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Author Topic: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING  (Read 34627 times)

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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #45 on: November 14, 2016, 06:33:20 PM »
While it was not this year I saw wolves in the blues (4 to be exact  ) all dark in color about 5 years ago , I have a hiker buddy who has seen them 3 times at top of chinook in last year and a half

Many people see them
We need to all be diligent on reporting with pics , hair, and gps locations not just to fish and game but to biologists and public

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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #46 on: November 18, 2016, 12:16:12 PM »
I took my son hunting for deer in 111 this last weekend and first thing in the morning a pack was howling a couple hundred yards below us. It was eerie hearing the deep howl of wolves at first light. Last year I saw deer all over in this area, this year none. Very depressing.
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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #47 on: November 22, 2016, 03:04:37 PM »
Guy told me he had a wolf following a cow elk got within 30 yards of him before it spotted the hunter,  west side of Mt Adams this rifle elk season gmu 560. I know there were not the numbers of elk or deer in that area I am used to seeing this year.
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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #48 on: November 22, 2016, 03:10:36 PM »
Spring bear hunt I saw one near 49 degrees North ski resort
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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #49 on: November 22, 2016, 03:58:36 PM »
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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #50 on: November 22, 2016, 04:11:17 PM »
Hunted 5 different mountains in NE WA over the course of the regular muley season....hunting one mountain each day pretty hard shaking and moving putting on the miles just trying to find game, cut a track, or see any fresh sign...and hunted a few of them a couple times. ALL been good quality mountains to me over the last 22 years, seen lots of deer and killed many bucks, on all of them. Saw 3 does and 2 wolf kills on one of the mountains, and both wolf kills were nice bucks... a big heavy 3 pt and a 4 pt. No LIVE deer on the other 4 mountains except 2 nice 4 points and another nice 3 pt, also killed by wolves. I was in snow every day and put on about 8-11 miles on average each day and besides seeing those 3 does, only cut 2 tracks over all the other mountains...both big buck tracks. Followed the one track for about a mile after cutting it and went through all kinds of shin tangle and then started seeing a single wolf track in the buck track. That went on for about another mile, maybe more. I was fortunate enough to catch up to the buck, but unfortunately it too met a furry four legged fate right along a heavy timber line and old burn with lodgepole and reprod. Several different sets of wolf tracks all around it, looked like a sport kill. Looked like they tugged on a front leg some, the neck, and left it. 2 days later I went back to check it out, no fresh wolf tracks anywhere around it but a bear had been on it that morning. Like I said, sport kill. The other buck track I cut came up out of some seriously thick timber up and over the ridge and back down the other side in to some seriously thick timber. Looking at it's tracks in the snow it was moving pretty quickly, definitely not screwing around. Never seen anything like this before. Knew of more bucks killed by wolves than harvested by hunters..some of the most depressing *censored* I've ever seen. Saw 6 legal bucks and about 30 does in the first 2 days alone last year, saw 3 does all season this year.....pretty dang sad. And the fact that they appear to be targeting bucks makes it even more depressing. I'm still losing sleep over it. And we have 4 new confirmed packs in the eastern 1/3 of WA just this year?? To add to the 12 confirmed packs already in the eastern 1/3?? With 14 of those in NE WA?? (That's the last I read where it was at)
It's time to collect them ALL and bring All of them to King and Pierce counties....if they want them so bad, by all means....take em. WA state is going to be a draw only state for Mule deer in no time at this rate...pretty piss poor job of game "management." Washington Department of no-Fish and no-Game is where they appear to be heading. As you can tell I am still quite bitter about the whole situation.

 :yeah:   During Archery season I either saw wolf sign and/or heard wolves howling every.  single.  day.  WDFW has its head so far down in the sand...   :bash:  Also have bears and cats on every stinking game camera I have.  Have 8 different bears on one mule-deer cam.  Of course no OTC spring bear hunting either!  The calves / fawns the bears miss in the spring are taken out by the wolves and cats.  Pretty soon most hunting will be special draw only.  Lining WDFW's pockets and destroying hunting opportunities.  Both of which seem to be their express purpose based on their "Management".   :bash:


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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #51 on: November 27, 2016, 05:02:33 PM »
We seen tracks, in the snow, yesterday, in 101.
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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #52 on: November 28, 2016, 02:17:45 PM »
A co-worker saw a wolf in the Cowiche area last weekend. It busted a herd of elk and had one by the throat.

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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #53 on: November 29, 2016, 06:07:19 AM »
Was he scared for his life?
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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #54 on: November 29, 2016, 08:18:27 AM »
I assume so--- was maybe 50 yards away ...

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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #55 on: November 29, 2016, 11:15:37 AM »
Sounds scary. I'd probably stay out of the Cowiche until late archery  is over.

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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #56 on: November 29, 2016, 01:50:54 PM »
I know the elk are staying out of there! They haven't seen an animal or a track since then.

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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #57 on: November 29, 2016, 06:36:47 PM »
Wolves have wiped out the cowiche herd
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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #58 on: November 30, 2016, 08:55:06 AM »
Saw a wolf track chasing deer tracks up fish creek in rimrock last night. the length of the track was from the base of my palm to the first knuckle of my middle finger, I took a pic. will post later.

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Re: WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING
« Reply #59 on: November 30, 2016, 12:25:34 PM »
Saw a wolf track chasing deer tracks up fish creek in rimrock last night. the length of the track was from the base of my palm to the first knuckle of my middle finger, I took a pic. will post later.

Wont be any elk left in Rimrock soon.  Dang wolves.

 


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