More Wolf Depredation in Umatilla County

[bearpaw]

Email from a friend....

This happened in NE Oregon. Second kill in the same area in as many weeks and all with the stay on killing any wolves.

Five bucks (sheep) in a pen.  One killed outright, one severely injured and was euthanized, two injured with questionable prognosis, and one that appears not to be injured (but could be hiding injuries under the wool….time will tell).  Still awaiting official declaration from ODFW, but the local biologist tells me (based on the injuries) there is no question it was wolf depredation.  Approximate location about 8 miles from earlier depredation.  No snow, mud, or dust…so no tracks.  ODFW will continue their efforts to trap and collar.  He has been near their traps, but so far has lead a charmed life and has avoided the traps.  He has been photographed multiple times on trail cameras.
 
Office press release should be forthcoming from ODFW later today or tomorrow.
This was CONFIRMED  Rod

[shoot-em-dead]

Damn wolves, how anyone intentionally releases them is beyond me.

[GrainfedMuley]

Damn wolves, how anyone intentionally releases them is beyond me.

That would be a great question for the WDFW................

[humanure]

If you honestly think wolves were released in the state, well, I look at ya like I do any other conspiracy theorists. Still not a shred of proof on that 'semi-truck hauling wolves down the highway' accusation.

[GrainfedMuley]

If you honestly think wolves were released in the state, well, I look at ya like I do any other conspiracy theorists. Still not a shred of proof on that 'semi-truck hauling wolves down the highway' accusation.

What an idiot. Of course they are not going to transport a truck load down the freeway. They don't have to. they have planes and helicopters.

[humanure]

Thts the accusation everyone is throwing around though. I hear it all over the place, but it's just a rumor.

[humanure]

So wait, do you actually admit that you want this state to be an 'elk farm'? As if I lost all hope for humanity as it was...

[Curly]

Do you prefer wolves to eat elk instead of people to eat elk?  Of course you do. 

[humanure]

I prefer a wilderness that includes the animals that were here to begin with. I can't wait for the grizz to be full recovered. Good for thinning herds(which herds I'm talking about, you can decide for yerself).

[humanure]

Of course I'm all for eating wild animals(taste better than that *censored* at the grocery store). But the idea of a state wide elk farm... how exactly is that maintaining the wildness at all?

[seth30]

Of course I'm all for eating wild animals(taste better than that *censored* at the grocery store). But the idea of a state wide elk farm... how exactly is that maintaining the wildness at all?

where did the state wide elk farm come from

[humanure]

Thats the impression I get from alot here. They want no predators here at all. They want to be the only ones killing elk. Henceforth, making this state just one big elk farm.

[Curly]

Yeah, wild elk in this state are not like an elk farm.  They have predators that are after them........coyotes, bears, wolves (just not as many as you want), cougars and man.

[humanure]

BUT, I see people here that want ALL predators gone, and I find that stupifying. and Ive stated my position on what i think of the numbers of wolves others want.

[seth30]

Thats the impression I get from alot here. They want no predators here at all. They want to be the only ones killing elk. Henceforth, making this state just one big elk farm.

Really?  I love predators, well the ones that are natural.  I hunt coyotes, bears, cougars, and bobcats.  Heck when wolves become a game animal in this great state, I will hunt them too.  The first one I harvest I will put a plaque under it, and it will say "shot on behalf of Humanure"