Wolf Tracks, Huckleberry Range

[Gutpile]

Not tellin where but saw these in the huckleberrys this weekend while bear hunting. I cant believe the size of these things.

[SkookumHntr]

-Yep thats a Wolf track! There tracks are Huge!

[Gutpile]

I've seen them in ID before and I thought those were big, this has them beat. I wonder what the size of that thing would be.

[carpsniperg2]

  dang!

[turkeyfeather]

4 pt. min. and now wolf tracks, that's going to be a tough area this fall.

[wsucowboy]

  Huge track!

[whacker1]

When you find tracks, make sure you look for hair, scat, etc in the near by areas, because that is what it takes for the biologists to confirm actual activity - D.N.A.  WDFW will then be able to tell if it is a hybrid, one they have already collared, or one that hasn't been collared yet.

Cool, but disturbing find.

[bearpaw]

Lots of wolf sighting in Huckleberry unit.... 

[mulehunter]

   I can't wait go hunting small Coyotes.

COYOTES.         

Mulehunter.   

[3nails]

When you find tracks, make sure you look for hair, scat, etc in the near by areas, because that is what it takes for the biologists to confirm actual activity - D.N.A.  WDFW will then be able to tell if it is a hybrid, one they have already collared, or one that hasn't been collared yet.

Cool, but disturbing find.

Do NOT touch or disturb wolf scat!  These wolves they brought down from northern Canada have Hydatid disease. It is transfered to humans through the worm eggs in their scat. Google it.

[bearpaw]

When you find tracks, make sure you look for hair, scat, etc in the near by areas, because that is what it takes for the biologists to confirm actual activity - D.N.A.  WDFW will then be able to tell if it is a hybrid, one they have already collared, or one that hasn't been collared yet.

Cool, but disturbing find.

Do NOT touch or disturb wolf scat!  These wolves they brought down from northern Canada have Hydatid disease. It is transfered to humans through the worm eggs in their scat. Google it.

This is very true, 62% to 63% of wolves tested from Idaho and Montana respectively tested positive for Echinococcus Granulosus, a worm whos definitive host is wolves, check out this page for details of what can happen to you from handling wolf scat:  http://graywolfnews.com/diseases.html

Cystic echinococcosis - Kist hidatik (subtitle in English)

Hydatid cyst lady reading hospital peshawar pakistan

[stickbuck]

That's not what I want to be seeing in my deer spot. I'm sure u all just saw the wdfw email that just came out minutes ago. Here is a copied segment from the email. The department finally confirmed of at least two dozen wolves in Washington!! It's only gonna get worse.


OLYMPIA - Although wolves have been removed from federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection in the eastern third of Washington state, they remain protected as a state endangered species throughout Washington.

Under Congressional direction that prevents any judicial review, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has removed the northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolves from federal endangered status. The action affects wolves in Montana, Idaho, the eastern third of Oregon and Washington and a small area of north central Utah.

The federal de-listing covers eastern Washington east of State Route 97 from the Canadian border to Highway 17, east of Highway 17 to State Route 395, and east of State Route 395 to the Oregon border. That federal de-listing boundary was based on the anticipated dispersal of wolves from recovered populations in the other states.

Wolves are still state-listed as endangered in Washington because their numbers are low and they do not inhabit most of their historic range, according to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) biologists.  The state population is estimated at two dozen wolves, with only a couple of successful breeding pairs or packs with pups documented to date.

Wolves remain federally listed as an endangered species in the western two-thirds of the state.

[pianoman9701]

I'm skeert. I'm putting down my bow and picking up scrap booking!

[Sporting_Man]

Regarding the Hydatyd Desease - it is important to be cautious even while handling deer and elk - they can be infected. Use of gloves encouraged! Cysts can be anywhere on liver, lungs and even facial muscles. Also, hoves and hair can contain eggs... in highly infested areas (depending if wolves are contaminated highly).
That is the situation that we have now with this idiotic wolf deal!

[Jingles]

When you find the tracks look carefully around for Scat, Hair and animals.  If armed do your fellow hunters a BIG favor cover all 3 with copious amounts of dirt