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Winthrop wolves
« on: December 14, 2025, 10:05:14 AM »
Two black wolves during rifle hunting season and now this...http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/693efaf0e9ee8/Project_12-13_SD%20360p_LOW_FR30_%281%29.mp4

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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2025, 10:09:50 AM »
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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2025, 10:13:06 AM »

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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2025, 01:29:06 PM »
Seen 2 similar to that coloring in 2023 modern deer southwest of Tiffany 5 miles or so...
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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2025, 01:55:09 PM »
Hint, they've been around the Methow for decades!  Before any reintroduction ever took place.  You never seen them, when all you do is sit behind a desk, right wolfbait!!! :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2025, 07:15:38 PM »
They must be someone's coyotes that are running lose.
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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2025, 08:38:05 PM »
A friend saw 11 above Cougar Lake hunting the Pearygin quality tag this year. I saw one on the side of 20 by Big Valley about 5 years ago or so. Pure white.

There are a lot of them around.

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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2026, 10:17:53 AM »
2024 season during modern in chewach, saw a pack of 13 wolves come up the ridge towards me, got to 80 yds, all 13 looking in my direction couldnt see me. i sat for 1 minute with binos in disbelief. there were 4-5 yearlings in the group. once the wind shifted they took off through deadfall faster than any mulie ive seen navigate it. set up a cam and got most of the pack on it in early nov.
btw, our 2025 season, saw even more wolves. lol lots of howling too

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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2026, 11:26:50 AM »
A cougar snatched a dog off of someone's porch last week in broad daylight in front of the owner.   Gee, I wonder why.  :rolleyes:

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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2026, 01:51:44 PM »
I’d also bet the wolf reintroduction to Colorado, played a role in that gal that was killed by a cougar yesterday.

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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2026, 07:26:56 AM »
 :yeah: We have seen behavior change here so it just goes to follow.

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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2026, 12:55:38 PM »
Hint: very few "Locals" left in the Methow.  Clueless on "rural life" but claim they know how to save it! :chuckle: :chuckle: 

If you want to know who lives and rules in the Methow now days, read the letters to the editor in the MVN!!  :o :o
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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2026, 02:13:23 PM »
Talked with a fella that was camped up Fawn Creek this past general season. They had 7 or 8 people with 3 different set ups. One night they were all sitting around the fire and heard something, they shined a light to see a wolf about 30-40 yards from them looking directly at them. It spooked and trotted off with 8 more followers that they could see. They pulled out the next day.

And bone, speaking of cats, we seen 2 different cats this past season, all in the dark walking into areas. Really a pucker moment when you hear something and shine your light in the direction only to see a cat slinking away, geez!!!!
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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2026, 05:49:58 PM »
Well, just might be the year for the Methow to experience what just happened in Colorado. There were some close call's in the decades I lived there and just recently too.  There is a good reason for what is called "predator control"!   The pioneers understood its meaning!!   Educated past their intelligence people don't! :o

Oh ya, knowing one of the original sno groomers operators, all you skinny stick skiers running the trails at night,  should look behind you once in a while!!! :yike:
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Re: Winthrop wolves
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2026, 05:55:41 PM »
Well, just might be the year for the Methow to experience what just happened in Colorado. There were some close call's in the decades I lived there and just recently too.  There is a good reason for what is called "predator control"!   The pioneers understood its meaning!!   Educated past their intelligence people don't! :o

Oh ya, knowing one of the original sno groomers operators, all you skinny stick skiers running the trails at night,  should look behind you once in a while!!! :yike:

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