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Big Game Hunting => Wolves => Topic started by: Lincoln4 on June 07, 2017, 08:07:40 AM

Title: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: Lincoln4 on June 07, 2017, 08:07:40 AM: http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/photos-show-wolf-activity-in-skagit-county/446344351
Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: CP on June 07, 2017, 08:13:00 AM: “Just like the bears. They make good rugs,” - that's a great quote.
Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: Southpole on June 07, 2017, 08:15:17 AM: I believe a member on here has had numerous pictures of a black wolf on his cameras for the past couple of years. I think Skagitsteel is his handle.
Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: Special T on June 07, 2017, 08:25:57 AM: I've seen them in Sedro 15 years ago. NWWABOWHUNTER posted pics here of a pack on the nooksack river and yes I believe SkagitSteel posted some as well.

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Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: X-Force on June 07, 2017, 08:27:21 AM: I wonder how long it will take for them to confirm a pack
Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: jackmaster on June 07, 2017, 08:31:05 AM: I hope they start showing up in Seattle and Olympia 😊 Especially one attached to a liberals arse !!! :tup:
Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: Southpole on June 07, 2017, 08:31:15 AM: Quote from: X-Force on June 07, 2017, 08:27:21 AM
I wonder how long it will take for them to confirm a pack
I think skagitsteel said he showed his pictures to wdfw. They told them to get back to them if he got 2 or more in the same picture. I think that's how that went. Maybe he could chime in here soon.
Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: seth30 on June 07, 2017, 08:42:37 AM: from facebook
Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on June 07, 2017, 09:51:16 AM: Hhhhmmmmm Tenaway pack is not the closet one, the Methow wolves are way closer. :stup:
Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: shanevg on June 07, 2017, 10:14:43 AM: Plenty of single wolves in Whatcom and Skagit county. Both Skagitsteel and Timber have photos on their trail cams. Only black wolf I've seen was in Whatcom County though. This could very well be the Whatcom County one that was caught multiple times on camera last November.

http://www.jontimmer.com/VideoCam/Wolves/

Southpole is correct, WDFW is aware of all of these wolves and has said that all they need is photo or video with multiple wolves on camera to count it as a pack.
Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: jackelope on June 07, 2017, 10:19:58 AM: Quote from: shanevg on June 07, 2017, 10:14:43 AM
Plenty of single wolves in Whatcom and Skagit county. Both Skagitsteel and Timber have photos on their trail cams. Only black wolf I've seen was in Whatcom County though. This could very well be the Whatcom County one that was caught multiple times on camera last November.

http://www.jontimmer.com/VideoCam/Wolves/

Southpole is correct, WDFW is aware of all of these wolves and has said that all they need is photo or video with multiple wolves on camera to count it as a pack.

I've always been under the impression that in order for a pack to be officially called a pack, there has to be pups indicating breeding.
Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: shanevg on June 07, 2017, 10:21:01 AM: Quote from: jackelope on June 07, 2017, 10:19:58 AM

I've always been under the impression that in order for a pack to be officially called a pack, there has to be pups indicating breeding.

So was I, but that's not what the above referenced individuals have been told.
Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: X-Force on June 07, 2017, 10:31:40 AM: Packs are 2 or more wolves that the state recognizes as unique group of animals.

Breeding pairs are packs that have pups and are the only packs that matter when it comes to delisting wolves.

So in this state we have 20 packs but only 10 breeding pairs. We need 4 breeding pairs in each recovery area plus 3 breeding pairs anywhere in the state for 3 years to meet the delisting requirement.
Title: Re: Wolves in Skagit County
Post by: kodiak 907 on June 07, 2017, 12:20:41 PM: Hopefully I can draw my nooksack bull tag soon.