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Big Game Hunting => Wolves => Topic started by: KB88 on October 14, 2013, 03:35:38 PM

Title: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: KB88 on October 14, 2013, 03:35:38 PM: Just received an email from WDFW:

"WDFW WILDLIFE PROGRAM
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
wildthing@dfw.wa.gov
Dear Washington Sportsman,

As an avid hunter you have spent time honing your shooting skills, scouting your favorite hunting spot, and preparing for your season opener. The time you have invested can pay off when the season opens. Important details for a successful season include knowing the season dates, GMU restrictions, and recognizing what wildlife species may be present in the area you are hunting.

Be sure of identification of your target animal. While coyotes may be harvested year round; wolves can easily be mistaken for coyotes. Remember wolves are protected under both federal and state law and may not be shot or killed. Please review the Coyote vs. Wolf identification card to assist you while hunting (see: http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_wolf/wolf-coyote_compare.pdf (http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_wolf/wolf-coyote_compare.pdf) ). This card can also be found in the 2013 Washington State Big Game Hunting Pamphlet on page 70.

Thanks for your support of Washington's natural resources.

Good luck this season!"

Funny how they send this now, on the 3rd day of modern deer.
Title: Re: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: HighCountryHunter88 on October 14, 2013, 03:38:25 PM: i got it too, funny i thought the same thing :chuckle:
Title: Re: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: calib on October 14, 2013, 04:23:34 PM: me too, got two different e mails the other was a bear topic
Title: Re: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: MLBowhunting on October 14, 2013, 04:28:19 PM: Same here
Title: Re: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: CAMPMEAT on October 14, 2013, 04:34:10 PM: I wonder why they even sent that out. It's kinda like sending out a deer identification test for each species, which they don't.
Title: Re: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: Marcoramius on October 14, 2013, 05:28:52 PM: I like how they always identify their tracks as 4-5"...like they just spawn out of the ground to full size. Chances are if you are in an area that is known to be harboring wolves, that the smaller tracks you see are smaller wolves, not coyotes, as the wolves would have driven out or killed any coyotes in their territory :dunno:
Title: Re: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: Scottystyle on October 14, 2013, 10:25:26 PM: I thought it was hilarious, probably a reaction to the general or majority consensus of what hunters think about the flea bags. Im thinking the WDFW is affraid of what might happen to thier "investment".
Title: Re: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: Curly on October 16, 2013, 10:22:57 AM: I got the email and was just coming here to post it.

Is this a true statement: "Remember wolves are protected under both federal and state law and may not be shot or killed."

That statement isn't true for the eastern third of the state, is it? They are delisted by the feds over there, right? So, the statement is only partially true.
Title: Re: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: furiouzgeorge on October 16, 2013, 10:27:24 AM: they both look like coyotes to me..... :dunno:
Title: Re: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: Curly on October 16, 2013, 10:47:03 AM: I'm sure there are some at WDFW that would like to make coyotes illegal to shoot just so that someone doesn't accidentally shoot a wolf thinking it is a yote.
Title: Re: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: furiouzgeorge on October 16, 2013, 10:53:46 AM: Then they look like bear...or cougars, or deer...darn, better shut down all modern big game hunting to save the wolf :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: Encore 280 on October 16, 2013, 11:00:23 AM: So, could an immature wolf look like an adult coyote? :dunno:
Title: Re: coyote vs wolf identification email via wdfw
Post by: villageidiot on October 16, 2013, 08:44:20 PM: Not to worry Curly. They are slowly climbing the ladder of making coyotes illegal to shoot. They once were considered vermin just like wolves. Then they required you to buy a small game license. Then they stopped trapping of coyotes and actually everything. Then they made it illegal to hunt coyotes with dogs. It appears we only have one step left and I do believe you will see it become law. :bash: :bash: :bash: