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Post by: jasnt on September 26, 2015, 05:30:08 AM
Any wolves in the Cusick area yet? I used to hunt turkey on private land outside town.there is on the east side of the river. I don't do much around there but as a crow flies that's not far from power lake. We had wolves howling last modern elk season right by moon lake in 113. Howling just above camp. Saw one deer and 3 grouse that whole 9 days.
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Post by: jasnt on September 26, 2015, 02:23:06 PM
By By Moose
By By MooseI've seen a lot of moose in 117! Saw one calf this year and none last year. The one I seen this year was being hunted by a cougar and some how I ended up in the middle. I pop over this knob and see a very angry cow moose right below me. She has her ears pulled back and hackles all raised up. I just froze. She looked up at me then back to the trees on my right. I hear some rustling that way. I look back at her and see a calf run around behind mom who makes a short charge towards the trees to my right. Then backs off to the calf. I whip out my phone thinking I'd see a pursuit but nothing came out as the moose ran off. Had seen a lot of bear sign around so I go to check it out. As I head that way my friend catches up. As we get to the firs we hear panting just inside the canopy. 15' away. I'm slowly circling the for patch hoping to catch a glimpse when we hear a cat growl It took me back to my last cougar harvest. We stepped back and it bolted deeper in the firs. Besides the wolves we have a big predator population here!
Post by: JimmyHoffa on September 26, 2015, 02:53:18 PM
From what I'm seeing the wolves are pushing the elk closer to people. Seeing elk in places I've never seen them before. Before long people will be hunting elk next to town.I've read that this was kind of the trend in Montana and Idaho. The game in the wilderness areas kept getting pushed closer and closer to ranches/farms/towns. People that hunted further back in reported the decline in the herds, but greenies would look at the harvest stats for those states and years and respond with 'But hunters are killing more elk than in the past decades'. Then a few years later the elk near town started to drop a bit too, but not like they did where there was only seasonal human presence.
Post by: jasnt on September 26, 2015, 03:02:57 PM
that could explain why I been seeing so many moose the last few years too.From what I'm seeing the wolves are pushing the elk closer to people. Seeing elk in places I've never seen them before. Before long people will be hunting elk next to town.I've read that this was kind of the trend in Montana and Idaho. The game in the wilderness areas kept getting pushed closer and closer to ranches/farms/towns. People that hunted further back in reported the decline in the herds, but greenies would look at the harvest stats for those states and years and respond with 'But hunters are killing more elk than in the past decades'. Then a few years later the elk near town started to drop a bit too, but not like they did where there was only seasonal human presence.
Post by: gun-dog on September 26, 2015, 03:32:43 PM
Post by: cmiller85 on September 26, 2015, 08:31:36 PM
I have been amazed at the wolf sign I have been seeing. I almost can't go anywhere without seeing it. We were hunting close to the ski resort when we started to hear the howling. One fired off and then it turned out, we were surrounded. No game on that mountain. Most of the elk that I saw this year were staying very close to private land and civilization.
I noticed that too. Almost no fresh elk sign up higher. They were down lower. Most of the time the moose are so noisy and thick they are actually a nuisance. I noticed they weren't as vocal either. They seemed fewer and farer between than usual as well.
Post by: KFhunter on September 27, 2015, 04:52:10 PM
Post by: Ridgeratt on September 27, 2015, 05:56:00 PM
I have been amazed at the wolf sign I have been seeing. I almost can't go anywhere without seeing it. We were hunting close to the ski resort when we started to hear the howling. One fired off and then it turned out, we were surrounded. No game on that mountain. Most of the elk that I saw this year were staying very close to private land and civilization.
If there is no game on the mountain then just what are the wolves doing there and eating? Don't you think they would follow the food source.
I know the last time I hunted the North Fork in Idaho we watched a bull in a wallow and we challenged him he never said a word but the wolves were going nuts.
Post by: jasnt on September 27, 2015, 06:13:46 PM
there is still game up there. Just not as many as years pastI have been amazed at the wolf sign I have been seeing. I almost can't go anywhere without seeing it. We were hunting close to the ski resort when we started to hear the howling. One fired off and then it turned out, we were surrounded. No game on that mountain. Most of the elk that I saw this year were staying very close to private land and civilization.
If there is no game on the mountain then just what are the wolves doing there and eating? Don't you think they would follow the food source.
I know the last time I hunted the North Fork in Idaho we watched a bull in a wallow and we challenged him he never said a word but the wolves were going nuts.
