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Offline WAcoyotehunter

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Washington Wolf Population
« on: January 27, 2009, 11:44:45 AM »
I don't think anyone knows the answer, but it's worth it to know what peoples general feel for the population is.  I think 31-50 statewide. 

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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2009, 11:47:31 AM »
confirmed by wdfw or talked about by the people on these boards?

i voted.
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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2009, 11:48:52 AM »
I voted 51--100..

theres alot of territory...but hell....who knows! :dunno: :chuckle:

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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2009, 11:55:39 AM »
confirmed by wdfw or talked about by the people on these boards?

i voted.

Good question- I'm not sure how many the WDFW has confirmed?  It's also likely that the same animal gets confirmed twice...

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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2009, 12:01:22 PM »
I imagine the pop. probably varies alot along the boarders!!! From canada and also the ones coming from idaho...But I would say their are alot if the wdfw is confirming they are here!!!

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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2009, 04:45:01 PM »
Took a guess....
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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2009, 04:57:24 PM »
I picked 100-200, total guess, but there is a lot of wild remote country that you just cant patrol or know everything about.

I've never seen or herd one in this state.
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2009, 11:50:35 AM »
WAG.... 20 breeding pairs + some others.   WhoTF knows though  :dunno: ?

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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2009, 03:32:14 PM »
 You should have clarified breeding pairs vs. transients, lot more transient visitor's -and no one really knows exactly how many, but quite a few. Take a grain of salt with the DFW reports.

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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2009, 07:50:28 PM »
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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2009, 07:46:23 AM »
There's more then they admit

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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2009, 11:55:10 AM »
took a WAG
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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2009, 10:29:08 AM »
A friend of mine lives in the Okanogan.  He says that he will run into them everyonce in a while.  They are not an issue yet, but he is keeping an eye on it.

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Re: Washington Wolf Population
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2009, 10:22:52 PM »

 The other day in the local paper, I read that IDFW says there are 800+ wolves in Idaho!

 


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