Otter Arrest
Protesters try to arrest Governor Otter
Is one for the ages. Armed with signs of graphic wolf killings and leg-hold traps found on their property, Diane and Tim Steiner recently waited with five others at the bottom of the Statehouse steps to confront Gov. "Butch" Otter. The group, called the Wolf and Wildlife Action Group, came together from Nebraska, Montana, Washington, Wisconsin and Colorado to arrest the governor with a citizen's warrant charging him with "crimes against nature."
The Steiners live near the Idaho-Montana border on a ranch that's been passed through the family. Pay attention cattle ranchers. The Steiners said they've watched wolves run right through their cattle herds and pay no attention to them. They crammed into the governor's office with their large poster boards and asked to see him, but Otter had left for the day. Speaking of cattlemen, I called Wyatt Prescott, Executive Dir. of the Idaho Cattle Association for his comments: "Quite an interesting strategy on their part. They were, however, completely out of line. It was just a matter of people disagreeing with a strategy for managing wolves and they took kind of an unorthodox approach in voicing their opposition. At the end of the day, Gov. Otter has been extremely strong supporting the cattle industry but also its wildlife population by taking a measured and necessary approach towards managing wolf populations in the state of Idaho." Go to you to and look up wolves attacking cattle. You'll see.
