Disappointed......wolves???

[mkcj]

Bone I have had a lot of whitetail at the cabin the last few years then this last winter we had a cougar down there (think it was the 1 they caught living in town) this summer I have only 2 WT's. During the winter the WT's live in the river bottom while the muley's live up on the hill and I think the cat wiped out the WT's. I have been seeing really nice buck's in an area we use to hunt all the time but stopped 3 years ago they really seem to have come back this year. Maybe the same reason your not seeing anything where you were at? Whatever that might be! All I know is when a pack moves in north of Winthrop from Goat creek to Boulder creek to freeze out pass will get wiped out.

[grade-creek-rd]

Personally I don't think the wolves have eaten the deer...but simply pushed them out...I hunt an area pretty close to the Methow and we always see a lot of bucks (mostly all mature given the elevation) but a few years ago we came face to face with a wolf-just before the look out pack was "confirmed" and for the next 3 years we had a serious "dry spell" and saw very few deer total...then all of a sudden last year, no wolf sign and I saw  legal bucks on opening day...didn't have to go out on day 2 as I filled my tag on the opener...point being is that the deer have returned to this part of their range, as the wolves have moved out...don't worry Bone...it sounds like the look out pack isn't doing so well, and maybe they will move along again (back to Canada!)

G-C-R

[huntnnw]

I was in the devils a few weeks ago and the wolf sign was on the rock peaks with the goats!

[GoldTip]

Doug, I saw this same thing happen in a few of my favorite Mtn. Mulie spots back home in Montana.  Wolves came in a wiped them out pretty bad.  Between the black bears, grizzly bears and Lions the area had, the wolves were just the tipping point.  Area's where you could drive roads and see 30-70 does and a couple fair bucks from the road, your now lucky to even see a Mule deer.  Sorry to hear about your spot.

[skybusterbo]

I just hope they are not in my "spot" come early November!!!