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WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« on: September 24, 2019, 11:15:34 AM »
WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack

OLYMPIA – Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Director Kelly Susewind today authorized the incremental removal of wolves from the Grouse Flats pack in southeast Washington in response to repeated depredations of cattle.

The Grouse Flats pack has been involved in two depredations in the last 30 days and four in approximately two months despite the use of proactive non-lethal deterrents by area livestock producers. Those deterrents include:

Using range riders to monitor the herd,
Maintaining regular human presence in grazing areas,
Removing sick and injured livestock from the grazing area until they are healed,   
Removing or securing livestock carcasses to avoid attracting wolves to the rest of the herd,
Calving away from areas occupied by wolves,
Avoiding areas known for high wolf activity, and
Delaying the turnout of livestock onto grazing allotments until calving is finished and calves are typically at least 200 lbs.
"Despite proactive non-lethal efforts and deterrents by multiple producers affected, this pack has continued to prey on cattle," Susewind said. "While not an easy decision, this step is part of mitigating wolf-livestock conflict if non-lethal measures cease to prevent incidences of wolves preying on livestock."

At this point, the non-lethal deterrents have not influenced or changed pack behavior. Based on pack history, WDFW expects depredations to continue if action is not taken. Director Susewind's decision is consistent with the guidance of the state's Wolf Conservation and Management Plan and the provisions of the Department's wolf-livestock interaction protocol.

Under the protocol, WDFW can consider lethal removal of wolves if department staff confirm three depredations by wolves on livestock within 30 days, or four within 10 months.

WDFW's approach to incremental lethal removal consists of a period of active lethal removal operations followed by an evaluation period to determine if those actions modified pack behavior.

The lethal removal of wolves in the Grouse Flats pack is not expected to harm the wolf population's ability to reach statewide recovery.

Following an eight-hour required notification process (one business day), the Department will initiate lethal removal activity. WDFW will use humane lethal removal methods.

WDFW will provide a final report on this and other lethal removal operations that have occurred during 2019 in the Washington Gray Wolf Conservation and Management 2019 Annual Report, which will be published during spring 2020.

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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2019, 11:19:57 AM »
Hopefully they end up taking out the whole pack

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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2019, 11:25:04 AM »
Yes, please take them all out!!  I love that are!
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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2019, 11:31:44 AM »
Now if they would open up the hunting of wolves to all hunters and put a bounty on them we can fix this problem like our ancestors once did.

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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2019, 11:57:04 AM »
Now if they would open up the hunting of wolves to all hunters and put a bounty on them we can fix this problem like our ancestors once did.

Dont go making sense.  This is WDFW we are talking about.  Come up with the best plan, and do the opposite is more like it.

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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2019, 12:06:53 PM »
Where is this pack?   I mean I'm familiar with several Grouse Flats, but not a designated wolf pack

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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2019, 12:08:13 PM »
Where is this pack?   I mean I'm familiar with several Grouse Flats, but not a designated wolf pack

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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2019, 12:10:33 PM »
Where is this pack?   I mean I'm familiar with several Grouse Flats, but not a designated wolf pack

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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2019, 12:59:41 PM »
Glad too see our Director taking action and removing wolves.
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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2019, 01:01:21 PM »
Thank you

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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2019, 01:19:17 PM »
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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2019, 06:35:38 AM »
Do we need to send him individual and organizational letters of support?  I know the anti's will be sending thousands of letters of screaming protest from all over the US and Europe.

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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2019, 06:38:00 AM »
Do we need to send him individual and organizational letters of support?  I know the anti's will be sending thousands of letters of screaming protest from all over the US and Europe.

We should send a HuntWA fruit basket to the main office :chuckle:
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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2019, 07:05:22 AM »
Is this the Grouse Flats on the 4-O cattle ranch?

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Re: WDFW director authorizes lethal action in Grouse Flats wolf pack
« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2019, 07:51:51 AM »
Blues are infested with wolves.  Its not that large of an area and even the wdfw recognizes 3 packs.   

 


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