Randy Hampton
Randy Hampton
aggressive caused sure
We're not able to say for sure what caused today's incident, but there's a possibility it (the moose) could have been aggressive because of those injuries.
suspect
We suspect it probably did but there's just no way to know.
animals certainly disturb illegal
Certainly it could disturb the animals, but there's nothing illegal occurring.
help resources respond
We just don't have the resources to respond to all the incidences. But we'll help where we can.
begin knock
When moose attack, they knock a person over and begin stomping on them.
doubling potential project thanks
Now, thanks to Utah, we have 22 moose. With this project we have the potential of doubling that number.
began early far gas impossible intense jump last oil sit
It's far, far too early to jump out there and say there are no impacts. The intense oil and gas development just began in the last one to two years. It's impossible to sit back and say anything with certainty.
comments hear incredibly opportunity people
They are incredibly popular. The comments we hear from people who get the opportunity to see them have been very positive.
certainly country despite drought drove fair few high industry last snapshot snow taking tremendous weather
Taking a snapshot of the last few years doesn't really work. There are too many variables. The weather is a tremendous factor. There's been a lot of snow in the high country this year. It certainly wouldn't be fair to industry to say the wells drove them away. And drought - it wouldn't be fair for industry to say populations are going up because of, or despite wells.
confirm report
We did have a report of one in that area. We haven't been able to confirm it.
certainly condition led lion medical rumors
There were some rumors this had to do with a lion attack. That is certainly not the case. This is an unfortunate accident, and the gentleman's medical condition that led to this.
bottom care close food human leave line simple sources time trash
The bottom line is, keep human food sources unavailable. It's simple --take care of your trash, put it in a bear-proof container, don't leave trash out at night, and if you have to leave it out, do it as close to pick-up time as possible.
continue
I think you'll continue to see them, absolutely.
land money table trying worth
Land is worth so much now. We're just trying to put some money on the table to give the elk a chance.