we made a change to our Internet purchase site that now allows hunters and anglers to print their license instead of receiving it in the maile. Per ...
A: For those species that can be hunted such as bobcat, fox, coyote, wolf, and lion, a trapping license is not required. We do not have a furbearer license, only a trapping license that is required for trapping furbearers. Please be sure to check the rules on fox as some counties in the state, i.e ...
A: We've only had a few Wolf Trapping Classes in Jerome because of few requests. There is a Wolf Trapping Class scheduled for Idaho Falls on 11/22/2014 which may be the closest class to Jerome for several months. To find out what classes are available visit our website @ https://fishandgame.idaho. ...
A: Let us know if this doesn't answer your question: https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/content/question/there-difference-between-...
Q: If I purchase a non-resident nongame license and my partner a regular hunting license and wolf tag am I legal if I call in a wolf and he shoots it?
A: The nonresident nongame license is valid for hunting unprotected birds and animals and predatory wildlife of this state. This license is a good option if you are only interested in hunting coyotes, which are classified as a predator. You may hunt with another person even if they have a ...
A: Idaho Fish and Game strives to provide hunting seasons that meet a wide variety of hunter's desires, whether it be for food, trophy animals, or recreational opportunity with friends and family. Each year, staff review population information and solicit public input (e.g. public meetings, web site ...
A: If a a private individual were to kill a dog at large it could carry criminal or civil liability. The Fish and Game director or any peace officer, or persons authorized to enforce fish and game laws are authorized to destroy the dog at large when chasing big game. Here is the section from Idaho ...


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Virginia Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell said Tuesday he would cut his Cabinet's paychecks after he took office in a ceremony that would cost dramatically less than prior inaugurations, setting up an austere transition of power to reflect the bleak economy.
McDonnell, who will be sworn in Jan. 16, pledged an economical ceremony marked by visits to food banks, a jail and a homeless shelter along with the traditional parade and balls.
The incoming governor said he planned to raise $1.5 million to pay for the inauguration, with major state employers such as Dominion, MeadWestvaco and Altria contributing to the event, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, which tracks money in state politics. Gov. Tim Kaine raised $3.1 million for his inauguration four years ago, while former Gov. Mark Warner pulled together $2.5 million.
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"That was a case where he thought less was more, given the circumstances," Greenough said.
Virginia did little to mark the change of executives for much of its history, especially before 1851 when the General Assembly, not voters, selected the governor for a single-year term. The current concept of the inauguration "is pretty much a 20th-century phenomenon that's been reasonably consistent in the last three or four generations," Greenough said.
McDonnell said Tuesday he would cut his 15 Cabinet members' salaries by 5 percent, on top of his own, a largely symbolic gesture given the state's yawning budget deficit estimated at $4.2 billion through 2012. After he takes office, McDonnell is expected to roll out a raft of cuts to replace Kaine's proposed tax increases.
"In these tough budget times, everybody's got to contribute, and I intend to do our part," McDonnell said.
Bob McDonnell for President in 2012? Sounds good to me.
Bob McDonnell for President in 2012? Sounds good to me.
Still the stupid party, I see.
Cut the friggin' inauguration, and don't raise money from it from corporations. It looks like pay to play, and it is.
The cost of the inauguration should be measured in five figures or less.
While I have empathy for people in bad circumstances, why do these politicians always have to do the food banks and soup kitchens. It's so phony!
Oh, bite me. Why don't you fix your own state and leave Virginia alone?
No consideration on your part that the inauguration is 1) much, much awaited, and 2) a boost to the economy.
8. More. Days.
Go tell that to 0bama.
Cutting the costs from Tim Kaine's $3.1 million to just $1.5 million sounds pretty good to me.
This is even better:
After he takes office, McDonnell is expected to roll out a raft of cuts to replace Kaine's proposed tax increases.
Good for McDonnell! (And he better succeed, too. Just sayin'.)
