Wolf removal begins in Ferry County

[pianoman9701]

Well, it only took them a month. I wouldn't want to be making my living raising cattle over there. 

[wolfbait]

I very much doubt any more than 3-4 are killed.... It's not Washington Department of Fraud and Wolves for no reason

Next comes WDFW's partners the fake environmental group, consisting of lawyers that rake in millions propagandizing the poor wolves, leading those who will never have to deal with wolf impacts to protest WDFW fake efforts at removing wolves. And the joke continues………

Well, it only took them a month. I wouldn't want to be making my living raising cattle over there. 

[jackelope]

I'm with Dreamingbig.  Why not let the hunters(the ones that generate the revenue for the wildlife) take the opportunity to take a wolf and assist with the issue.  Sounds like a great way to help with the problem and give someone a chance to take a wolf.  The pack is not huge, so it wouldn't take long to take care of the problem.

I imagine it's a success rate thing. Relative to a gunner in a helicopter, regular hunters' success rate is probably very low.

[JimmyHoffa]

I'm with Dreamingbig.  Why not let the hunters(the ones that generate the revenue for the wildlife) take the opportunity to take a wolf and assist with the issue.  Sounds like a great way to help with the problem and give someone a chance to take a wolf.  The pack is not huge, so it wouldn't take long to take care of the problem.

I imagine it's a success rate thing. Relative to a gunner in a helicopter, regular hunters' success rate is probably very low.

Having the collar frequencies would make anybody's success go up quite a bit.

[JLS]

I'm with Dreamingbig.  Why not let the hunters(the ones that generate the revenue for the wildlife) take the opportunity to take a wolf and assist with the issue.  Sounds like a great way to help with the problem and give someone a chance to take a wolf.  The pack is not huge, so it wouldn't take long to take care of the problem.

I imagine it's a success rate thing. Relative to a gunner in a helicopter, regular hunters' success rate is probably very low.

Hopefully, lessons were learned and there is no screwing around.  Put a helicopter up and be done with it in one or two days instead of spending weeks trying to shoot them from the ground.

[Bob33]

I'm with Dreamingbig.  Why not let the hunters(the ones that generate the revenue for the wildlife) take the opportunity to take a wolf and assist with the issue.  Sounds like a great way to help with the problem and give someone a chance to take a wolf.  The pack is not huge, so it wouldn't take long to take care of the problem.

I imagine it's a success rate thing. Relative to a gunner in a helicopter, regular hunters' success rate is probably very low.

Hopefully, lessons were learned and there is no screwing around.  Put a helicopter up and be done with it in one or two days instead of spending weeks trying to shoot them from the ground.

I suspect that using licensed helicopter shooters rather than public hunters is a case of avoiding endless legal challenges from every animal rights group under the sun, which delays removal and compounds the damage.

[jackelope]

I'm with Dreamingbig.  Why not let the hunters(the ones that generate the revenue for the wildlife) take the opportunity to take a wolf and assist with the issue.  Sounds like a great way to help with the problem and give someone a chance to take a wolf.  The pack is not huge, so it wouldn't take long to take care of the problem.

I imagine it's a success rate thing. Relative to a gunner in a helicopter, regular hunters' success rate is probably very low.

Having the collar frequencies would make anybody's success go up quite a bit.

Agree. But with that said, they're likely not going to be giving out the radio frequencies to hunters.
 

[dreamingbig]

Well I hope they take out most of them regardless of who does it.


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[bearpaw]

This is the same pack we were talking about in this topic, the wolves made unconfirmed kills too, finally a fourth confirmed kill!
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,198189.0.html

Other states have learned the hard way that you generally must take out the whole pack, we'll see what happens. If they leave any, I hope and assume it will include leaving the collared wolves!

What has also been learned and it's proving true in WA, wolf packs that are near livestock will eventually depredate, that has been said from the beginning before USFWS illegally planted wolves in the lower 48 using Pittman Robertson funds they stole.

Yes, I know we are stuck with wolves now, but that still doesn't change the fact that money was stolen from PR and the past person in charge of USFWS now is running one of the leading wolf groups. What a coincidence!

[vandeman17]

Check out the picture in this article. 

http://kpq.com/6032-2/

[Ridgeratt]

Here is the last time they did a removal and in the first paragraph says unlikely to do it again.

http://nwsportsmanmag.com/editors-blog/wedge-wolf-operation-cost-over-75000-repeat-of-pack-elimination-unlikely-report/

[birddogdad]

quite an industry they have created.... pay to reintroduce, pay to monitor, pay to protect, pay for damage, pay to remove, pay to discuss future removal and control, overtime for LEO.... I bet there are enough folks just on here that would help for FREE, ethically help and work with not requiring a DIME of state funds to help regulate and control vs paying the overtime to WDFW personnel.. kind of reminds me of the rest of state owned programs...

[wolfbait]

This is the same pack we were talking about in this topic, the wolves made unconfirmed kills too, finally a fourth confirmed kill!
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,198189.0.html

Other states have learned the hard way that you generally must take out the whole pack, we'll see what happens. If they leave any, I hope and assume it will include leaving the collared wolves!

What has also been learned and it's proving true in WA, wolf packs that are near livestock will eventually depredate, that has been said from the beginning before USFWS illegally planted wolves in the lower 48 using Pittman Robertson funds they stole.

Yes, I know we are stuck with wolves now, but that still doesn't change the fact that money was stolen from PR and the past person in charge of USFWS now is running one of the leading wolf groups. What a coincidence!

"finally a fourth confirmed kill!"

How many kills were not confirmed?

The USFWS discover years ago that the only way to stop a pack from killing livestock wants they had started, was to take out the entire pack right down to the pups.

[bearpaw]

Another cow kill confirmed yesterday, that makes 5 confirmed kills not to mention the unconfirmed kills. I don't think they've started hunting yet either.

[wolfbait]

Wolves and Livestock: The Never Ending Battle

http://tomremington.com/2015/05/29/wolves-and-livestock-the-never-ending-battle/