2021-01-19 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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KS: Within the fences we would take the number down to zero and outside of the fences allow for – well, for right now – just let the animals go. Right now we’re not allowed to manage for an increase of game mammals anywhere. AA: Right. KS: The idea from the plan was to get to a point where we could manage for more mammals outside of those fenced units but in the fence zero, outside the fence trying to manage for more, but right now the goal is still in the fence is zero and then outside right now is just kind of maintain the hunting that we have and, yeah, so the short answer is in the fences is the goal is always zero. If there’s animals within the fences, I mean, there’s probably some small numbers that maybe won’t cause that much damage, but it’s not really worth trying to monitor and maintain like two animals or whatever it is. Then it’s easier and you’re going to be more successful in your out plantings and your ability to allow the forest to restore itself with no animals in side. SM: Stanley again. So in the fenced areas after the animals are out – what is the plan to keep the grasses down? KS: Yeah, so, there was only like 2 slides and they probably only took up about 30 seconds but within the fences we’ll still do manual control of weeds so and use some herbicides so weed whacking, hand clip and trim – within the fenced units we do that. For the most part, within those fences we should have already some of the best forest with not as much weed dominance, especially when compared to the outside, but we would still need to do hand clearing and manual (manual removal or manual control – something of that nature) of weeds. SM: Because like that sanctuary above, I mean, it’s all overgrown with fountain grass and all kind weeds in there – banana poka. So I don’t… KS: Yeah, it’s a big project – there’s a lot of facets and definitely takes a lot of effort to try to get it all done. 10