Wolves killed in Elk City Idaho.

[Elkslayer]

by Associated Press
Lewiston Tribune
Posted on August 2, 2011 at 11:38 AM

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) -- State officials say four more wolves have been killed near Elk City.
   
That brings the total to five wolves killed in an effort to push the animals away from the small mountain town.
   
The first wolf was shot by Idaho County deputies in late June. Idaho Department of Fish and Game supervisor Dave Cadwallader told the Lewiston Tribune that since then, four wolves have been caught in foot-hold traps set by agents from the federal Wildlife Services Agency. State conservation officers and sheriff's deputies are checking the traps daily.
   
Elk City residents have complained for months about frequent wolf sightings and dogs and cattle being attacked by wolves. Cadwallader issued the kill permits to deputies shortly after Congress removed Endangered Species Act protections from Idaho and Montana wolves last May.

[CedarPants]

Glad to see they are taking action.

Did anyone catch the letter to the editor a couple Sunday's back in the Spokeman?  I don't recall the name of the lady, but she was writing on behalf of a wolf friendly group.  The intent of her letter was to chastise and label trappers and cruel barbarians who will only serve to torture these poor beautiful wolves "that are cousins of our german shepards".  She urged everyone that felt trapping was cruel and violent to write the IDF&G, and she provided the address.

I find it almost sad that these people are so blinded by their cause that they fail to realize the irony in the situation they are creating.  The very people they are begging at IDF&G to put a halt to the trapping season are going to be the ones doing all the trapping if the hunts are banned

[sebek556]

i caught it, and wrote the id dfw to keep up the good work! 

[bearpaw]

Here is another story with a little more info....

http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/02/idaho-wolf-kill-count-5

Idaho wolf kill count up to 5

By Eric Barker
Lewiston Tribune
Tue, 08/02/2011 - 8:56am

ELK CITY, Idaho -- Four more wolves were killed near Elk City last month as part of an ongoing effort to push the animals away from the small mountain hamlet.
 
Dave Cadwallader, supervisor of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game's Clearwater Region at Lewiston, said four wolves have been caught in foot-hold traps since late June when another wolf was shot and killed by Idaho County deputies.
 
The traps were set by agents from the federal Wildlife Services Agency and are being monitored by the agents, conservation officers from the department and sheriff's deputies.
 
"It's so far up there and Wildlife Services is so undermanned," he said. "The local guys are checking the traps on a daily basis."
 
Cadwallader issued kill permits to the deputies shortly after Congress removed Endangered Species Act protections from Idaho and Montana wolves last May.
 
The effort to target wolves there came following months of complaints from Elk City residents who reported frequent wolf sightings over the winter. Those reports included domestic dogs and cattle being attacked by wolves.
 
In June, after only one wolf had been shot by deputies, Cadwallader approved the trapping effort.
 
He said Monday two large calves were attacked and killed within the Elk City Township even after the four wolves were trapped and killed.
 
The town of Elk City sits within the 36-square-mile township that is a mix of private property, state land and federal ground overseen by the Bureau of Land Management. The city sits in the southeastern corner of the township, and Cadwallader said the trapping occurred about two miles north of the town.
 
He extended the order that allows the trappers, deputies and conservation offices to kill wolves until Aug. 29, just a few days before the start of wolf hunting season. "I didn't see any reason to continue the kill order once the season opens," he said.
 
Last week the Idaho Department of Fish and Game approved a wolf hunting season that will run from Sept. 1 to March 31 in most of the state, including the Dworshak-Elk City Zone.
 
The Lolo and Selway zones will remain open through June 30. Trapping will be allowed in the Lolo, Selway and Middle Fork zones and parts of the Dworshak-Elk City and Panhandle zones. The season will run from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15.

[Wenatcheejay]

It is amazing the difference in reporting. Idaho shows how hard it is to hunt and trap these things where as reports in Washington are about extermination by poaching, (despite offspring turning up elsewhere.)

[seth30]

now that I know wolves are cousins of the german shepards i really feel bad for them