I hope I'm wrong, but I have a feeling we might get more of the same from McDonnell. Pardon my cynicism, but the Virginia GOP has not exactly inspired any confidence in the last 30 years. I'm glad he is onboard with offshore drilling, but until across the board spending cuts are proposed, I will remain cynical. Let's see if he produces results before we think about 2012.
First let's see if Bob keeps his promise to drill off of the coast within his 4 years.
If not, no more support for The Mac.
"After he takes office, McDonnell is expected to roll out a raft of cuts to replace Kaine's proposed tax increases."
Let's hope this light rail boondogle in Norfolk/Virginia Beach is #1 on the list. The elite here won't be happy until we are all living in cheaply constructed stalinist style condos on the railroad tracks that shake your bed when the choo choo passes by (developer kickbacks). Mark my words all: the new commie phrase of the decade is, "Transit Oriented Development". We need to oppose this at the local level in droves when this phrase is used. It currently threatens to destroy Hampton Roads.
I hope that he and Cuccinelli will take on the Federal Behemoth as well.
State spending and tax cuts will be great but probably won't mean much if unfunded mandates out of DC keep piling up.
The last 30 years? Are you kidding? I'll give you the last 12.
More to the point, take a look at Bob McDonnell's career as a legislator and as attorney general. He does what he says he's going to do.
This is the first I've heard of it. I'm in central va. Thanks for the heads up.
Yes, but the legislature is filled with RINOs. Will he sign whatever they send regardless of budget impact, or will he take on his own party?
Will he reject federal funding where necessary to avoid the mandates? Will he challenge the constitutionality of of federal mandates that are unfunded? I don't believe he did as AG.
I'm sure it will come to Richmond soon enough, bit it is in the guise of alleviating traffic congestion, which is not much of an issue there. It also comes in the guise of "new urbanism". It has been shoved down our throats in Hampton Roads for the last 10 years. Norfolk is now building a $250 train to nowhere (basically goes from downtown to the slums) and now Virginia Beach wants to link to it against the will of the people. It's all about the developers and money. If you search light rail in the Virginia Pilot, you will be amazed at the amount of corruption involved. Even the liberal rag that the newspaper is is beginning to catch on.
That would be $250 million and it is only the start up cost. It is a 7-mile route and based on the bus ridership, it would be cheaper to buy everyone a new Hummer every 10 years and pay for their gas for the next 100 years.
Wow, I'm really out of touch with the latest "helpful" programs and concepts. New urbanism sounds truly terrible and I'm not quite sure what it even means yet. I'll look this stuff up. I believe you when you say it will spread from your area and it needs to be slowed down and stopped. Thanks again.
The House is not filled with RINOs. Most of the ones who bent over and voted for Warner's tax increase are gone. And the Senate, while still Dem by a slim majority, has been purged as well.
Everybody, McDonnell, Bolling, Cuccinelli and the legislators I've heard from have all been talking budget cuts and have said no to tax increases.
He was AG under a Democrat Governor. He didn't have budgetary authority.
Look, do I think McDonnell is perfect? No. But he's pretty solid and a darn sight better than the alternative would have been.
Answer: Bob said he would get it done at numerous speeches and during his primary win acceptance in Richmond. Is he just another politician blowing hot air to get a freakin' job? I don't know but we shall soon see.
2. Is there oil off the Virgina/Carolina/Delaware/New Jersey (Mid-Atlantic) coast?
YES there is, off of the Virginia coast is all that I am concerned about!
I'm SURE that's the way they do it in Washington State.
Austerity. So THAT'S why I haven't received my invite to the big hoe-down.
1) I think he does.
2) No one knows for SURE until they drill, but the geology is certainly promising.
The opposite. This place is hell.
Republicans need to re-think ALL OF IT, right down to the inauguration. That's what won Palin so much respect - she sold the jet. She cut back.
We're sick of the talk. We're looking for whether you are walking the walk.
Sounds like "ghetto transit" to me. Since the poor people can't have beater cars any more (thanks Obama!) they have to get to the grocery store somehow.
Not with State Police overtime...
You don't need state police overtime if you have a televised ceremony inside the mansion. A cake, some punch, you're done.
