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Big Game Hunting => Wolves => Topic started by: Special T on July 15, 2014, 09:38:44 AM

Title: 2 Collared Wolves spotted near Ritzville
Post by: Special T on July 15, 2014, 09:38:44 AM: According to the Ag Information Network FB page there are repots of 2 collared wolves outside of Weston. Pictures are also posted of wolf tracts outside of Ritzville.
www.aginfo.net (http://www.aginfo.net) I havent figured out how to cut and paste on this damned apple computer. :bash:
Title: Re: 2 Collared Wolves spotted near Ritzville
Post by: AspenBud on July 15, 2014, 09:52:02 AM: At least they are collared. That means they aren't new or unknown.
Title: Re: 2 Collared Wolves spotted near Ritzville
Post by: D-Rock425 on July 15, 2014, 10:19:37 AM: Quote from: AspenBud on July 15, 2014, 09:52:02 AM
At least they are collared. That means they aren't new or unknown.
even the collared ones don't exist.
Title: Re: 2 Collared Wolves spotted near Ritzville
Post by: RadSav on July 15, 2014, 10:30:48 AM: I think those were non-native, invasive, hybreds someone turned loose with dog collars on. They were chasing wildlife and livestock. So I shot them and buried them in a big deep hole! So as D-Rock said they don't exist...not anymore anyway! ;)

Well, at least that's how it went down in my dream last night ;)
Title: Re: 2 Collared Wolves spotted near Ritzville
Post by: andersonjk4 on July 15, 2014, 10:42:24 AM: Here are the photos and the FB post:

The Ag Information Network Paw prints from a rancher friend in the Ritzville WA area. Yes they are now in the grasslands as well as Mts.. Reported that the stride was 3'.

The Ag Information Network and we just received an alert that we have two collared wolves ( who knows how many of their buddies) in the canyon outside of Weston where our son runs yearlings. Helpless feeling. No buzzards overhead yet.

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t1.0-9/10526188_688406687881969_5515626168855026086_n.jpg)

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t1.0-9/10559962_688406561215315_4410568659785804667_n.jpg)
Title: Re: 2 Collared Wolves spotted near Ritzville
Post by: ELKBURGER on July 15, 2014, 11:14:42 AM: Those prints are huge.. :o
Title: Re: 2 Collared Wolves spotted near Ritzville
Post by: oldleclercrd on July 15, 2014, 01:23:02 PM: Haha I call BS on that one. You know how many farmers dogs run a few miles from the house. If there was a wolf around I would have heard about it.
Title: Re: 2 Collared Wolves spotted near Ritzville
Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 15, 2014, 01:33:49 PM: Quote from: oldleclercrd on July 15, 2014, 01:23:02 PM
Haha I call BS on that one. You know how many farmers dogs run a few miles from the house. If there was a wolf around I would have heard about it.

I wouldn't be to sure about that. I talked to a Spokane Tribal member at the Big Horn Show in Spokane this year. He was watching a couple not to far from Ritzville on the rez. It wouldn't take too long to travel that far once they got across the river.
Title: Re: 2 Collared Wolves spotted near Ritzville
Post by: HUNT on July 15, 2014, 02:05:19 PM: Quote from: oldleclercrd on July 15, 2014, 01:23:02 PM
Haha I call BS on that one. You know how many farmers dogs run a few miles from the house. If there was a wolf around I would have heard about it.

:yeah:
Title: Re: 2 Collared Wolves spotted near Ritzville
Post by: Special T on July 15, 2014, 02:42:04 PM: I have it on good authority that wolves were seen out side of moses lake. Im not surprised in the least.
Title: Re: 2 Collared Wolves spotted near Ritzville
Post by: andersonjk4 on July 15, 2014, 03:31:26 PM: WDFW confirmed wolf tracks near Rock Lake last December. That's only about 30 miles from Ritzville.
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2013/dec/04/wolf-tracks-verified-whitman-county/ (http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2013/dec/04/wolf-tracks-verified-whitman-county/)

And more near Dusty, WA which is about 40 miles from Ritzville.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=149619.0 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=149619.0)

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Title: Re: 2 Collared Wolves spotted near Ritzville
Post by: VarmintVentilator on July 15, 2014, 04:12:58 PM: There's been quite a few seen in the Rock Lake area the last few years. One of them last winter was collared but supposedly the collar wasn't working, they did later find out it had come out of Idaho (big surprise there). Game biologist told me that there are different colored collars which also helps to determine what location they came from. They're around, just constantly on the move.