Wenatchee Pack Attack

[Scottystyle]

The colt must have been hit by a car first, the Wenatchee wolves only eat animals hit by cars. True story.

[MichaelJ]

Thanks Mike.   I guess what they are saying is  "get used to it".   Sort of like crack heads I guess.  They have a right to be here too.

It's bad when he tells you wolves don't target unborn fetuses in cow elk or other animals, it's purely"incidental"... uh huh sure...

Mike

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They probably don't. But if you're a wolf pack it's a lot easier to take down a weaker, slower moving, pregnant cow than a healthy bull that can fight back and possibly break limbs and gore you. As a predator you want to expend as little energy taking down prey as possible. I don't know how coincidental it is, animals can smell things we can't. But I'm betting fetuses are not explicitly targeted, just pregnant momma since she can be identified in the herd.

Tell that the the cow elk in Idaho that are taken down, fetus ripped out and eaten then rest of the cow left in the snow to rot...

Just like grizzly's incidently only strip salmon of their skin and eggs... yep it's all incidental, they don't know what parts they enjoy best.

Mike

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[MichaelJ]

Yep, they sure target the weaker slower ones.... this bull was obviously part his prime


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[ribka]

Heard Another attacked at same family's cousin brand new Colt!!  A brand new colt 100 ft from front porch!!!
Game dept says its cougar.  They heard wolves around and other friend has cougar hound and came in same day and didn't pick up any cat scent. No claw marks anywhere!
There were wolf tracks there. Game dept said absolutely not wolf. Said to keep it quiet.   

This the same group who swore that there were no wolves in E WA a few years ago.

Yep colt must have been sick or genetically inferior and the poor wolves were just trying to help his livestock. Oh and the wolves are helping the salmon and steelhead runs in recover in the Wenatchee River and Icicle Creek. Forgot to add that one.

[Heredoggydoggy]

If they'll grab a colt 100 feet from a house, wait until school starts again and they find out how easy it is to grab a snack at the bus stops!

[denali]

The colt must have been hit by a car first, the Wenatchee wolves only eat animals hit by cars. True story.

  or it was  an old colt....

[wolfbait]

I just hope this rancher doesn't suffer extended losses like McIrvin's suffered. Currently the WDFW has confirmed numerous packs but I think only 5 BP's, that means we still need 10 more BP's and then the 3 year countdown begins in which they successfully must breed 3 years in a row to begin the delisting process. If the wolf population continues to double during that 3 years we could have 30-55 BP's by the time we can delist according to the wolf plan. Can you imagine the impacts!

Fortunately Commissioner Douvia insisted on an 18 BP's cap so that if we have 18 BP's in any one year wolf delisted can begin. Douvia also insisted on a 75% population threshold for ungulate populations. If wolf impacts cause ungulate herds to drop below 75%, wolf control can happen.

We need to try and retain Douvia on the Commission. 

Anything but wolves kill livestock and decimate the game herds, unless of course the truth can't be hidden and then the answer will be "what a shock" washington's wolves have been so well behaved.

Why was the lookout pack finally confirmed? Becuase the pack was reported to the state patrol, hanging out at a bus stop. 

[Scottystyle]

The colt must have been hit by a car first, the Wenatchee wolves only eat animals hit by cars. True story.

  or it was  an old colt....

Or the Colt died of complications from giving birth