>So THAT'S why I haven't received my invite to the big hoe-down.<
I got one, but I'm not going. I can't afford to with Big Zero's tax increases in the next year. Gotta give the peeps their free health care, don'cha know.
You are aware that the only way Virginia can drill off the coast of the state is if the federal govt allows it. So it will take the utmost in tact and diplomacy to receive the federal permits. FWIW, I don't think the current bosses in the federal govt will grant the permits to the state to allow drilling, which is OK, because it can be an election issue.
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By this theory, I should be using a 120 watt bulb, but I can't find any....the bulb I have now is only 20 watts (it is a bulb I purchased from Petsmart which says it's spectrum is designed for plants)...In fact, I feel 120 watt bulb may fry my hood fixture.
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Christmas 2008
The cookies and note we left for Santa along with the book we read every Christmas Eve
Reindeer Food left out for Santa's reindeer
Reindeer Food left out for Santa's reindeer
Dargan in his Elmo costume with his Chocolate Chapstick
The boys playing with their new Moon Sand
Will as "Iron Man"
Dargan playing our new Sonic game on the Wii
Lovin' that Aqua Doodle Mat
Will as a Ninja
I guess you could say that Santa was good to us this year... The boys had a GREAT time running around opening Christmas gifts and seeing what goodies Santa left for them! Will had a great time modeling all his new costumes and Dargan got exactly what he wanted----Chocolate Chapstick! Don't ask, it's a mystery why he likes it so... much. Will also enjoyed his new pirate legos and his new Sonic game for the Wii. After playing with our new toys for a few hours we headed over to the Grandparents house and the boys got to open more, more and more presents....The little guys literally fell into their beds at 9 pm tonight. From our family to yours-Merry Christmas!!!
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Festival of Lights...
Our family enjoyed a night out at the Festival of Lights. A great time was had by all and it was even a little chill in the air for us! It was GREAT fun and a Family Tradition of ours...
The boys waiting for the Train Ride thru the park.....
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
I can sum up the way I feel right now from just a few of the past week's Christmas activities...pooped! I can't think of a better word at the moment b/c I'm so tired. Just got back today from a 3-day trip to see my family out in the country, then as soon as we got home and ate some lunch we headed back out to do the Festival of Lights. The boys loved it, but both of them were sound asleep in the car not even 5 minutes after we drove away. I had a very hard time staying awake too on the drive home. So thankful for such a wonderful husband that doesn't ever mind driving the whole gang around in our minivan... Thank goodness he's a nightowl and gets his 2nd wind at night or we may not have made it home. Hopefully I'll get some much needed sleep tonight and will be all better for Santa's visit tomorrow night. Sleeping with your 5 year old snuggled up right next to you (on the same pillow) and your 2 year old in a crib in the same room does NOT make for good sleep....
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Over all, in the 2012-13 academic year, 2.65 million graduate and undergraduate students based in California filed federal financial aid applications, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
"Part of it is the economy," Judy Heiman, with California's Legislative Analyst's Office, told the Bee. "With higher unemployment, more families qualify for financial aid. And certainly higher tuition helps kick some families into the category of having financial need."
The percentage of Cal State and University of California freshmen receiving financial aid increased from 57 percent in 2006-07 to 72 percent in 2011-12, according to federal data reported by the Bee.
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Tuition, meanwhile, has remained flat for two school years at UC and CSU after California voters approved tax hikes in 2012. Gov. Jerry Brown has asked the systems to continue to freeze tuition for a third straight year.
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Seared Scallops With Caramelized Pineapple Relish
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|Red bell pepper
|1 , seeded and diced
|Chopped fresh cilantro
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1. To make the relish, heat 1 1/2 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens, 2-3 minutes. Add the pineapple and cook until the pineapple starts to brown, about 7 minutes.
2. Stir in the bell pepper and cook until softened, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the cilantro, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
3. Wipe out the skillet, return it to medium-high heat, and add the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoon oil. Sprinkle the scallops with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Add the scallops to the skillet and cook, turning once, until lightly browned and opaque in the center, 4-5 minutes.
