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Big Game Hunting => Wolves => Topic started by: Idabooner on March 20, 2014, 10:22:07 AM

Title: Watched a wolf
Post by: Idabooner on March 20, 2014, 10:22:07 AM: For about 25 minutes on the hill across from Carlton, it was circling 6 unaware feeding deer at 25 -100 yards. It had made a complete circle and was closing in when they discovered it, the deer stood facing it, there was a stand off for 5 minutes then he wondered on around the hill and over the top.
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Post by: 7mmfan on March 20, 2014, 10:24:57 AM: :bfg:
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Post by: jkononen on March 20, 2014, 10:42:37 AM: the hill across the river? or up texas creek?
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Post by: boneaddict on March 20, 2014, 10:51:12 AM: Across the river.
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Post by: boneaddict on March 20, 2014, 10:52:43 AM: Long legged buggers........weren't they eating neighborhood dogs in Poorman Crk less than 2 days ago.
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Post by: jkononen on March 20, 2014, 10:52:50 AM: So that'd be by biggers road? *amn i hate to hear that.
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Post by: boneaddict on March 20, 2014, 10:56:30 AM: Not sure what Biggers road is, unless that's the drive to the Davis Place, if so then probably yes.
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Post by: Alchase on March 20, 2014, 11:55:09 AM: If the Lookout pack is always up the Twisp/Carlton/... area,
Which pack do all the wolves above Volsted and the Tripod area belong too...
:rolleyes:
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Post by: jkononen on March 20, 2014, 12:04:39 PM: i think its the road that cuts back up the hill across from carlton if your going north. At least thats what i've always called it...
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Post by: jackmaster on March 20, 2014, 12:09:25 PM: i think those are coyotes so you can go ahead and shoot those ones ;) ;) SAVE SOME DEER AND BLAST A WOLF :tup:
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Post by: boneaddict on March 20, 2014, 01:24:42 PM: Lookout pack Alchase, or coyotes. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Watched a wolf
Post by: wolfbait on March 20, 2014, 01:26:08 PM: Quote from: Alchase on March 20, 2014, 11:55:09 AM
If the Lookout pack is always up the Twisp/Carlton/... area,
Which pack do all the wolves above Volsted and the Tripod area belong too...
:rolleyes:

All wolves in the Okanogan belong to the lookout pack, just ask Scott firkin.
Title: Re: Watched a wolf
Post by: cougarbart on March 20, 2014, 01:59:41 PM: That's what everyone has to understand is wdfw says the lookout pass is the same as saying the clockum elk herd! That takes a broad area and several groups!
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Post by: boneaddict on March 20, 2014, 02:21:23 PM: except that they claim the lookout pack is TWO animals
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Post by: snowpack on March 20, 2014, 02:29:05 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on March 20, 2014, 02:21:23 PM
except that they claim the lookout pack is TWO animals
Those must be the busiest two wolves. How do they find time to eat and sleep with all their appearances?
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Post by: WAcoyotehunter on March 20, 2014, 02:39:30 PM: So the singe wolf you just watched can't be part of a larger pack?? I'm not sure I understand this 'argument'. A sighting within a wolf pack range should generally be attributed to the pack that occupies said range. They don't always stay together as a single group. Seeing a single wolf watching deer should be evidence enough for that.
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Post by: boneaddict on March 20, 2014, 02:43:29 PM: The joke is because Fitkin announced the Lookout pack was down to two animals. Yet they are here there and everywhere. and there is only one pack in the Valley.
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Post by: WAcoyotehunter on March 20, 2014, 02:47:40 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on March 20, 2014, 02:43:29 PM
The joke is because Fitkin announced the Lookout pack was down to two animals. Yet they are here there and everywhere. and there is only one pack in the Valley.
Oh- I see. How many packs do you think are in the area? I would guess it could hold a couple, but I'm not super familiar with that country. A couple of the packs up here are splintered out all over the place right now, but will likely start hanging closer to the den sites before too long.
Title: Re: Watched a wolf
Post by: wolfbait on March 20, 2014, 03:29:20 PM: Quote from: WAcoyotehunter on March 20, 2014, 02:47:40 PM
Quote from: boneaddict on March 20, 2014, 02:43:29 PM
The joke is because Fitkin announced the Lookout pack was down to two animals. Yet they are here there and everywhere. and there is only one pack in the Valley.
Oh- I see. How many packs do you think are in the area? I would guess it could hold a couple, but I'm not super familiar with that country. A couple of the packs up here are splintered out all over the place right now, but will likely start hanging closer to the den sites before too long.

