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

[flatbkman]

With my opinion of the WDFW I think the reason they announced that they were going to eliminate the whole pack was so the greenies could file a suit in court to stop them. Then the WDFW could say (well we tried"). Just think of how many other tings they have done without announcing them till it was over.

[pianoman9701]

Save a wolf! Use vacuum sealing for best results.

[Ridgeratt]

I'm liking this Road side stand thing, one side for the pro wolfer's and the other for the Bad boy's.

[Big10gauge]

With the 2 down so far it will be interesting to see how many they get,It may be that if they don't get the 8 or 10 that they are gunning there would be someone realizing that they can't manage them after all. At not least using the methods they are using now.

[Special T]

I think if they only get a few 2-5 then we will have a strong argument that they will impossible to manage.

[dreamingbig]

Another 3 shot today.  A little bit helps!

[bearpaw]

Another 3 shot today.  A little bit helps!

Very glad to see they are taking this seriously. 

[GrousePointer]

My bet is they'll all be dead by the end of the month at the latest. That is, unless some genius poaches them, then it will be impossible to know if they got them all or where they are!

Sent from my Lumia 710 using Board Express

[Kola16]

Another 3 shot today.  A little bit helps!

[denali]

 http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/sep/27/wolves-alter-field-for-hunts/

The concentration has had a compounding impact on the region’s big game. Not only are most of the wolves living on the region’s not-so prosperous deer and elk herds, but Washington Fish and Wildlife managers have been hamstrung in being able to monitor the situation.

 “With one of our biologists working virtually full time all summer dealing with the Wedge Pack that’s been attacking cattle (in northern Stevens County), a lot of the deer and elk population survey work just isn’t getting done in northeast Washington this year,” said Madonna Luers, Fish and Wildlife Department spokeswoman.

this is a big concern going forward, what else are we not doing because wolves are soaking up a resource strapped state ??

[pianoman9701]

It's OK, you don't have to count something that isn't there anymore. Problem solved.

[Northway]

I think if they only get a few 2-5 then we will have a strong argument that they will impossible to manage.

I'm curious about the strategy they are using......

Will they leave at least one collared wolf alive until the others are killed in order to track them? I'm not sure whether packs have a tendency to disband after a majority of the members are killed? Are they also using this opportunity to follow up on reports that there is another pack in the Wedge?

[KFhunter]

I think there are 3 packs in the wedge now, or nearly so if you go by the legal definition of "pack".

[bobcat]

They say the entire pack has been killed now, as of today.

[KFhunter]

They say the entire pack has been killed now, as of today.

Killing that pack off was a giant baby step towards public wolf management.  I'm with Dale on this, I think we'll be hunting them very soon!