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Wolves at Mt St Helens
« on: September 18, 2016, 01:38:26 PM »
So I've been hunting exclusively around the SE side of the mountain and have talked with many hunters in the area. One of which told me a wolf was spotted a couple days prior. When he first told me this I assumed he was full of it or possibly mistaken a coyote for a wolf but anyways took it at face value. I was unaware of wolves this side of WA. The following day I was hunting about a mile from Blue lake when I heard and later say a group of wolves in a washout. :yike: Needless to say I left that spot quickly and later found further evidence suggesting they are in the area. So just a heads up to anyone else hunting the area.
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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2016, 08:58:53 PM »
I hunt the SE side as well and pretty sure I saw one 2 years ago.

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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2016, 09:08:52 PM »
I heard one howling near the observatory 3 years right at dark. It was no coyote.

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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2016, 09:26:59 PM »
A few years back me and my older brother were walking down an old logging road and here comes a doe running for her life carelessly down the side of the ridge and about 50 yards behind her was a big wolf chasing her. He stopped when he saw us and stood there for a few seconds and than went back the way he came. I've also ran across some wolf tracks on the south side of packwood last year.

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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2016, 09:30:05 PM »
I've talked to workers and hunters in toutle and they say there are wolves in there

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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2016, 09:37:55 PM »
There definitely signs all over the place, Ive found tons of predator droppings that are 90% elk hair. One spot I found a dog collar, bones, and hair everywhere along with the same kind of droppings.
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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2016, 09:39:03 PM »
Kind of a bad pic but the collar and bones are shown in this picture.
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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2016, 10:25:30 PM »
I saw two (one black, one grey) together two years ago off a landing in the toutle - off the 4250. 

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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2016, 11:55:54 PM »
Impossible......wdfw says they dont exist there.

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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2016, 05:53:30 AM »
I saw one at about 20 yards 4 years ago. Please report any sightings.
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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2016, 06:05:26 AM »
Impossible......wdfw says they dont exist there.

If WDFW says they don't exist there, then the must be coyotes and fair game

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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2016, 06:31:31 AM »
Blue lake up out of cyspus?
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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2016, 06:59:28 AM »
I saw one at about 20 yards 4 years ago. Please report any sightings.
I was curious about this. Where exactly do you report a sighting?
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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2016, 07:00:56 AM »
Impossible......wdfw says they dont exist there.

If WDFW says they don't exist there, then the must be coyotes and fair game
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Re: Wolves at Mt St Helens
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2016, 07:23:08 AM »
I saw one at about 20 yards 4 years ago. Please report any sightings.
I was curious about this. Where exactly do you report a sighting?

http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_wolf/#

Report Wolf Sighting button below the wolf picture on the right side.

There is also a number to call:

Depredation Reporting Hotline
1-877-933-9847

 


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