State offers training on wolf kills

[spookgus]

Bearpaw, I tend to value you opinion on these issues.
It seems interesting that Washington has only confirmed livestock predation by wolves once(2007) according to this article. The wolf issue and many other issues are making me just a little bit cynical.

[CAMPMEAT]

I've got a better idea. Train volunteer hunters to help with the investigation. We don't need to be paying a cop to go look at dead animals to see if a wolf killed it or not. That's assnine ! Cops need to do their jobs investigating crimes on people, property, meth etc.

[high country]

I have a better idea yet, let landowners shoot any wolves that show up on their ground. Soon enough the wolves will figure out where is friendly and where is not.

[DoubleJ]

I have a better idea yet, let landowners shoot any wolves that show up on their ground. Soon enough the wolves will figure out where is friendly and where is not.

That should be going on anyway

[h2ofowlr]

I thought it was only 4 or 5.       NOT really funny I know.

The game dept. doesn't have enough staff to track all the wolves.  Only when they get multiple shots / hair DNA samples etc. do they reluctantly determine there is a pack there.  I think they are reporting false info by not reporting 100% accurate info.  They may claim it's the truth, but they are only giving you part of the truth.  If you flat out tell the hunting public, there are a 100+ wolves in Washington.  After all the damage that is being done in Idaha, Montana and Wyoming, the smarter half might just try to fix stupid and cull those numbers.  If you start with corrupt individuals and officials and a bad plan.  Then they have the money, elbow rubbing and back door tactics and the contacts to make it law, shouldn't those individuals be held accountable for the misdeeds they cause to the greater public as a whole?

[villageidiot]

The McIrvin family in Orient reported animals killed way back in 06 or 07 from wolves, because I remember this.  They now have had multiple cattle killed and have even seen 11 wolves in one pack according to Bill McIrvin on NPR radio this morning.  Fish and Game still claim there are no reported wolve packs in that area and the closest are 100 miles away.  These were reported way back in 06 and 07 and nothing has been done to check it out.  You can only sympathize with the rancher on his frustrations over this situation.  How do we ever get all these packs recognized?

[nwwanderer]

Working with sheriffs, prosecutors and other elected county officials is a real and positive approach.  County enpowerment can trump federal and state law, it takes a county group with the attitude to protect and serve.  Probably not an option in King, but how many stock problems to we expect on the wet side?  Hunters may be able to stir up the county groups in some counties, sure worth a shot, pardon the pun.
The feds and the state may step up but way late, years if not decades.
Sorry for the repetition, but here it is again, they are here and not going away.  We have no choice but to deal with them. 

[Killmore]

I  think it's a good idea to train some cop's but why stop at one county? I would like the game department to invite every county in the state to get involved. But I bet most are under staffed and don't have time...