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Calories 1049 Calories from Fat 190
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21 g32.9%
Saturated Fat 2.7 g13.7%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 224.6 mg74.9%
Sodium 2577.5 mg107.4%
Total Carbohydrates 95 g31.7%
Dietary Fiber 11.5 g46.1%
Sugars 53.2 g
Protein 120 g240%
Vitamin A 131.8% Vitamin C 691.1%
Calcium 29.1% Iron 28.5%
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Eddie and son Wolfie were dressed in Sy Devore cotton pants, untucked shirts and flip-flop sandals. Attending the casual nuptials were 100 guests, including Van Halen's first wife Valerie Bertinelli - who recently rocked a bikini. The couple divorced in 2006 after 25 years of marriage.
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Areas of such solitude in the pans are only reachable by 4x4 motorbikes with thick tyres and little weight. The brittle salt crust conceals thick, grey, semi-solid mud that will swallow up heavier vehicles even when appearances are deceptively firm: cars have disappeared overnight, soon to be corroded into oblivion by the saline slime. Speeding along on the bikes, steering carefully in each other's tracks so as to minimise our impact on this untouched land, our hair and clothes were thick with dust. Yet, far from being gruelling, our breakneck journey across the bizarre lunar landscape made our spirits soar.
The first surprise was this: though not a drop of surface water is available for hundreds of miles around, we were on the bed of what was once one of Africa's superlakes, comparable to Lake Victoria. Several million years ago it was fed by three rivers, including the mighty Zambezi and the Okovango that now feeds Botswana's celebrated Delta. But structural changes in the Earth's crust cut them off one by one. The Zambezi changed course to carve out Victoria Falls; the Okovango silted up to form the Delta. As each river was cut off, the lake shrank, leaving three distinct, now grassy shorelines containing 10,000 square kilometres of hot, sparkling salt pan.
As our small safari group struggled to digest the physical vastness and beauty of this space, and its improbable history ("the Zambezi really ran here?"), our indefatigable guide Ralph surprised us further. After a ten-minute walk with a sharp eye, he returned with arms full of perfect stone-age tools: arrowheads, hand cutters, parers, slicers. It was hard to comprehend that what he picked up had not been held by human hands for 50,000 years. We returned them safely to their original places.
Then our small column of chunky 4x4s headed for "dry land": to Ralph's camp, or more correctly Jack's Camp as he has called it, after his father Jack Bousfield. Jack is renowned in Botswana for putting the Makgadikgadi on the map. When he arrived from Tanzania in the 60s, he was told that the forbidding pans were for mad people. "Right then, they're for me," he replied, and dedicated the rest of his life to exploring the mystical salty wilderness.
Jack's Camp is the only permanent camp in the Kalahari. It lies cunningly hidden in one of the grassy "islands" on the edge of the pan. Comprising a series of khaki tents connected by walkways through the undergrowth, this is the closest you can get to raw bush while on a luxury safari. Each guest tent is hidden from all the others and commands its own breathtaking view of the grassy "shoreline" and pan. All have their own private "bathrooms", mopani (ironwood) enclosures with showers made of waterproof canvas sacks. These are filled with fire-heated water and hoisted by rope over a branch. At the bottom, a metal rose protrudes with a small lever which frees the water - the ultimate portable shower. It's a delicious relief from the salt and dust.
The camp is on a site where Jack discovered a perfect bushman bed made of sticks in the broad branches of a camelthorn tree. It is straddled by a narrow palm belt that rises abruptly and stretches far across the desert, planted by the droppings of migrating elephant herds in days past. Their dry fronds clatter when a welcome breeze stirs and their spiky silhouettes make exquisite sunsets breathtaking.
Jack's Camp is specially constructed to be invisible. When away from the island on a game drive, it is impossible to see. Vultures and falcons winged by; buck dodged jackal, and a tall secretary bird scooped up a large snake before thrashing the ground with it until it hung limp and dead. On the horizon, black balls bobbed, levitating in the heat haze. Closer inspection revealed them to be 10 male ostrich. They broke into a run as we approached, but are not to be underestimated: one kick can slit a man from throat to groin. Ostrich have big toenails.
