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Re: who has seen a wolf in WA.
« Reply #75 on: February 21, 2009, 08:17:59 AM »
I just noticed this thread. I've seen wolves every year I've hunted the Selkirk unit, since the mid 80's. Never really thought much about it as when I mentioned it to my uncle, he indicated that he'd been seeing them for 40 years in that area. He's 80 now and lives North of Usk, near Mill Creek. I've never seen them across the Pen Oreille River though and have spent as many days hunting Stevens county and the Huckleberry unit.

I've spent an enormous amount of time in the Blues. Spring bear, camping, Motorcycle riding, fishing and several years working for the USFS in Oregon and Washington, and never heard of or saw a Wolf. Although I personally have never seen the Moose Herd that is certified as being in the Blues, either. Cougars, now that's entirely another story...there's HUGE number of cougars in the Blues. Let's just hope the take to eating Wolves.

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Re: who has seen a wolf in WA.
« Reply #76 on: February 23, 2009, 06:19:50 PM »
I don't know if I would call it a "herd", but the moose have begun to invade Walla Walla (I've got no problem with that).  I have seen several cow moose in the past 3 years (one was across the road from my house in an alphalfa field last September, and they keep having calves, so I know there's a bull somewhere...
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Re: who has seen a wolf in WA.
« Reply #77 on: March 01, 2009, 10:14:23 AM »
That's really encouraging. I hope the bear and cougar can't figure out the moose fawning and that they're growth in the area goes unfettered...It would be nice to one day have tags available in the SE. I've watched the Moose and Turkey go crazy up north and It really didn't take that long ~20 years.

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Re: who has seen a wolf in WA.
« Reply #78 on: March 01, 2009, 04:32:13 PM »
Don't think it was, but sure looked lke a wolf crossing the road near Glacier in Whatcom County.  Jet black, looked exactly like a wolf, can't be sure though.
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Re: who has seen a wolf in WA.
« Reply #79 on: March 01, 2009, 11:04:05 PM »
I gave a ride to a retired wildlife biologist yesterday when I was cutting wood in the blues (ran out of gas).  He worked with wolves a lot up there.  He seemed to be of the opinion that us getting wolves here is inevitable.  He also thinks that at some point the state will have to step in and control the populations.  By hunting if the voters will stand for it, by controlled helicopter huntng if they won't.  He said the deer and elk are going to suffer a bit while the state makes up it's mind though.
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Re: who has seen a wolf in WA.
« Reply #80 on: March 02, 2009, 12:44:02 PM »
I wish the wolf huggers could see that it would be better to let hunters shoot wolves now instead of letting the population get larger.  Think how they're going to cry when they see footage of shooting them from helicopters. :'(
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Re: who has seen a wolf in WA.
« Reply #81 on: March 02, 2009, 12:55:33 PM »
Heard 2 in the Selkirks in 95

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Re: who has seen a wolf in WA.
« Reply #82 on: March 03, 2009, 07:57:42 PM »
I gave a ride to a retired wildlife biologist yesterday when I was cutting wood in the blues (ran out of gas).  He worked with wolves a lot up there.  He seemed to be of the opinion that us getting wolves here is inevitable.  He also thinks that at some point the state will have to step in and control the populations.  By hunting if the voters will stand for it, by controlled helicopter huntng if they won't.  He said the deer and elk are going to suffer a bit while the state makes up it's mind though.

Just realized I wasn't very clear with my last post.  The guy I am talking about was a retired wildlife biologist in ALASKA, and that's where he worked with wolves, not here in the blues.  I am going to blame that one on the cold medicine...  Sorry
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