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Big Game Hunting => Wolves => Topic started by: Buckblaster on September 28, 2016, 07:12:19 AM

Title: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: Buckblaster on September 28, 2016, 07:12:19 AM: I saw some video on Q6 news about a little dog that was attacked by two wolves in Republic. They don't show a link to it on their website, but maybe someone else can find some more on it. One of the wolves took off with the dog in its mouth until a lady chased it with a shovel and then it dropped the dog. The dog survived with bite marks after being stitched up by a vet.
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: MtnMuley on September 28, 2016, 07:17:53 AM: WDFW won't deny or confirm the eye witness statement. What a bunch of pukes in that department.
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: Buckblaster on September 28, 2016, 07:45:45 AM: Here's the link.
http://www.khq.com/clip/12761064/hot-clicks-dog-in-republic-survives-attack-by-wolves
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: skeeter 20i on September 28, 2016, 07:58:50 AM: Too bad she only had a shovel. 8)
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: jackelope on September 28, 2016, 08:30:26 AM: Had this in my email inbox a few days ago....

Hello Wolf Advisory Group members and Interested Parties,

I am writing to update you on five issues:

· On September 21, 2016, Department staff investigated a reported livestock depredation in the Smackout wolf pack area. Based on their investigation, staff classified this event as a confirmed wolf depredation resulting in one dead calf. The livestock producer has maintained sanitation by removing or securing livestock carcasses, and deployed a range rider at the start of the grazing season. This is the first confirmed wolf depredation in the Smackout pack area this calendar year. I will keep you posted on new information or developments.

· On September 21, 2016, the Spokane Tribe of Indians (STOI) reported a legal wolf harvest on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Please contact the STOI for more information.

· The Department’s wolf removal action in the Profanity Peak pack is ongoing.

· We will be updating the chronology of events document next week with the recent depredation in the Smackout pack area and other relevant information.

· Contrary to information distributed by the Protect the Wolves organization, WDFW did NOT confirm that the Ferry County Sherriff, at a Sept. 23 Quad County Commission meeting, authorized deputies to kill Profanity Peak pack wolves. As far as WDFW is aware, Ferry County Sheriff Ray Maycumber has only commissioned a single local resident to assist with remote cameras and other wolf data collection. The Department and the Ferry County Sheriff are continuing to communicate and coordinate as the situation evolves. See more at http://nwsportsmanmag.com/editors-blog/claim-ne-wa-county-sheriff-deputized-wolf-hunters-not-accurate-wdfw/.

Please contact me at any time if you have questions or need more information.

Thank you,

Donny Martorello
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: Special T on September 28, 2016, 09:49:11 AM: I would love to see a confrontation where the wdfw tires to go after a sherrif deputy for shooting a wolf in the NE.
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: bhawley76 on September 28, 2016, 10:02:02 AM: I seen the photos I think it was up lambert creek. I think coyote only because it was a little dog and I think a wolf would be a lil more unforgiving. :twocents:
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: Buckblaster on September 28, 2016, 10:13:01 AM: I think that dog sandwich might have been a little big for a coyote to carry, from what I saw on the video. Don't know, cause I wasn't there.
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: Doublelunger on September 28, 2016, 10:38:44 AM: It happened up Lambert creek. This area is near the Kettle Crest. The closest two packs according to WDFW's map are the Profanity peak and the Sherman packs
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: CGDucksandDeer on September 28, 2016, 12:02:05 PM: If it was a wolf (not making any judgements, she saw what she saw, though the bite marks and the history of problems with feral dogs in the quad-county area should be considered, too), she would have been legally clear to shoot it per WAC 232-36-052, the "caught in the act" rule in areas where wolves have been federally delisted.

WDFW has supported this policy and not taken action or pressed charges against such incidents in the past, most recently that old injured wolf that went after a dog in the Blues.
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 28, 2016, 12:29:05 PM: Quote from: Doublelunger on September 28, 2016, 10:38:44 AM
It happened up Lambert creek. This area is near the Kettle Crest. The closest two packs according to WDFW's map are the Profanity peak and the Sherman packs

WELL I HAVE SEEN A WOLF WEST OF THE CASCADE CREST, WELL OUT OF THE PACK AREAS OF WDFW. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: bhawley76 on September 28, 2016, 04:42:41 PM: Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on September 28, 2016, 12:29:05 PM
Quote from: Doublelunger on September 28, 2016, 10:38:44 AM
It happened up Lambert creek. This area is near the Kettle Crest. The closest two packs according to WDFW's map are the Profanity peak and the Sherman packs

WELL I HAVE SEEN A WOLF WEST OF THE CASCADE CREST, WELL OUT OF THE PACK AREAS OF WDFW. :chuckle:
[That's not possible the WDFW says so./quote]
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: jackelope on September 28, 2016, 05:41:13 PM: No they don't.
:dunno:
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: Miles on September 28, 2016, 06:04:57 PM: Some republic wolves attacked a dog already. It was a few years back and the story was posted on here. I think the person was working or doing something in the forest when it happened. It was in hall creek.
Title: Re: Wolf attack in Republic
Post by: nwwanderer on September 29, 2016, 02:53:35 PM: The department told the lady 'the wolves may be back', they probably watched her pick up the dog. Small children, miniature horses, other dogs, looks like lunch to any canid around. When it is easy for them they will take the oppurtunity