Rather than indulging in directionless ambles with the hope of glimpsing animals, Ralph's game drives all tend to have specific destinations. The most spectacular of these was a giant "upside-down tree", a vast triffid on the edge of the pan which acted as a sort of "lighthouse", guiding 19th-century travellers returning across the desert from the inhospitable interior. A baobab tree known as Seven Sisters, it is visible 30 miles away.
Leafless for most of the year, this tree looks truly alien. "The bushmen trace the baobab's extraordinary appearance to the time of creation," explained Ralph. "When the first spirit was giving trees to the people, he gave everyone something to plant. But he only had one tree left when the hyena arrived. The hyena was the force of evil and he taunted the spirit, saying 'It's no surprise I behave badly when you treat me so differently from other creatures.' So the first spirit gave him the last plant, the baobab tree, which he shoved in the ground upside-down out of spite."
This would indeed explain the extraordinary bulbous tap-root appearance of the baobab, which Livingstone too dismissed as "a carrot planted upside- down". Thought to be 5,000 years old, the baobab's massive trunk splits into seven a few feet from the ground, and contains thousands of litres of water which sustain it. Ralph made us walk along the roots as far as we could before they plunged into the earth. We were about 500 yards away before the great tuber, itself as thick as a tree trunk, disappeared from view. Looking back at the tree, our Land Cruiser looked like a Matchbox toy.
One of the baobab trunks harbours a large hole. "This was Botswana's first ever post-box," said Ralph. "Missionaries and travellers left letters in here, so people passing up from or returning to the Cape could collect them and deliver them on arrival". It's a neat idea, but a sender would be lucky to get next year delivery, let alone next day. The thick knobbly bark is red and scarred with hundreds of carved names spanning time, including that of pioneering missionary Robert Moffatt and the now faded cross which Livingstone made his calling card all over Africa.
As we left for camp, the sun turned into a claret orb, lighting the bark of the tree with screaming amber. In the dark, our spot- light picked out bouncing spring hares, a saucer-eyed bush-baby, small buck and an enchanting shuffling aardvark. But most exciting was when the light and engine were switched off.
Ralph made us lie in the sand and listen to the squawks of the bush which were somehow part of the utter silence. We watched a sky so full of white stars and movement that it bore no comparison to the orange, neon-soaked cloud blanket that is much of England's night sky. The Makgadikgadi air is so clear that, as well as shooting stars, satellites are visible traversing the sky. Ralph taught us to pick out the Southern Cross, the huge claws of Scorpio, and some of the bushmen constellations. Struggling to ingest the beauty, I had to force myself out of mesmerising tranquillity and back into the vehicle. Round the fire after dinner, the stars had all moved position completely. You could see that the bushmen could navigate easily from them, but of course I still had no idea how.
The astounding nature of Makgadikgadi attracts some fairly unexpected visitors. Many of Botswana's tourists are safari connoisseurs: they have experienced more commercial "classic" safaris in East Africa and now seek a more genuine, wilder experience. Jack's Camp provides this, though in no less comfort than they are used to. It has its fair share of guests on the "safari circuit", as well as honeymooners seeking the incomparable romanticism of wild Africa when it is unblemished. But Jack's also attracts people who are a blast of fresh air after a few days' polite interaction with safari couples.
Under a huge flat-shaped thorn tree, we dined at night by flame-light next to the Bedpan (so called because of its proximity to the site of Jack's bushman bed), conversing with a team of scientists from the Museum of Natural History in New York. Makgadikgadi is one of the select ecosystems they plan to include in their new biodiversity hall, and they drew on Ralph's immense, intimate knowledge of the region.
Ralph is a trained zoologist who grew up in the bush, and there is nobody else alive who knows so much about every aspect of pans. Nobody else can recall with such animation facts and ideas on geology, palaeontology, ornithology, meteorology, archaeology. And he is quick, spotting and identifying every spiralling bird and thorn-hidden mammal, whilst driving or speaking or pouring drinks. The charismatic writer Michael Main passed through camp, with his ever-present terrier Gypsey. He fixated us with tales from over three years of travels all over Southern Africa, researching every aspect of the Zambezi and Kalahari for two riveting books.
