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Idaho Governor offers Oregon Governor 150 Wolves
« on: February 14, 2012, 07:10:57 AM »
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Idaho offers Oregon governor more wolves; Otter to Kitzhaber: Just let me know you're ready

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First Posted: February 13, 2012 - 3:05 pm
Last Updated: February 13, 2012 - 3:05 pm
 
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has offered to send Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber 150 wolves, saying his own state has a few of the predators to spare.

Monday's offer came in a tongue-in-cheek letter where Otter sarcastically apologized to Kitzhaber after an Idaho hunter killed a wolf from an Oregon pack that strayed across Idaho's border to the east.

On Feb. 2, the Idaho hunter killed a brother of an Oregon wolf that became a celebrity by wandering hundreds of miles into Northern California seeking a mate.

Otter, no fan of the mid-1990s wolf reintroduction to central Idaho, offered Kitzhaber "my sincerest apologies."

Then, Otter said he'd have the Idaho Fish and Game Department round up another 150 wolves — or any number Kitzhaber needed or was willing to take.
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Re: Idaho Governor offers Oregon Governor 150 Wolves
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2012, 08:20:37 AM »
That right there is funning!! Go Otter.

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Re: Idaho Governor offers Oregon Governor 150 Wolves
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2012, 08:51:18 AM »
Too bad we couldn't get him as governor in this state.
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Re: Idaho Governor offers Oregon Governor 150 Wolves
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2012, 09:05:48 AM »
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Re: Idaho Governor offers Oregon Governor 150 Wolves
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2012, 10:33:32 AM »
 Sure seems as they have extras.

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Wolf Tracks Spotted Near Idaho Falls Country Club Neighborhood
By Caleb James
POSTED: 6:37 pm MST February 13, 2012

 

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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has confirmed wolf tracks have been discovered near the Idaho Falls Country Club neighborhood south of town.

Anytime a wild animal is present near a population center it's important to be on the look out. But Fish and Game said residents may not need to worry for themselves, but for their pets.

"I would expect to hear more about a lion than a wolf, but then again, they both travel," said Country Club area resident Brenda McMurtrey.

For McMurtrey, living on the Idaho Falls fringe means wildlife is just another neighbor.

"I actually kind of expect it," she said.

McMurtrey said her pug, Madge, isn't really afraid of anything. But with wolf tracks spotted nearby she said she will stay vigilant.

"I'd actually go out with the animal as opposed to letting them out on their own," she said.

Fish and Game's Gregg Losinski said that's a perfect idea.

"They're not looking for a meal, they're looking for a mate," he said.

He said there's a simple explanation for why wolves may be venturing into more populated areas. The department has been monitoring a pack of wolves living on the other side of the Taylor Mountain ridge area for years. As the mating season begins, they're starting to move into town.

They're looking for potential mates outside their own packs, said Losinski.

"To a wolf, everything that's related as a canine, could be a potential mate," he said.

Losinski said to watch for tracks spaced about 4 feet apart.

"There needs to be a large stretch between the tracks to know it is a wolf and not just a large dog," said Losinski.

Wolf tracks will have nail marks above the foot pads. Their tracks are unlike mountain lions, that retract their claws.

For McMurtrey, vigilance is just routine.

"It's Idaho," she said.

The department said these wolves are likely on their own, not in a pack. So make yourself known with loud noises, and you should be just fine.

If you are approached by a wolf, or you feel like you may be in immediate danger of attack, Fish and Game said it is within your right to defend yourself. But officials said you need to be able to demonstrate being in immediate danger.


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Re: Idaho Governor offers Oregon Governor 150 Wolves
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2012, 10:54:24 AM »
Maybe we should send them 150 too.
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Re: Idaho Governor offers Oregon Governor 150 Wolves
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2012, 12:22:54 PM »
We've been told for years that only the Alpha's of the pack mate, so why would wolves be looking for mates in town?

 


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