WHO SAW A WOLF OR WOLF SIGN THIS YEAR IN WA HUNTING

[Skyvalhunter]

That's definitely some troubling news. I wouldn't throw the West side of the state under the bus when the wolf lovers unanimous society stems from out of State. This will be a battle for sure. I foresee more residents heading out of state to accomplish their hunting needs.

[wolfbait]

Hunted 5 different mountains in NE WA over the course of the regular muley season....hunting one mountain each day pretty hard shaking and moving putting on the miles just trying to find game, cut a track, or see any fresh sign...and hunted a few of them a couple times. ALL been good quality mountains to me over the last 22 years, seen lots of deer and killed many bucks, on all of them. Saw 3 does and 2 wolf kills on one of the mountains, and both wolf kills were nice bucks... a big heavy 3 pt and a 4 pt. No LIVE deer on the other 4 mountains except 2 nice 4 points and another nice 3 pt, also killed by wolves. I was in snow every day and put on about 8-11 miles on average each day and besides seeing those 3 does, only cut 2 tracks over all the other mountains...both big buck tracks. Followed the one track for about a mile after cutting it and went through all kinds of shin tangle and then started seeing a single wolf track in the buck track. That went on for about another mile, maybe more. I was fortunate enough to catch up to the buck, but unfortunately it too met a furry four legged fate right along a heavy timber line and old burn with lodgepole and reprod. Several different sets of wolf tracks all around it, looked like a sport kill. Looked like they tugged on a front leg some, the neck, and left it. 2 days later I went back to check it out, no fresh wolf tracks anywhere around it but a bear had been on it that morning. Like I said, sport kill. The other buck track I cut came up out of some seriously thick timber up and over the ridge and back down the other side in to some seriously thick timber. Looking at it's tracks in the snow it was moving pretty quickly, definitely not screwing around. Never seen anything like this before. Knew of more bucks killed by wolves than harvested by hunters..some of the most depressing *censored* I've ever seen. Saw 6 legal bucks and about 30 does in the first 2 days alone last year, saw 3 does all season this year.....pretty dang sad. And the fact that they appear to be targeting bucks makes it even more depressing. I'm still losing sleep over it. And we have 4 new confirmed packs in the eastern 1/3 of WA just this year?? To add to the 12 confirmed packs already in the eastern 1/3?? With 14 of those in NE WA?? (That's the last I read where it was at)
It's time to collect them ALL and bring All of them to King and Pierce counties....if they want them so bad, by all means....take em. WA state is going to be a draw only state for Mule deer in no time at this rate...pretty piss poor job of game "management." Washington Department of no-Fish and no-Game is where they appear to be heading. As you can tell I am still quite bitter about the whole situation.

Your story sounds like many I have heard in the last few years.

Sorry sick situation from WDFW who are suppose to care about our game herds etc..

Thanks for posting

[HunterStrait]

heard wolves howling up in Cowichie in April this year.

[Bango skank]

Hunted 5 different mountains in NE WA over the course of the regular muley season....hunting one mountain each day pretty hard shaking and moving putting on the miles just trying to find game, cut a track, or see any fresh sign...and hunted a few of them a couple times. ALL been good quality mountains to me over the last 22 years, seen lots of deer and killed many bucks, on all of them. Saw 3 does and 2 wolf kills on one of the mountains, and both wolf kills were nice bucks... a big heavy 3 pt and a 4 pt. No LIVE deer on the other 4 mountains except 2 nice 4 points and another nice 3 pt, also killed by wolves. I was in snow every day and put on about 8-11 miles on average each day and besides seeing those 3 does, only cut 2 tracks over all the other mountains...both big buck tracks. Followed the one track for about a mile after cutting it and went through all kinds of shin tangle and then started seeing a single wolf track in the buck track. That went on for about another mile, maybe more. I was fortunate enough to catch up to the buck, but unfortunately it too met a furry four legged fate right along a heavy timber line and old burn with lodgepole and reprod. Several different sets of wolf tracks all around it, looked like a sport kill. Looked like they tugged on a front leg some, the neck, and left it. 2 days later I went back to check it out, no fresh wolf tracks anywhere around it but a bear had been on it that morning. Like I said, sport kill. The other buck track I cut came up out of some seriously thick timber up and over the ridge and back down the other side in to some seriously thick timber. Looking at it's tracks in the snow it was moving pretty quickly, definitely not screwing around. Never seen anything like this before. Knew of more bucks killed by wolves than harvested by hunters..some of the most depressing *censored* I've ever seen. Saw 6 legal bucks and about 30 does in the first 2 days alone last year, saw 3 does all season this year.....pretty dang sad. And the fact that they appear to be targeting bucks makes it even more depressing. I'm still losing sleep over it. And we have 4 new confirmed packs in the eastern 1/3 of WA just this year?? To add to the 12 confirmed packs already in the eastern 1/3?? With 14 of those in NE WA?? (That's the last I read where it was at)
It's time to collect them ALL and bring All of them to King and Pierce counties....if they want them so bad, by all means....take em. WA state is going to be a draw only state for Mule deer in no time at this rate...pretty piss poor job of game "management." Washington Department of no-Fish and no-Game is where they appear to be heading. As you can tell I am still quite bitter about the whole situation.

Better get used to it.   

[RDMX2]

Found during modern elk season this week.  Wildcat Creek north of Rimrock Lake heard the howling along with tracks in the snow in same area.  7mm rem mag in picture.