Are you talking about the Okanogan county or the Methow Valley? If you are talking about Okanogan county, there is a whole list of wolf packs. In the Methow as of this date there are four known packs, a bit of a drop in the last few years>plus the lookout pack. Funny how wolf packs decline over and area, maybe thats why there is such a huge reward from WDFW's friends ;)
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Post by: huntnphool on March 20, 2014, 03:34:15 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on March 20, 2014, 10:51:12 AM
Across the river.
The highway crosses the river in Carlton :chuckle: was it east of the highway or west? :chuckle:
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Post by: mkcj on March 20, 2014, 03:52:25 PM: Poorman Cr to Carlton in 2 days that's a pretty good hike.
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Post by: wsmnut on March 21, 2014, 09:42:15 AM: That wolf was probably just scoping the hillside out waiting for the Thurlows to put their cattle back up there. That's where they killed a calf last Spring. I believe Fitkin was in pretty strong denial about that one too.

Wsmnut
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Post by: Idabooner on March 21, 2014, 10:34:11 AM: :yeah: And the wolves I've watched spend a lot of time just harassing the deer, kind of herd them around just for fun, nobody ever thinks how much stress that puts on the deer.
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Post by: Alchase on March 21, 2014, 12:13:56 PM: Wow, that Lookout Pack is pretty talented, last year they scarfed a calve by Davis Lake and hit on a dog in Twisp in the week and the two were seen up the 200 RD above Volsted.

The must be masters of disguise as well, they seem to change appearance at will, LOL
Title: Re: Watched a wolf again
Post by: Idabooner on March 22, 2014, 10:06:20 AM: Just watched two light color wolves come out of the canyon from Larson’s and travel north the length of the big field to the spring then go down into the brush behind that guys house. They spooked a small bunch of deer but didn’t seem interested, it was like they had a destination. I’m sure they bedded down in the cooler place, there’s no birds around so doubt they have a kill in there.
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Post by: wolfbait on March 22, 2014, 05:43:32 PM: I talk to a guy today who said he saw five wolves above the golf course up Bear Cr Yesterday morning. Two of them had collars, I wonder if WDFW are monitoring these wolves. Could you find out for us Wacoyote?
Title: Re: Watched a wolf again
Post by: boneaddict on March 22, 2014, 06:22:07 PM: Quote from: Idabooner on March 22, 2014, 10:06:20 AM
Just watched two light color wolves come out of the canyon from Larson’s and travel north the length of the big field to the spring then go down into the brush behind that guys house. They spooked a small bunch of deer but didn’t seem interested, it was like they had a destination. I’m sure they bedded down in the cooler place, there’s no birds around so doubt they have a kill in there.

Fun entertainment. They stand out pretty good once that hill starts to green. I drove 7 hours for soccer today. WISH it was to photograph scungy predators.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on March 22, 2014, 06:54:33 PM: keep spreading the word where they are located .... :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: wolfbait on March 23, 2014, 02:41:04 PM: I talk to some very reliable people in Twisp this morning, they said there are two wolves that are coming into the orchard behind Hanks Market in Twisp. I wonder if these are the same two that tried to get a little dog to submit?

Reminds me of when the "hippy girls" working for the USFWS and WDFW released wolves in two areas of Alder Cr back in 09. The wolves were seen several times in the orchard and Twisp. Do you suppose the "hippy girls" are back at it this spring?
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Post by: timberfaller on March 23, 2014, 04:49:39 PM: WDFW's property is just above the golf course, wondering if they are returning to where they were released from??

Last meal they had maybe!??