WDFW behind the ball...par for course

[mtn muley madness]

As I've said in the past, there's game cam footage of wolves in the Mt Baker Wilderness from several years ago. Apparently it wasn't enough evidence for WDFW to confirm until the department was able to spend a bunch of our money over several years before they were able finally come to the same conclusion...I think it was more that they are holding out on admitting wolves on the westside as LONG AS POSSIBLE for delisting purposes. Saw one at 50 yards 16 years ago and was told there were "no wolves in that area." I'm sure hundreds of you have been given the same response over the last 15 years...Great detective work...really, really well done.

https://www.jontimmer.com/VideoCam/Wolves/i-hSGgP9T

[bobcat]

They need proof of a breeding pair. Just a few photos of a wolf in the area doesn't count.


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[jackelope]

They need proof of a breeding pair. Just a few photos of a wolf in the area doesn't count.


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People don’t seem to realize this.

And no offense, but a guy telling them you saw a wolf somewhere 16 years ago means nothing. Look at the wolf report website and you’ll understand why. There are literally wolf reports from the middle of downtown Seattle. They’re not going to think any more of you telling them you saw a wolf than the crackpot in downtown Seattle telling them they saw a wolf.

I believe it was WaCoyotehunter who posted a few years back the photos people sent in of wolves that were reported. That again may help folks understand why they don’t put a lot of weight into wolf sighting reported by people without their process of confirming a pack. It’s more than just a wolf in an area. 

[mtn muley madness]

Proof of a breeding pair doesn't give them the right to act like they don't exist.

[mtn muley madness]

And it was 16 years ago when I called, that day, and they said no thanks on the GPS coordinates. Their arrogance that they think that everyone's on said crack pipe is offensive. I didn't care if they acknowledged it in the first place I just thought it was cool and I had a family member that worked for the department. On the phone, they are holier than thou.

[buckfvr]

Proof of a breeding pair doesn't give them the right to act like they don't exist.

That will remain their position until they have no other option than to acknowledge the fact, and even at that, they will just move to their next method of watering it down or discrediting the source.....been the norm over here for years now.  Their position will remain the same, following the agenda of the powers/current administrations constituency.

[HighlandLofts]

Just coyotes on steroids.

[Whitpirate]

The fact they report the wolf population from 2017-2018 grew by 4 animals means I can't give them credit for any scientific basis or credible attempts at counts.  To also report less than 130 animals total in the state is also crazy.  That said I've seen over 10% of the state's population of wolves!

[wolfbait]

The fact they report the wolf population from 2017-2018 grew by 4 animals means I can't give them credit for any scientific basis or credible attempts at counts.  To also report less than 130 animals total in the state is also crazy.  That said I've seen over 10% of the state's population of wolves!

Back in 2010-2011 when the UW and CNW were doing a wolf/deer impact study, I asked the CNW representative why Fitkin hadn't confirmed the Bridge Cr wolf pack, she said she knew that fitkin knew of the pack but that it was too expensive to confirm.
This was around the time two different wolf packs were seen on the same day twenty miles apart. Anyone who suggest that WDFW would confirm new wolf packs breeding pairs it given the opportunity is either packing water for WDFW or they have had their head in the sand for several years.


A few years back WDF$Wolves claimed the wolves grew by one wolf, and now four in a year, this shouldn't shock ANYONE after years of their lying corruption.

 
Rural Washington has past the point of trusting anything WDFW, pubic wolf control is the norm and some of the LEO's are telling people the same. Public opinion has turned against wolves in a major way, and the last blatant lie of a four wolf gain in one year is a perfect example of in your face corruption, even the dumbest wolf lover knows this is BS.

[ctwiggs1]

Maybe you did see a wolf, but there is zero chance it was one of the greys that came out of Canada/Yellowstone.  It could have been one of the cascade wolves that have been present forever (which is an AWESOME sighting if that's what you saw), a local idiot's domestic, or something of that nature.

If they sounded like they knew your sighting didn't matter, it's because it didn't.  I'm not trying to be rude here but everybody always wants to throw WDFW under the bus at the first opportunity without really trying to understand their processes. 