[JLS]

Found during modern elk season this week.  Wildcat Creek north of Rimrock Lake heard the howling along with tracks in the snow in same area.  7mm rem mag in picture.

That's a cougar track.

[buglebrush]

Hunted 5 different mountains in NE WA over the course of the regular muley season....hunting one mountain each day pretty hard shaking and moving putting on the miles just trying to find game, cut a track, or see any fresh sign...and hunted a few of them a couple times. ALL been good quality mountains to me over the last 22 years, seen lots of deer and killed many bucks, on all of them. Saw 3 does and 2 wolf kills on one of the mountains, and both wolf kills were nice bucks... a big heavy 3 pt and a 4 pt. No LIVE deer on the other 4 mountains except 2 nice 4 points and another nice 3 pt, also killed by wolves. I was in snow every day and put on about 8-11 miles on average each day and besides seeing those 3 does, only cut 2 tracks over all the other mountains...both big buck tracks. Followed the one track for about a mile after cutting it and went through all kinds of shin tangle and then started seeing a single wolf track in the buck track. That went on for about another mile, maybe more. I was fortunate enough to catch up to the buck, but unfortunately it too met a furry four legged fate right along a heavy timber line and old burn with lodgepole and reprod. Several different sets of wolf tracks all around it, looked like a sport kill. Looked like they tugged on a front leg some, the neck, and left it. 2 days later I went back to check it out, no fresh wolf tracks anywhere around it but a bear had been on it that morning. Like I said, sport kill. The other buck track I cut came up out of some seriously thick timber up and over the ridge and back down the other side in to some seriously thick timber. Looking at it's tracks in the snow it was moving pretty quickly, definitely not screwing around. Never seen anything like this before. Knew of more bucks killed by wolves than harvested by hunters..some of the most depressing *censored* I've ever seen. Saw 6 legal bucks and about 30 does in the first 2 days alone last year, saw 3 does all season this year.....pretty dang sad. And the fact that they appear to be targeting bucks makes it even more depressing. I'm still losing sleep over it. And we have 4 new confirmed packs in the eastern 1/3 of WA just this year?? To add to the 12 confirmed packs already in the eastern 1/3?? With 14 of those in NE WA?? (That's the last I read where it was at)
It's time to collect them ALL and bring All of them to King and Pierce counties....if they want them so bad, by all means....take em. WA state is going to be a draw only state for Mule deer in no time at this rate...pretty piss poor job of game "management." Washington Department of no-Fish and no-Game is where they appear to be heading. As you can tell I am still quite bitter about the whole situation.

    During Archery season I either saw wolf sign and/or heard wolves howling every.  single.  day.  WDFW has its head so far down in the sand...     Also have bears and cats on every stinking game camera I have.  Have 8 different bears on one mule-deer cam.  Of course no OTC spring bear hunting either!  The calves / fawns the bears miss in the spring are taken out by the wolves and cats.  Pretty soon most hunting will be special draw only.  Lining WDFW's pockets and destroying hunting opportunities.  Both of which seem to be their express purpose based on their "Management".   

[Bango skank]

Found during modern elk season this week.  Wildcat Creek north of Rimrock Lake heard the howling along with tracks in the snow in same area.  7mm rem mag in picture.

That's a cougar track.

 

Perfect example of why wdfw doesnt take hunter reported sightings seriously

[wolfbait]

Found during modern elk season this week.  Wildcat Creek north of Rimrock Lake heard the howling along with tracks in the snow in same area.  7mm rem mag in picture.

That's a cougar track.

 

Perfect example of why wdfw doesnt take hunter reported sightings seriously

 Folks who turn in wolf sightings etc. are completely ignored by WDFW unless the wolves start killing livestock and even then they refuse to admit it was wolves unless forced to do so

WDFW have the same agenda as the USFWS.

[jdb]

Found during modern elk season this week.  Wildcat Creek north of Rimrock Lake heard the howling along with tracks in the snow in same area.  7mm rem mag in picture.

That's a cougar track.

this is a perfect example of why I take wolf sightings in yakima with a grain of salt

[curlewkiller]

I saw a for sure wolf in Stevens county around the Ford area this weekend.  My son and I were sitting over a draw at my friends property and one ran across the draw at a good clip.  About as tall as my great dane and long stride.  Light grey with black tipped tail.

[sled]

90 percent positive saw six on the 3330 below tamarack springs muzzy season.  They were in the road about 75 yards in front of me then bailed into the canyon.  Just caught a glimpse of a couple for a second in the bottom from the road.

[Oh Mah]

The most wolf sign i saw has been throughout the entire state.LOW ELK AND DEER COUNTS.  seriously though i came across what i believe to be wolf tracks up on Clemens bottom of Pine.

[buglebrush]

I saw a for sure wolf in Stevens county around the Ford area this weekend.  My son and I were sitting over a draw at my friends property and one ran across the draw at a good clip.  About as tall as my great dane and long stride.  Light grey with black tipped tail.

A gut shot will leave no evidence...

[millerwheeler]

This is impossible.  Only 27 people here saw wolves or sign???  I thought WA had a wolf hiding behind every tree! 

The question wasn't if people had seen wolf sign, but if they had seen a wolf SIGH. Seeing a wolf sigh is much more uncommon than simply seeing wolf sign. Wouldn't you agree?