Most bizarre of all was the party of models plus entourage, come to pose in the wildest places for a coffee-table art book. With Kalahari mud and animals skulls as props, they disappeared each day to shoot, returning at night to discuss such thrills as the adrenaline rush of a two-hour make-up session to create the wilderness look. "Don't think fashion, think wild!" enthused the make-up artist. The girls nodded seriously in the firelight. Their face-paints and hairspray were more than incongruous, but they were at Jack's for the same reason as the rest of us: to find a wilderness which man has not yet brought into his domain.
The final morning brought the chance to walk with a bushman. The pervading spirituality of their existence understandably caught the heart of Laurens van der Post in the 60s, but our bushman guide, Cobra, stuck to more practical things, leading us on a walk through grass and pan. Where there seemed nothing to our ignorant city eyes, he pointed out spiders and beetles, two-toed ostrich prints, wide lion pads and zebra tracks. He spotted the droppings and lairs of many creatures, sticking his torso alarmingly far into the resident pythons' nest, before pronouncing, "He will not come out. He is in there eating buck. Will not come for 10 days." The group was divided between disappointment and relief. Tiny scattered oblong scorpion holes were more yielding, giving us a rare daylight sighting of a pale three-inch inhabitant, tail curled. Cobra guided patiently, with silent amusement at our stranger's admiration for what was to him so familiar. He could see a whole micro-Kalahari we would simply have missed.
There would have been many more tracks in the rainy season, when the pan fills up, providing a vital water source for vast herds on one of the few remaining migration routes in Africa. Then, Makgadikgadi fills with tens of thousands of head of wildebeest, zebra and their accompanying predators: lion, cheetah, and scavenging hyena and wild dogs. The bleached- white grasslands sprout green, and countless bright flamingo feathers cover the pan and fill the sky with fluid streaks of pink. Jack's Camp is then in a different world.
Tour operators Abercrombie and Kent (0171-730 9600) offer stays at Jack's Camp as part of a wider tailor-made itinerary, flying in from Johannesburg or Victoria Falls to Maun, the nearest airport. Staying there costs from around pounds 160 per person per night, including all food, drink and activities. Explore Worldwide (01252 319448) also run tours to the Makgadikgadi salt pans, as part of their Botswana safari tour, from pounds 1610 per person.
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Wargaming's World of Tanks uses a software patent in its game match maker which keeps players win rates @ 50%, despite how hard you may play as a single player in the game. The outcomes of the games (win or loss of matches) are adjusted accordingly throught the Match Maker to give you a "low % chance of a win outcome". Also, RNG (Random Numbers Generator, which controls armor penetration chances can be maniuplated to allow or not allow your shells to penetrate armor. Tanks are Nerfed (adjusted/changed) at their discretion, even the ones you have paid real money for.
This is "Deceptive, and would be considered Fradulent" when it comes to product laws. They also will not respond to their EULA agreement when contacted on arbitration matters to settle disuptes in their overseas offices. If you press the cutomer service, you will received patent copy, and paste responses in reply. If you try to voice your concerns on their Official Forum site, you will be suspended, RO'd, or even banned for trying to speak out about certain issues related to the game that they deem not to be openly discussed. Clan members, and staff employees will unfairly insult, harrass, bully, you and commit libel remarks toward you to silence you, and then ban you, to stifle you from talking about the issues surrounding the game they do not want discussed. The Forum site is run like a "police state."
If you press suppot to hard for balance and fairness too hard the will ask you to contact an attorney, and further derrid you from getting answers to the issues involving why the game operates the way that it does?
There are always update patch issues which keep the game from running smothly Ex: Lag/ping issues, game mechanics issues, many Bot tanks they refuse to resolve the problem on, because they make money from the Bots, there is much player frustration on many issues too numerous to even list. Request for a more fair skilled base match maker for better matches is always meet with, "no you cannot". There are frequent losing streaks, and stat issues with the stat system in the game. Favoritism is show toward most major clans over the vast majority of average pub players. There are issues about "illegal mods" that are used by players in the game also.
