Post by: TheKid#10 on June 27, 2010, 08:04:22 PM
Post by: Gringo31 on June 27, 2010, 08:07:22 PM
Post by: bigtex on June 27, 2010, 08:09:16 PM
My guess is that it was a "What was that sound?" by the campfire and their imaginations got the best of them.
Exactly. If you read the WDFW Enforcement quarterly newsletters you will read a article about two hunters being surrounded by a pack of cougars, but when the WDFW Officer showed up the cougars somehow disappeared ;)
Post by: Hangfire on June 27, 2010, 08:13:27 PM
Post by: TheKid#10 on June 27, 2010, 08:14:15 PM
Post by: bigtex on June 27, 2010, 08:14:33 PM
Where do you find the WDFW enforcement quarterly news letter?
http://wdfw.wa.gov/enforcement/newsletter.html (http://wdfw.wa.gov/enforcement/newsletter.html)
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on June 27, 2010, 08:16:56 PM
Post by: ridgefire on June 27, 2010, 08:58:00 PM
Post by: norsepeak on June 27, 2010, 09:17:24 PM
Post by: Dave Workman on June 28, 2010, 04:30:29 AM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,52191.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,52191.0.html)
Post by: TheKid#10 on June 28, 2010, 05:17:48 AM
I don't discredit the possibility of wolves, but the surrounding and tormenting of a large group of people with a monstrous campfire. c'mon.
Post by: dreamingbig on June 28, 2010, 06:30:10 AM
Post by: D-Rock425 on June 28, 2010, 07:23:20 AM
I think it is just a matter of time now before they are there for sure
Post by: jackelope on June 28, 2010, 07:25:10 AM
I haven't seen any wolves up there yet but if they (Fed and WDFW) are set on reintroduction of wolves to this state then it is only a matter of time. SSS
There's no plan to reintroduce wolves to this state as far as I know...got a link to support that claim??
:)
There's been numerous times wolves in that area have been mentioned on here.
Post by: dreamingbig on June 28, 2010, 07:48:47 AM
http://www.gptaskforce.org/conservation/washington-wolf-plan-key-talking-points (http://www.gptaskforce.org/conservation/washington-wolf-plan-key-talking-points)
A quote from their talking points: "The goal of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is to maintain a viable wolf population and the goal of the livestock community is to have a population that does not require protection under the Endangered Species Act. The quickest way to meet both of these goals is by reintroducing the wolves into the state."
Perhaps they are misrepresenting the WDFW's goals but this is how they are choosing to spin it.
Post by: dreamingbig on June 28, 2010, 07:51:35 AM
"Furthermore, in Idaho hunting of wolves is now permitted, which will further reduce the numbers of wolves available to enhance any wolf population in Washington. The fragmented nature of the wolf populations in the Northwest should be considered in developing an effective management plan."
There are quite a few folks in Idaho that would sign up to help capture and relocate a few wolves to Washington.
Post by: jackelope on June 28, 2010, 08:16:42 AM
Jackelope,
http://www.gptaskforce.org/conservation/washington-wolf-plan-key-talking-points (http://www.gptaskforce.org/conservation/washington-wolf-plan-key-talking-points)
A quote from their talking points: "The goal of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is to maintain a viable wolf population and the goal of the livestock community is to have a population that does not require protection under the Endangered Species Act. The quickest way to meet both of these goals is by reintroducing the wolves into the state."
Perhaps they are misrepresenting the WDFW's goals but this is how they are choosing to spin it.
That looks to me to be the opinion of the GP Task Force. I don't want to spin this into a wolf debate. I probably should have not posted what I did so I will clean up the thread if needed to keep it on track.
Post by: squeeze2drop on June 28, 2010, 08:41:59 AM
Post by: BIGINNER on June 28, 2010, 08:50:08 AM
Post by: dreamingbig on June 28, 2010, 08:55:17 AM
I vote coyotes and/or creative imaginations.
