State reports a new wolf pack, located near Sherman Pass

[bearpaw]

(personal opinion)

We now have more wolves in NE WA than in many parts of Idaho. WDFW is a sorry disgusting incompetent disappointment regarding wolves! All the locals around here have been reporting wolves for years and it wasn't until we made such a fuss with photos for proof that WDFW could no longer say we were just seeing coyotes.

Yes I had a regional director call me and tell me it was just coyotes! 

The idiotic WDFW is at least 6 years behind on this wolf pack! One big reason is they didn't want help from one of our locals who was on top of many of these packs.

I've been declining moose hunters in areas where the wolves have had the most impact. I feel sorry for these guys finally drawing a moose tag and now most likely have to take what they can get in some areas. Moose will be decimated before we ever get wolf management or even acknowledgement from WDFW of wolf impacts!

[Miles]

I don't believe they need to find anymore wolves in the Northeast. I think to get wolves delisted they need to find wolves in the other regions first.

That's why they are now focusing on the northeast corner.  Lol. Joke is on us.

[bearpaw]

I don't believe they need to find anymore wolves in the Northeast. I think to get wolves delisted they need to find wolves in the other regions first.

That's why they are now focusing on the northeast corner.  Lol. Joke is on us.

   You are exactly right!

[Mudman]

Well I'd say it's pretty obvious why some of you aren't wildlife biologists.

Yup, too much common sense and real life experience.  But really how can they spend $ and time confirming more packs in a region already riddled with wolves instead of verification of other areas when the whole plan is establishing breeding pairs across state?  Slow the delisting of course.  Who makes these decisions and how is it not biased?

[teanawayslayer]

(personal opinion)

We now have more wolves in NE WA than in many parts of Idaho. WDFW is a sorry disgusting incompetent disappointment regarding wolves! All the locals around here have been reporting wolves for years and it wasn't until we made such a fuss with photos for proof that WDFW could no longer say we were just seeing coyotes.

Yes I had a regional director call me and tell me it was just coyotes! 

The idiotic WDFW is at least 6 years behind on this wolf pack! One big reason is they didn't want help from one of our locals who was on top of many of these packs.

I've been declining moose hunters in areas where the wolves have had the most impact. I feel sorry for these guys finally drawing a moose tag and now most likely have to take what they can get in some areas. Moose will be decimated before we ever get wolf management or even acknowledgement from WDFW of wolf impacts!

that happen in twisp several years ago. Game cam pics, hair samples from barbed wire fences,livestock kills. Nope just coyotes they say. Then one gets killed oh that's not a coyote. Bring in the Feds. What a joke!!!

[Mudman]

I have more wolves around my house than any of you!!  Wolf Haven!!  Ice Storm few years back almost sprung em!  That would have been a mess.  Might been a good thing in retrospect as they might have ran for the capitol for some easy pickings!  We should just quit ithching and deal with it I guess.  We are stuck with em and Grizzly to follow likely.  In 20 years we can join them as they will be pushing to reintroduce elk, moose, sheep, goat, deer and pets!

[wolfbait]

(personal opinion)

We now have more wolves in NE WA than in many parts of Idaho. WDFW is a sorry disgusting incompetent disappointment regarding wolves! All the locals around here have been reporting wolves for years and it wasn't until we made such a fuss with photos for proof that WDFW could no longer say we were just seeing coyotes.

Yes I had a regional director call me and tell me it was just coyotes! 

The idiotic WDFW is at least 6 years behind on this wolf pack! One big reason is they didn't want help from one of our locals who was on top of many of these packs.

I've been declining moose hunters in areas where the wolves have had the most impact. I feel sorry for these guys finally drawing a moose tag and now most likely have to take what they can get in some areas. Moose will be decimated before we ever get wolf management or even acknowledgement from WDFW of wolf impacts!

that happen in twisp several years ago. Game cam pics, hair samples from barbed wire fences,livestock kills. Nope just coyotes they say. Then one gets killed oh that's not a coyote. Bring in the Feds. What a joke!!!

Anyone who still has any hope that WDFW is interested in controlling wolves hasn't been paying attention.

A while back I went to a wolf meeting in the Okanogan, a bunch of us met with WDFW's $$$$$$ moderator to see where we differ with the environmentalists "WAG". Most of the meeting was about how WDFW refuse to confirm wolf packs, livestock kills and their failed effort at controlling wolves once they did confirm wolf killed livestock. Then there is the total lack of interest as to the impact on the deer herds etc., folks told about wolves killing deer around their homes etc..

Usually folks complain about the environmentalist most, it would appear WDFW has a worse record then the environmentalist at this point in WA. We did get to the environmentalists the last 5 minutes of the meeting.

What WDFW is doing to WA through their faulty wolf plan and management, I think rates worse then the original illegal wolf introduction as their actions are and will impact WA far longer.