The player community on the forum site is very rude, self absorbed, self centered, offensive in a very Troll like manner, they bully on other members of the community, and are allowed to get away with it, especially if it favors a wargaming position, and therefore infractions are allowed to be compounded upon other players who do not agree.
They adverstise as a free-to-play game, however this is rather deceptive. Eventually soon you learn to get anywhere in the game you will eventually have to spend some money eventually to gain any real progress in the game to compete. You would be well advised to not trust, or hold your breath on any promises they make about game fixes, or certain changes promised to fix some of these issues. You maybe disappointed in the long term?
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SUBMITTED: Sunday, March 27, 2016POSTED: Sunday, March 27, 2016
Sadly only a very teeny tiny bit of what the anon reporter says is true.
Match making is an algorhythm, pure simple math. They try and make improvements to balance the game just about every patch.
It is funny how they say you cant do better than 50%....I have close to 80 tanks and most of them are 50% or better.
When you curse, challenge the moderators and post about things like using warpack you are going to get teh boot from the forum.
For those that dont know warpack is the 1 cheat that plagues WoT. Crappy players use it to try and bring their numbers up.
And back to the complainer, he should #1 try running the test server and learning more about his taks for free. #2 he should try to learn how to play the game and finally #3 you dont have to spend 1 penny in the game if you dont want too.
Sure WoT wants you too but it isnt needed.
DVK9 is my ingame nick so ask me more if you want.
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Wargaming World of Tanks. Wargaming and It's Unethical Business Model at Work, and Fraud. Minsk Belarus
SUBMITTED: Thursday, August 06, 2015POSTED: Thursday, August 06, 2015
This comment was found on the World of Tanks discussion forum on the NA (North American Sever). Players discussed the unethical dealings of Wargaming, and their fraudlent ways in their business model of doing business. One person spoke on the situation of the business of the losing their stock trading symbol on the cyprus stock exchange, and why: -see below-
"They talk about the same record over and over and change it as they see fit. They mention the RU2 server. Guess what? It's the only server they have that handles World of Tanks in Russia.
They try to pass off this 800,000 as being on "the Russian game Server". Notice how it's singular? That's because they only have one.
What they did was counted all kinds of bots to inflate their numbers so they could puff up their projections to rip off investors with, which is EXACTLY what they did.
Their projections for late 2013 to 2014 were over 400 million.
Of course, they never bothered posting another financial statement after any of this was all put out for obvious reasons: it was all a lie.
You can't claim a record of 800,000 when the record they claim doesn't even exist.
It fooled investors though. They sank more money into it only to find out none of it was true. That's why Cyprus froze stock trading; so nobody else would get ripped off. They then filed papers against Wargaming demanding them to either file their financials or get removed.
Wargaming refused to file, so their stock was kicked out. It is now effectively worthless. So all those private investors got shafted.
Credit where credit is due, it was a good scam. One of the best ones I've seen lately.
And folks it dosen't stop their, the Patent Software used to Rig the Match Maker in Game is not even listed in the EULA agreement the players have to agree to. The patent software they will not admit to which they went to court to secure, which is used in to control the matches in game.
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Democrats in the House of Representatives secretly influenced California's redistricting process by coordinating the testimonies of political operatives who posed as community organizers before the state's new citizens redistricting commission, according to a story by ProPublica.
However, those who drew the lines denied efforts to influence them were successful and the number of Democratic districts are about proportionally to the number of Democratic voters.
According to ProPublica, California Democrats met secretly to design a map that would protect incumbents, then enlisted aides and lobbyists to present coordinated testimony before the California Citizens Redistricting Commission that would push the commission to design districts "that coincided with the party's interests."
"When they appeared before the commission, those groups identified themselves as ordinary Californians and did not disclose their ties to the party," writes ProPublica reporters Olga Pierce and Jeff Larson. "One woman who purported to represent the Asian community of the San Gabriel Valley was actually a lobbyist who grew up in rural Idaho, and lives in Sacramento."
