Fair bet it is twice that number and did any producers calculate weight loss and increased open cows. The cost is devastating
One in nine get confirmed, so your guess would be a bit low..
'Fort Klamath area rancher Bill Nicholson said state biologists have been using hazing methods in attempts to stop wolf attacks, but “evidently the wolves aren’t too scared.”
“They have and they continue to be used,” ODFW biologist Mike Moore said of hazing methods, noting efforts have been coordinated with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “We will continue with hazing methods.”
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlODFW aren't any different than WDFW, using non-lethal methods that guarantee the most damage to livestock producers.
In 2008 when WDF$Wolves were forced to confirm a wolf pack in WA, ODFW came out the very same day with their first wolf pack in 70 years, and they have pretty much chased each other to the bottom of the ladder, although ODFW did pass a better wolf plan then WA, their actions in wolf control over livestock predation are basically the same.