Post by: ribka on September 28, 2015, 08:06:03 AM
Plus wolves restore the balance of nature :IBCOOL: and those who see no animals are just poor hunters
There about covered it
This what nature looked like before the evil white man ruined it
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=AwrSbnIdXwlWVEQAWHDBGOd_;_ylu=X3oDMTByZDNzZTI1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=Bambi+video&back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fp%3DBambi%2Bvideo%26ei%3DUTF-8&fr=%26fr%3Dipad&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DWN.0eHf8yrXjabxwnV19GgSiA%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnLvX-erABqY&tit=%28Original+1942%29+Bambi+Trailer&l=134&vid=1606d8e044be924fc6e393fccc1b4273&sigr=11bmiceio&sigb=11l0k657f&sigt=10tl7hui5&sigi=11vkl5ifk
Post by: gun-dog on September 28, 2015, 11:15:01 PM
But who cares about moose, deer and elk. I just luv to hear the howl of a wolf when I go camping with my boyfriend. >:( :tree1: :tree1: :tree1: :tree1: :cmp1: :tree1:
Plus wolves restore the balance of nature :IBCOOL: and those who see no animals are just poor hunters
There about covered it
This what nature looked like before the evil white man ruined it
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=AwrSbnIdXwlWVEQAWHDBGOd_;_ylu=X3oDMTByZDNzZTI1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=Bambi+video&back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fp%3DBambi%2Bvideo%26ei%3DUTF-8&fr=%26fr%3Dipad&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DWN.0eHf8yrXjabxwnV19GgSiA%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnLvX-erABqY&tit=%28Original+1942%29+Bambi+Trailer&l=134&vid=1606d8e044be924fc6e393fccc1b4273&sigr=11bmiceio&sigb=11l0k657f&sigt=10tl7hui5&sigi=11vkl5ifk
Lol :yeah:
Post by: wolfbait on September 29, 2015, 06:59:36 AM
But who cares about moose, deer and elk. I just luv to hear the howl of a wolf when I go camping with my boyfriend. >:( :tree1: :tree1: :tree1: :tree1: :cmp1: :tree1:
Plus wolves restore the balance of nature :IBCOOL: and those who see no animals are just poor hunters
There about covered it
This what nature looked like before the evil white man ruined it
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=AwrSbnIdXwlWVEQAWHDBGOd_;_ylu=X3oDMTByZDNzZTI1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=Bambi+video&back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fp%3DBambi%2Bvideo%26ei%3DUTF-8&fr=%26fr%3Dipad&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DWN.0eHf8yrXjabxwnV19GgSiA%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnLvX-erABqY&tit=%28Original+1942%29+Bambi+Trailer&l=134&vid=1606d8e044be924fc6e393fccc1b4273&sigr=11bmiceio&sigb=11l0k657f&sigt=10tl7hui5&sigi=11vkl5ifk
Are you sure you're not an undercover WDFW biologist? If not you sure have the makings of one…… :chuckle:
Post by: Gobble Gobble on October 06, 2015, 08:04:39 PM
Any wolves in the Cusick area yet? I used to hunt turkey on private land outside town.there is on the east side of the river. I don't do much around there but as a crow flies that's not far from power lake. We had wolves howling last modern elk season right by moon lake in 113. Howling just above camp. Saw one deer and 3 grouse that whole 9 days.
Think they would swim the Pend Oreille River. I wonder what the Government would do if they became a problem around the Air Force Survival School and training personnel started having not so friendly encounters with them. I wonder if the Feds would eliminate them to protect service personnel.
The only moose I have seen in the Cusick area was near the school a little bull that tried to play chicken with my car.
Post by: jasnt on October 06, 2015, 08:51:06 PM
id bet the air force would just deal with themAny wolves in the Cusick area yet? I used to hunt turkey on private land outside town.there is on the east side of the river. I don't do much around there but as a crow flies that's not far from power lake. We had wolves howling last modern elk season right by moon lake in 113. Howling just above camp. Saw one deer and 3 grouse that whole 9 days.
Think they would swim the Pend Oreille River. I wonder what the Government would do if they became a problem around the Air Force Survival School and training personnel started having not so friendly encounters with them. I wonder if the Feds would eliminate them to protect service personnel.
The only moose I have seen in the Cusick area was near the school a little bull that tried to play chicken with my car.
Post by: bearpaw on October 06, 2015, 10:38:06 PM
Any wolves in the Cusick area yet? I used to hunt turkey on private land outside town.there is on the east side of the river. I don't do much around there but as a crow flies that's not far from power lake. We had wolves howling last modern elk season right by moon lake in 113. Howling just above camp. Saw one deer and 3 grouse that whole 9 days.
Think they would swim the Pend Oreille River. I wonder what the Government would do if they became a problem around the Air Force Survival School and training personnel started having not so friendly encounters with them. I wonder if the Feds would eliminate them to protect service personnel.
The only moose I have seen in the Cusick area was near the school a little bull that tried to play chicken with my car.
Wolf must taste better than some of the bugs those guys are eating! :chuckle:
Post by: jasnt on October 06, 2015, 10:49:27 PM
Post by: 2labs on October 06, 2015, 10:52:20 PM
I'd bet they would swim the Pend Oreille River. I've seen deer swim across lake Roosevelt :yikes:
Yes, and it's always a buck! Over to the res.
Post by: wolfbait on October 07, 2015, 07:04:22 AM
From what I'm seeing the wolves are pushing the elk closer to people. Seeing elk in places I've never seen them before. Before long people will be hunting elk next to town.I've read that this was kind of the trend in Montana and Idaho. The game in the wilderness areas kept getting pushed closer and closer to ranches/farms/towns. People that hunted further back in reported the decline in the herds, but greenies would look at the harvest stats for those states and years and respond with 'But hunters are killing more elk than in the past decades'. Then a few years later the elk near town started to drop a bit too, but not like they did where there was only seasonal human presence.
Works out well for WDFW, the people who know nothing about the wolves and their impacts, see deer hanging in town and around residents, deer getting hit in the 25mph town limits, complain about deer eating their rose bushes etc. and then complain that there are too many deer. Which backs up biologists who claim every deer season is a great success, which works out well as long as they compare with the year before which was poor also.
The numbers game works out well being the wolves are the desired animal, not so well for the ungulates.
Post by: seth30 on October 07, 2015, 07:23:17 AM
not sure if they would allow it. We cant even hunt coyotes on NAS Whidbey....id bet the air force would just deal with themAny wolves in the Cusick area yet? I used to hunt turkey on private land outside town.there is on the east side of the river. I don't do much around there but as a crow flies that's not far from power lake. We had wolves howling last modern elk season right by moon lake in 113. Howling just above camp. Saw one deer and 3 grouse that whole 9 days.
Think they would swim the Pend Oreille River. I wonder what the Government would do if they became a problem around the Air Force Survival School and training personnel started having not so friendly encounters with them. I wonder if the Feds would eliminate them to protect service personnel.
The only moose I have seen in the Cusick area was near the school a little bull that tried to play chicken with my car.
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