WDFW will give you plenty of reasons to talk trash about them.  No need to fabricate additional reasons.

[fowl smacker]

Maybe you did see a wolf, but there is zero chance it was one of the greys that came out of Canada/Yellowstone.  It could have been one of the cascade wolves that have been present forever (which is an AWESOME sighting if that's what you saw), a local idiot's domestic, or something of that nature.

If they sounded like they knew your sighting didn't matter, it's because it didn't.  I'm not trying to be rude here but everybody always wants to throw WDFW under the bus at the first opportunity without really trying to understand their processes. 

WDFW will give you plenty of reasons to talk trash about them.  No need to fabricate additional reasons.

If our wolf sighting reports don't matter to them, why do they have a dedicated wolf sighting portal on the WDFW website then?  Seems like another waste of resources.

[ctwiggs1]

Think of it as a tip line.  Sure you know that you can profile and weed out 99% of what comes in.  But 1% might have just enough of a credible ring to it that you follow up.

Let's say you have 3 total people working wolf sightings (doubt there are that many).  How many hours do you want them spending looking in downtown Seattle, or Forks?  We know where the general mass of wolf packs are.  My guess is that when someone shows them pictures on the outlying regions of known packs, they're probably jumping on that opportunity.

[Bob33]

The fact they report the wolf population from 2017-2018 grew by 4 animals means I can't give them credit for any scientific basis or credible attempts at counts.  To also report less than 130 animals total in the state is also crazy.  That said I've seen over 10% of the state's population of wolves!

Do they report "no more than 130" or "at least 130"?

[fowl smacker]

Think of it as a tip line.  Sure you know that you can profile and weed out 99% of what comes in.  But 1% might have just enough of a credible ring to it that you follow up.

Let's say you have 3 total people working wolf sightings (doubt there are that many).  How many hours do you want them spending looking in downtown Seattle, or Forks?  We know where the general mass of wolf packs are.  My guess is that when someone shows them pictures on the outlying regions of known packs, they're probably jumping on that opportunity.

I understand that, but the Mt. Baker wilderness like the OP was talking about is far from downtown Seattle.

[mtn muley madness]

Maybe you did see a wolf, but there is zero chance it was one of the greys that came out of Canada/Yellowstone.  It could have been one of the cascade wolves that have been present forever (which is an AWESOME sighting if that's what you saw), a local idiot's domestic, or something of that nature.

If they sounded like they knew your sighting didn't matter, it's because it didn't.  I'm not trying to be rude here but everybody always wants to throw WDFW under the bus at the first opportunity without really trying to understand their processes. 

WDFW will give you plenty of reasons to talk trash about them.  No need to fabricate additional reasons.

You are aware that the Mt Baker Wilderness borders Canada right... well Canada on one side of the wilderness and Century Link Field on the other..naturally...and It didn’t matter to them then cuz it wasn’t a hot topic then. But it is now. There was no money to be made, no reason to care, nothing to get out of the deal. And back then I didn’t care that they didn’t care but with the way things are now and have been for 7 years now  how are You still going to try to deceive people that know your not
Being honest.  And  when you’re the state agency getting paid by the the people and the people have pictures with GPS coordinates putting those pictures in a specific area and you couldn’t  care less and not only that you have the balls to tell the same public wolves aren’t here or there knowing darn well sure they are and the public knows your full of it...all because they may or may not be a breeding pair? Seems pretty silly. And I know, the gray wolves out of Canada/Yellowstone only started coming in to Washington after their papers cleared immigration which for Western Wa was like a week ago. Kind of like the Grizz. They too are waiting for their paperwork to clear before coming to WA because it’s not like they aren’t already here as well..Also Now that you mention it it probably was an idiot domestic..I see them everywhere, especially places I don’t see another person for 7-14 days at. Or maybe those are just grouse? Heck I don’t know could have been a honey badger. Either way, it was probably just a lion. It’s much clearer to me having you tell me what I saw, thanks! Not trying to be rude, just really sarcastic.