Randy Hampton Quotations

We did have a report of one in that area. We haven't been able to confirm it.

Now, thanks to Utah, we have 22 moose. With this project we have the potential of doubling that number.

Certainly it could disturb the animals, but there's nothing illegal occurring.

If someone sees a sheep in the Flat Tops, if they can help our Glenwood office know about that, that helps science, too.

We suspect it probably did but there's just no way to know.

I think you'll continue to see them, absolutely.

Land is worth so much now. We're just trying to put some money on the table to give the elk a chance.

When moose attack, they knock a person over and begin stomping on them.

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.

We just don't have the resources to respond to all the incidences. But we'll help where we can.

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.

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.

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.

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.

They are incredibly popular. The comments we hear from people who get the opportunity to see them have been very positive.

In all likelihood, the reason people saw it and the reason a person was able to snap a picture is because the animal was hurt and hungry. The animals are usually pretty elusive.

If people don't like to see road kill, we'd encourage them to slow down. The solution is not necessarily hiding the carcasses, it's finding different solutions.

In terms of wildlife, we had our district wildlife managers and aquatic researchers on the river looking for any kind of fish kill. About 5 p.m., or during first 12 hours, we have found no dead fish. That doesn't mean we won't.

Grand Lake is a mountain town, so walking down the street is like being at the edge of a forest.