As evidence, ProPublica cites numerous emails and memos documenting the California Democrats alleged strategy as well as interviews and map analysis.
Members of the redistricting commission told ProPublica that they knew of some attempts to deceive them, but hadn't been tricked by the most extreme cases.
"When you've got so many people reporting to you or making comments to you, some of them are going to be political shills. We just had to do the best we could in determining what was for real and what wasn't, commissioner Stanley Forbes told ProPublica.
Even so, ProPublica concludes that California Democrats were successful in insulating themselves "from the will of the electorate" by spurring the commission to create districts that largely protect incumbent Democrats. They cite U.S. Reps. Jerry McNerney, Judy Chu and Orange County's Loretta Sanchez as examples of Democrats who could have faced unwelcoming districts only to end up with districts that will likely result in their re-election.
In Chu's case, ProPublica reports that a group with ties to the Congresswoman went before the commission and convinced it to draw her district so that it included a base of her support, in the city of Rosemead. The group called itself the Asian American Education Institute and it worked with redistricting consultant Paul Mitchell. Speaking on behalf of the institute and the overall Asian-American community was Jennifer Wada, who lives and works in Sacramento, where she is a registered lobbyist. ProPublica found the institute has no full-time employees and a bare-bones website registered to a Chu consultant.
In Sanchez's case, the Orange County Register previously reported that the California Citizens Redistricting Commission didn't know what to do with Little Saigon. ProPublica reports that the commission decided to split Little Siagon into two districts because of secret influence exerted by Sanchez aides. The Register, however, reported that the commission went back and forth on whether to split or keep Little Saigon whole. Latino leaders were concerned about the dilution of their vote if Little Siagon resided in a single district.
California Democrats, ProPublica concludes, "managed to replicate the results of the smoked-filled rooms of old."
There is evidence, however, suggesting that the system worked in a largely non-partisan way.
- The California Citizens Redistricting Commission drew a San Fernando Valley district that will force Democratic Reps. Howard Berman and Brad Sherman to run against each other. Combined they have 42 years of service in Congress, and Berman is the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Chu, on the other hand, is little more than a rookie congresswoman, having just been elected in 2009. Does a Congressional novice really have more pull and political wherewithal than two senior members of the California Democratic delegation?
- Speaking of veteran congressmen, veteran Democratic Rep. Joe Baca is having to run in a district that he does not live in because the redistricting commission placed him in the same district as incumbent Republican Rep. Jerry Lewis, who was first elected to Congress in 1978 and is the chairman of House Appropriations Committee. Moving districts opens Baca up to criticism of being carpetbagger and also sets the stage for an expensive election against Democratic State Sen. Gloria Negrete McLeod, who has has been eying Congress.
- The ratio of registered Democrats to Republicans is roughly proportional to the ratio of Democrat to Republican seats drawn by the commission. As Total Buzz's Martin Wisckol wrote earlier this month: "Democrats now hold 34 of 53 of the state's House seats and that number is likely to increase by one or two next year thanks to the new districts drawn by the independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, according to University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato. Statewide, Democrats have nearly a 2-1 advantage in voter registration, 44 percent to 31 percent."
- Most Republicans on the redistricting commission ultimately voted for the Congressional redistricting plan. By law, the commission was made up of five Republicans, five Democrats and four members who were of nether party. The Congressional maps were approved on a 12-2 vote, with a majority of Republicans voting for it. (Republicans Michael Ward and Jodie Filkins Webber were the dissenting votes.)
- The California Supreme Court rebuffed a lawsuit to overturn the redistricting commission's Congressional maps. The leader of that challenge, former Republican Congressman George Radanovich is now trying his luck in federal court.
Incidentally, ProPublica also reported that "California's Republicans were hardly a factor. The national GOP stayed largely on the sidelines, and individual Republicans had limited success influencing the commission." An organization linked to the California Chamber of Commerce submitted a map proposal to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission -- and the chamber, of course, backs Republicans and Republican interests.
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