Wolves tree DNR worker in Okanogan county

[PA BEN]

First of all it may be true. I have no idea I wasn’t there. It just seems a little far fetched. In my opinion I bet she ran into the wolves and got scared so she climbed a tree. When she radioed for help she probably told them she was surrounded so she wouldn’t look like an idiot. But again just my thoughts. I have personally come across wolves many times and they have never showed any aggression.

I've personally have come across a lot of coyotes, loners and in packs and have never have had one come after me. Until Monday this week when one loner chased me at least a 1/2 on my MT. Bike. https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,229009.0.html

[Cougartail]

I'm sure if it was me there the story would be.. "A pack of curious wolves did a half circle around me then left into the forest".

Having been around Brown Bears dozens of times I'm sure I wouldn't have been nearly as excited as this young lady. Just because creatures have no fear of you is a far cry from attacking you.


Carry on..lol

[longashes]

would have been cool if she got it recorded on her phone.

[jackelope]

Some people are naturally suspicious of the press. Some people refuse to believe that the cuddly wolf is a danger to man at all. I believe you're seeing a mixture of those being played out here.

And some believe the wolves are going to eat their faces every time they step out the door.

Just curious why is this story a dramatization or fabricated? Any proof of that? I don't believe everything I read but I also don't discredit them either off a guess! 

The dramatization I was speficially mentioning was that the media highlighted the part about law enforcement officers headed to the scene were authorized to shoot to kill. They were headed to a potential wolf attack on a human. Of course they're authorized to shoot to kill.

[jackelope]

I'm sure if it was me there the story would be.. "A pack of curious wolves did a half circle around me then left into the forest".

Having been around Brown Bears dozens of times I'm sure I wouldn't have been nearly as excited as this young lady. Just because creatures have no fear of you is a far cry from attacking you.


Carry on..lol

Be careful...that's pretty much exactly where I'm at, but they're referring to me as a cuddly wolf hugging moderator.
 

[walt]

Why speculate and pass judgement on a situation without knowing what actually happened?    Maybe she has extensive experience with wolves and their behavior.  Maybe she saw them from a distance and scrambled for the heavens?  My sister was a "student" at 35 yrs old and spends a ton of time alone in the northern rockies.  I know she wouldn't scamper up a tree at the mere sight of a wolf or bear unless it was acting unusual and/or threatening.  Keyboard on cowboys.

[bobcat]

Yep, it's pretty tough to form an opinion on this story and to comment, when none of us truly knows what really happened. And maybe never will.

[pianoman9701]

Some people are naturally suspicious of the press. Some people refuse to believe that the cuddly wolf is a danger to man at all. I believe you're seeing a mixture of those being played out here.

And some believe the wolves are going to eat your face every time they step out the door.

Just curious why is this story a dramatization or fabricated? Any proof of that? I don't believe everything I read but I also don't discredit them either off a guess! 

The dramatization I was speficially mentioning was that the media highlighted the part about law enforcement officers headed to the scene were authorized to shoot to kill. They were headed to a potential wolf attack on a human. Of course they're authorized to shoot to kill.

I don't believe wolves are going to eat my face every time I step out the door. But I do know that their patterns of predation are very predictable and when they have no fear of humans they continually come closer and closer, taking advantage of what the humans supply, to eventually, the humans themselves. There are quite a few accounts of whole Siberian towns being besieged by packs of wolves which knew no fear of humans. Dozens of recorded deaths and many attacks. Do some reading. If we don't manage these predators, they will end up managing us.

[cbond3318]

I'm sure if it was me there the story would be.. "A pack of curious wolves did a half circle around me then left into the forest".

Having been around Brown Bears dozens of times I'm sure I wouldn't have been nearly as excited as this young lady. Just because creatures have no fear of you is a far cry from attacking you.


Carry on..lol

 

I am glad she is OK and just frightened. Not much to go on in the story but, it has been my observation a large majority of people mistake Wolves, Wolf encounters, Wolf behavior, Wolf anything. It seem as though now that the population is aware they are here, everything is a Wolf and everything to do with them is in direct threat to their lives. I stopped counting all the pictures of Malimutes posted with a lengthy debate on Wolf or not. 

I dont doubt these were wolves, I just have a tendency to feel the actual encounter may have been a little less dramatic.

Also, in the twisted world of perception, isn't a dramatized media story portraying wolves as a calcualted human hunter a good thing?

