Wedge Pack: More cattle attacked in Stevens County (poll and letter)

[Ridgeratt]

Big 10 you find any bones that looked like they were hit with a maul and splintered? Last year I found some of the same piles and they was splitered bones all around as well.

[Big10gauge]

A few bone pieces were actually sticking out of some of the poop along with some small pieces on the ground. I guess they haven't learned to spit them out.

[bearpaw]

McIrvin was interviewed by the Colville Radio again, he says he has not seen much for results yet on removing the wolves, he says talk is cheap. He had a lot to say, none of it included any praise, and he said that this is only the beginning, eventually every rancher and hamlet will have to deal with wolves as they spread across the counties. I expect he'll be proven correct by the wolves.


Big10gauge, is that cattle hair I see in the wolf scat photo?

[Big10gauge]

McIrvin was interviewed by the Colville Radio again, he says he has not seen much for results yet on removing the wolves, he says talk is cheap. He had a lot to say, none of it included any praise, and he said that this is only the beginning, eventually every rancher and hamlet will have to deal with wolves as they spread across the counties. I expect he'll be proven correct by the wolves.


Big10gauge, is that cattle hair I see in the wolf scat photo?

Dale, I think there was some, but sure couldn't verify it for sure. Basically the scat was all hair. Just talked to a friend staying at my place and there are multiple helicopters flying around and also govt. trucks on every road up there, wolves will probably just head across the border where it quieter with that much activity going on. My friend just decided to go fishing instead of hunting today!! Thinking about going up there just to watch it all and maybe hear some shots!!! Also if a certain agency can call a certain rancher and let him know that a collared wolf is 200 yrds from his house and can pinpoint them within a few feet they must know the whereabouts of them unless the pack splits up.

[GrousePointer]

You guys did see that the WDFW has announced that they are planning on eliminating the Wedge Pack right?

It's on their website and announced as of the 21st. This pack is a goner.

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[RG]

It's on their website and announced as of the 21st. This pack is a goner.

We'll see, I'm still thinking I'd be surprised if they actually get it done.  For some reason they haven't impressed me with their capabilities....
I certainly hope it happens though.

[pianoman9701]

You guys did see that the WDFW has announced that they are planning on eliminating the Wedge Pack right?

It's on their website and announced as of the 21st. This pack is a goner.

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If they can, it's a goner. There's a large chasm between hopes and gains. This is their first real experience with hunting down wolves. Let's just wait and see where this goes.

[ICEMAN]

If and when they get a wolf, how much did this cost us? How many dollars per wolf?

Be alot cheaper just to open it up with a bounty on them IMHO....

[bearpaw]

McIrvin was interviewed by the Colville Radio again, he says he has not seen much for results yet on removing the wolves, he says talk is cheap. He had a lot to say, none of it included any praise, and he said that this is only the beginning, eventually every rancher and hamlet will have to deal with wolves as they spread across the counties. I expect he'll be proven correct by the wolves.


Big10gauge, is that cattle hair I see in the wolf scat photo?

Dale, I think there was some, but sure couldn't verify it for sure. Basically the scat was all hair. Just talked to a friend staying at my place and there are multiple helicopters flying around and also govt. trucks on every road up there, wolves will probably just head across the border where it quieter with that much activity going on. My friend just decided to go fishing instead of hunting today!! Thinking about going up there just to watch it all and maybe hear some shots!!! Also if a certain agency can call a certain rancher and let him know that a collared wolf is 200 yrds from his house and can pinpoint them within a few feet they must know the whereabouts of them unless the pack splits up.

I was thinking if I was hunting that pack I would follow that collar and pick off any wolf with that wolf, but until I was down to the last wolf I would leave the collared wolf out there to give away the location of the pack. Of course I am sure they are not all together all the time, but, I wouldn't shoot that collared wolf till the end.

I hope they actually have hunters who know how to hunt very well and not just marksmen, there is a hell of a lot of difference.

I stand by my prediction that they don't kill many wolves until maybe winter, I doubt they have the kind of hunters that are needed to be very effective. I hope I am wrong, but just sayin...

[Ridgeratt]

I'm just going to go watch from a far!! Sit and listen. Cousin was up roaming around last week and he had many folks wanting to know what he was doing up there.

Maybe set up a roadside stand with cool drinks and maps.

[FALFire]

 I don't know the Wedge area at all, never been there but depending on geographical size, all the State really needs to do is have qualified trappers go in and set about 100 + traps then open the area to about 8 to 12 predator hunters that have been proven to be very successful. Quarter the area with 4 to 6, 2 man teams with shotguns and rifles, so no one gets into the others area and no one else is allowed to enter. Setup bait locations where the wolves have been known to frequent.  Do this for 3 months and see what they get in return. Instead of having State paid Snipers driving the area in hopes to get a glimpse of a wolf and try to shoot it before it wanders off. I believe the State is merely trying to satisfy both sides of the fence and really working hard to produce nothing. It's easy to look busy and appear to be concerned when yet, while standing at the urinal, they laugh and talk about how ridicules this whole wolf thing has become and say "Well...We'll keep 'em happy by driving around telling everyone we're on it!"

[RG]

What needs to happen is the wolves need to be delisted and McIrvin's people, and their neighbors, can then take care of it.  I bet there'd be no wolves hanging around there after about 4 weeks.  They'd all be dead or moved out of the territory.  It takes outdoors people, hunters, woodsmen, to do that kind of work.  The thing about city folk is, they don't know what they don't know, and people who have some kind of fancy education in a subject don't listen to anybody else because they might find out they don't know everything.  It's really too bad because this problem could have been solved long ago with a lot less grandstanding and drama.  Somebody needs to make "I was there"  T-shirts and sell them on the roadside, give the proceeds to the ranchers.

[Big10gauge]

Maybe set up a roadside stand with cool drinks and maps.

You forgot the little stuffed wolf toys

[RG]

Maybe set up a roadside stand with cool drinks and maps.

You forgot the little stuffed wolf toys

With the label on the side of them "beef, it's what's for dinner".

[CAMPMEAT]

Maybe set up a roadside stand with cool drinks and maps.

You forgot the little stuffed wolf toys

LMAO  !!