Post by: coachcw on June 28, 2010, 12:47:09 PM
Post by: pat2bear on June 28, 2010, 01:44:24 PM
Post by: squeeze2drop on June 28, 2010, 01:53:59 PM
Post by: Laurvick on June 28, 2010, 11:14:20 PM
Myself and family were up at Bumping Lake Sat. morning (6/26/10) about 10 am hiking and goofing off and we saw a bunch of Yakima Sheriffs county search and rescue rigs in the parking lot at the boat launch. I say to my wife, must be doing some training up here, and me and my boy take off and she says she'll catch up after she uses the toilet. She catches up and tells my she asked a sheriff what was up and he tells her some boy scouts went for a hike the day before and got lost up by Fish Lake. The rescuers came in and found them that night right before dark so they hunkered down for the night. Here's where it gets fishy. The guy tells her that they were up all night scared to death with a monstrous fire because they became surround by a pack of wolves. I say bulls*&t to her and she says that's what he told me. :liar: I bolt back to ask for myself but they were gone. Anybody hear about this? I'll pm Norsepeak because he may know some of the search and rescue guys to confirm this. But I seriously doubt it. :rolleyes:
Hey there! I'm an old staff member who worked at that camp. I just happened to stop by Camp Fife the day the kids were found. I had a group of friends, all over the age of 21 who worked there when this happened. They was a group that was sent off to find them (staff members) in the group there was a 24 year old Army medic who's the rifle range director (spent 2 1/2 years in Iraq), a 21 year old climbing instructor and a 21 year old junior search and rescuer who spent the night looking for these kids. They are the ones who got surrounded by wolves, not the actual group of kids. These 4 or 5 staff members spent the night huddled around a fire, scared of the wolves. The staff members eventually met up with the group of lost scouts and waited for search and rescue to arrive. If you would like names, and contact information, I can get that for you. The district executive of the boy scouts, is to blame for these kids going missing. We're trying to get the word out, because this is the second year in a row with him being the camp director, that we've had scouts go missing on a hike. It's unacceptable, that this man still has a job working for the Boy Scouts of America.
Feel free to contact me...
Post by: squeeze2drop on June 29, 2010, 01:29:59 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 29, 2010, 05:58:15 AM
Post by: boneaddict on June 29, 2010, 06:05:34 AM
You'll note you often find goats in areas called goat rocks, goat lake, goat creek goat peak. It stands to reason you might find wolves in places such as Timberwolf, wolf creek etc. ;)
Post by: grundy53 on June 29, 2010, 06:50:11 AM
Post by: Laurvick on June 29, 2010, 08:52:29 AM
This thread isn't about throwin anybody under the bus, the whole "get rid of him" portion can b discussed if u wanna start another thread, now, back to the topic...
Sorry didn't mean to wander off topic. Mostly just clarifying the scouts and adult leaders were not the ones surrounded by said "wolves". =)
Post by: squeeze2drop on June 29, 2010, 11:31:05 AM
Post by: jayrod9528 on June 29, 2010, 06:03:28 PM
Post by: squeeze2drop on June 29, 2010, 06:27:40 PM
Post by: Wazukie on June 29, 2010, 06:30:03 PM
I know it sounds crazy, but I would swear that I saw a wolf over NW of Bickleton. Just as info I have hunted that area many time and I KNOW what a coyote looks like and what a wolf looks like. This sucker was grey/whitish and big I saw it with in 100yards the only other thing it could have been is some sort of huskie/malamute. I doubt that because my friends and I were the only ones camping in that area and there was nothing between us and the Indian res.. So as far as I'm concerned it was a wolf or a wolf like animal, but 100% sure not a coyote.Next time shoot it and ask questions later. Just my :twocents:
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on June 29, 2010, 07:19:45 PM
Post by: norsepeak on July 03, 2010, 02:23:41 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 03, 2010, 03:23:08 PM
Post by: nileboy on July 21, 2010, 12:15:38 AM
Post by: wastickslinger on July 21, 2010, 07:53:06 AM
doubt it....spend WAY too much time in that country hiking, glassing, snooping around, never seen/heard anything even close to a wolf. know the outfitters in the are very well, and they spend just as much time as I do in the woods and they've never seen anything either....question for you believers: Where do the wolves that are supposedly in the Nile area go in the winter time? If you've never been up in the Nile area in the wintertime, there are snowmobiles EVERYWHERE, and you never hear of them seeing wolves. Most of the elk move down into the lower nile in winter, but where are the wolves?
I see no reason to doubt that there are wolves in all parts of the state. I spend alot of time every spring and some time in the fall in the far south east corner and I had never seen a wolf. But they have confirmed that they are there. Just cause we dont see them does not mean they are not there. I have never seen a 200" buck buck but they have been killed. I have never seen a 400" bull bu they have been killed.
I understand that you spend alot of time in the Nile but just cause you have not seen one does not mean that thay are not there. That is silly.
Post by: bearpaw on July 22, 2010, 11:43:51 AM
If you watch the Idaho F&G Video, you will see on a map that it's common for wolves to move great distances, even to other states, just to find a new territory. I think it's very likely the wolves are there with all the different sightings being reported.
Idaho Sets 2009 Wolf Season. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTxS1szUyFE#)
Post by: wolfbait on July 22, 2010, 11:55:41 AM
Post by: Curly on July 22, 2010, 12:44:24 PM
;) :)
Post by: high country on July 22, 2010, 06:15:34 PM
Post by: wolfbait on July 22, 2010, 10:50:26 PM
Post by: dreamingbig on July 26, 2010, 06:26:27 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on July 26, 2010, 06:53:21 AM
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