Again, glad she is ok.

[jackelope]

Some people are naturally suspicious of the press. Some people refuse to believe that the cuddly wolf is a danger to man at all. I believe you're seeing a mixture of those being played out here.

And some believe the wolves are going to eat your face every time they step out the door.

Just curious why is this story a dramatization or fabricated? Any proof of that? I don't believe everything I read but I also don't discredit them either off a guess! 

The dramatization I was speficially mentioning was that the media highlighted the part about law enforcement officers headed to the scene were authorized to shoot to kill. They were headed to a potential wolf attack on a human. Of course they're authorized to shoot to kill.

I don't believe wolves are going to eat my face every time I step out the door. But I do know that their patterns of predation are very predictable and when they have no fear of humans they continually come closer and closer, taking advantage of what the humans supply, to eventually, the humans themselves. There are quite a few accounts of whole Siberian towns being besieged by packs of wolves which knew no fear of humans. Dozens of recorded deaths and many attacks. Do some reading. If we don't manage these predators, they will end up managing us.

I've read and educated myself on all of that stuff.  This is not Siberia though...and I'm comfortable assuming it never will be. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm pretty confident in my opinion of that situation moving forward. 

[elkboy]

Glad she is Ok. Anything can happen out there, whether likely or not.  Hard to judge the situation without a lot more detail, I would say! Hopefully more information is forthcoming...

[wolfbait]

This isn't the first time for wolf/human conflicts in the Okanogan, what makes this different is WDF&wolves can't hide it as it was a 911 call.

Just like one of the wolf packs that had been reported to WDFW for several years, and the only wolf pack that was confirmed for several years. A rural citizen called the WSP and reported a wolf pack hanging out at a school buss stop, and the frauds at WDFW had to confirm the "first wolf pack in 70 years".

There have been several wolf/human conflicts, if it is a situation where WDFW has control over the information it goes unreported.

Just one of many:Remember the wolf attack up in the Pasayten Wilderness where the guy shot a wolf that was attacking him? No charges filed and the story disappeared just like the deer herds.


I always advise people to pack everywhere they go, especially if they are away from their rig or home. Not just for wolves but cougars and bears that WDF&wolves are protecting.




By now most people realize who the pro-wolf people on H-W are, you need to realize they are like MSM, just another arm of WDF&wolves and the fake environmental groups. I actually have more respect for WDF&wolves then the pro-wolfers on H-W.

[CAMPMEAT]

I wonder how much money it cost the taxpayers to rescue this hippie chick via a chopper.....??

[Cougartail]

 But I do know that their patterns of predation are very predictable and when they have no fear of humans they continually come closer and closer, taking advantage of what the humans supply, to eventually, the humans themselves.

I've read and educated myself on all of that stuff.  This is not Siberia though...and I'm comfortable assuming it never will be. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm pretty confident in my opinion of that situation moving forward.
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Historically wolves did move closer to humans and were domesticated.. thus the modern dog. And yes occasionally dogs attack humans.  If you are worried about wolf attacks you should be very worried about dog attacks!

[pianoman9701]

 But I do know that their patterns of predation are very predictable and when they have no fear of humans they continually come closer and closer, taking advantage of what the humans supply, to eventually, the humans themselves.

I've read and educated myself on all of that stuff.  This is not Siberia though...and I'm comfortable assuming it never will be. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm pretty confident in my opinion of that situation moving forward.

Historically wolves did move closer to humans and were domesticated.. thus the modern dog. And yes occasionally dogs attack humans.  If you are worried about wolf attacks you should be very worried about dog attacks!
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The wolvers don't know where they live. They only know where they're safe to forage and hunt, which is anywhere in WA. You've always played down the danger of this additional apex predator to WA. Cougars kill more ungulates. Wolves won't hurt us. Dogs are dangerous. I'm not sure of your motivation to continually redirect attention away from the damage they're doing and the danger they present, but it's very obvious that you do it. You're willing to put people at ease and at risk to continue this fairy tale about the cuddly creatures. They DO add to predation on our ungulates. They ARE aggressive and will eventually hurt us. They ARE infested with parasites which can be transferred to humans and other animals.They DON'T belong on our landscape, especially in their diseased and uncontrolled state. If you really believe the fairy tales, you're naive. If you know the truth and won't tell it, your negligent. I'm done. Have a nice day.