Timber wolves in 407 GMU

[mulehunter]

 

[DeArBuCK4me]

Just curious was he stating "timber wolves" or just wolves.

I was under the impression that all the ones around ID, OR, WA were Gray wolves which are larger than the ones that were native years back.

Not to stir the pot just curious what he was actually claiming.

So yes he was very specific TIMBER WOLVES. he told me that this wolves are huge and he has the evidence...we met for a few minutes and off we went our separate ways.. what I gather from all the conversations here is that the old hunter knows what he is talking about...he has been hunting the area for a long time and even said he used to fish Saar creek but someone planted hybrids( hatchery fish) in it and they killed the cutthroats.

[Jonathan_S]

Is anyone else picturing a full grown timberwolf in frickin dog kennel right now 

[Desert_Rez]

My hunting grounds (133 Roosevelt) have been hit pretty hard by cougar.  I suspect making cat hunting with dogs illegal could be to blame for a lot of the wolf predation rumors.

[Special T]

When you protect ALL predators  deer and elk numbers are going to fall. 

[wildweeds]

When you protect ALL predators  deer and elk numbers are going to fall. 

don't take a wildlife biology degree to know this,just good old common sense.And that can't be taught.Free range 100 chickens in a woodlot and see how many chickens are left in a month.Same science  experiment as deer/elk vs cougar/wolves on the adults and cougar/bear/wolves and coyotes on the younguns in the spring.

[B-Nut]

Didn't know you needed to be a game warden to release an animal

I guess there are no enviromental activists in this state that might take it upon themselves to reintroduce an animal.

[Skyvalhunter]

Once again under speculation the WDFW nor Feds can introduce wolves into Washington. Any wolves here migrated from Canada, Idaho, Mt but were never introduced or reintroduced.

[Birddogman]

I have heard them in 418, but 407 is a real possibility too.  Low deer numbers would seem to be more of a wolf problem than a cougar (JMO).  Cougar may go 3-5 day without a meal and often they are solitary.  Dog pack has a lot of mouths to feed.  Either way the wolf numbers will increase in our state, too many voters on the westside love the majestic Gray wolf.........

[jackelope]

Is anyone else picturing a full grown timberwolf in frickin dog kennel right now 

Being hauled down the road in a Cherokee piloted by an 83 year old little old lady.

[JackOfAllTrades]

I have heard them in 418, but 407 is a real possibility too.  Low deer numbers would seem to be more of a wolf problem than a cougar (JMO).  Cougar may go 3-5 day without a meal and often they are solitary.  Dog pack has a lot of mouths to feed.  Either way the wolf numbers will increase in our state, too many voters on the westside love the majestic Gray wolf.........

Bears kill a lot of fawns. Yotes kill deer, and since Sierra Pacific won't allow anyone through the gates to hunt either, there are going to be predator kills. Cats are on the rise. I don't care what WDFW says! Yes, there are a few Greys in 418, (over the years, I've seen a few), and I wouldn't be surprised at a few in 407 in the foot hills and above. But there haven't been signs in the lowlands of 407.
 
-Steve

[DeArBuCK4me]

I love the majestic gray wolf at the end of my gun barrel.....

[B-Nut]

Being hauled down the road in a Cherokee piloted by an 83 year old little old lady.

Lol, when I say older I mean 40 to 50 you old farts  .

[TommyH]

The timber wolves are samller than the BIG BAD Canadian grey wolf.

[furiouzgeorge]

I have heard them in 418, but 407 is a real possibility too.  Low deer numbers would seem to be more of a wolf problem than a cougar (JMO).  Cougar may go 3-5 day without a meal and often they are solitary.  Dog pack has a lot of mouths to feed.  Either way the wolf numbers will increase in our state, too many voters on the westside love the majestic Gray wolf.........

Bears kill a lot of fawns. Yotes kill deer, and since Sierra Pacific won't allow anyone through the gates to hunt either, there are going to be predator kills. Cats are on the rise. I don't care what WDFW says! Yes, there are a few Greys in 418, (over the years, I've seen a few), and I wouldn't be surprised at a few in 407 in the foot hills and above. But there haven't been signs in the lowlands of 407.
 
-Steve

I hunted behind Sierra Pacific gates a month ago. Do you mean the gates are closed to vehicle traffic or closed for any traffic?