Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

Y'all definitely have a very unique fish and game situation/management thing going on...invasive species dominating things on the mainland: trout, salmon, multiple deer, elk, tahr, etc. On one hand they're invasive so people say "they're an invasive species" on the other hand people seem to cherish them in the outdoors community. It's just crazy for me to hear and see so much great talk about how important these species are and how much joy they bring the residents yet as far as management is concerned there's always...**they are an invasive species. Unique for sure.

Unfortunately there is still a proportion of the population that do see these valuable creatures as "invasive" and are hell bent on irradicating them. A bit of a hangover from mid last century when deer numbers were out of control and major damage was being done to the native ecosystem. Deer etc were labeled "pests" and it is only recently that they have been separated from introduced predators as the number one enemy to our native ecology. On this forum you see the people who do value them as a wonderful resource and would like them managed in a way that balances our endemic species with those that have been introduced.