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We've got several new tidbits on the NW Wolf Front this week:
1. OR 7 - Aka - The Wandering Wolf - has made it to California! The 2 1/2 year old male wolf started his journey this summer from NE Oregon and made his way south through numerous counties until he reached the Golden State. Several listeners from Oregon have expressed their hope this wolf will stay there.
2. Speaking of Wolves in Oregon, a new group called Oregon Wolf Education has put together a website and 15
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From the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) - Dec 14th 2011:
ODFW confirmed another livestock depredation by Imnaha pack wolves today. It was an adult cow found Tuesday morning on the same property as the last depredation. The cow probably died Monday night or Tuesday morning from wounds inflicted earlier when the wolves visited the ranch Sunday or Monday morning. An investigation summary will be available later.
From Cascadia Wildlands (which succesfully sued
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Let’s say (just for the sake of argument) you raised or fed a wild animal from the time it was young until it was old/ The animal, whether it is a deer, a squirrel, a raccoon, a bird, or even a bear, becomes tame. It loses it’s ability to forage, to escape predators and to survive. It essentially becomes dependent on you for it’s next meal and maybe even for food and shelter. So – is it fair to take such an animal and cut it loose into the wild? I think most |
A press release from ODFW dated October 24th:
New wolf pack in Snake River Unit; Walla Walla wolf collared
LA GRANDE, Ore.—A new wolf pack is using the Snake River wildlife management unit of northeast Oregon, which borders Idaho and includes the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and Wilderness.
ODFW surveyed the area last week, after receiving reports and trail camera photographs from hunters indicating wolves were in the area. Tracks from at least five
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A follow-up on a story we covered last week when we told you the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife was going to kill two of the remaining four wolves of the Imnaha pack because they continue to prey on livestock in Northeast Oregon.
Well, the Outdoor Pressroom reports these wolves got a reprieve. It turns out the Oregon Court of Appeals granted a request by environmental groups to temporarily block the state’s plans to shoot two wolves responsible for killing a calf near Joseph in |
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I'm getting ready for "Duck Camp". In theory, it's the weekend in mid-October where we hunt ducks, camp and cast a line during the slow times for bass or perch. It's much more than that though.
Duck Camp, Elk Camp and Deer Camp all share a few things in common. Time in the outdoors with friends, bad jokes, old stories, at times too much adult beverages, and stories new and old of the great (and not so great) shots made during this hunting camp weekend. Participants
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A news release from the Oregn Department of Fish and Wildlife dated Sep 23, 2011:
LA GRANDE, Ore.—ODFW staff will kill two wolves from the Imnaha pack after confirming they were involved in another livestock loss.
The two wolves that will be targeted are the alpha male and an uncollared wolf in the pack. Data from the alpha male’s GPS collar confirm he was at the scene where the calf was killed earlier this week.
Removing two wolves will reduce the size of Imnaha pack to two—the |
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From the Outdoor Pressroom we find out the controversial wolf hunting season in Idaho is now open. Activists in New York City’s Central Park, where wolves have probably not been seen in 200 years or so, staged “howl in” to protest the hunt. However, officials from Idaho Fish and Game indicate the hunt is taking place just in the nick of time because wolf depradation of livestock has really spiked lately, with 50 cattle, 34 sheep and 2 dogs being killed by wolves in the Gem State
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According to an Associated Press article the US Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a petition to list the recently re-discovered Giant Palouse Earthworm on the endangered species list. One reason for this denial has to do with the fact the worm is being found in several Northwest locales, some of them far beyond the Palouse country along the Washington-Idaho border.
It turns out the worm, which can reportedly grow to three feet long, has been found not only near Albion and Moscow,
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All areas of Puget Sound except for the Gulf of Georgia are open for crabbing from Thursday through Monday every week. However, you need to know the rules before you go.
Mike Cenci, Deputy Chief of Enforcement for the WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife says:
“We’ve found that in the past a significant number of violations occur because people don’t take the time to fully understand the rules of the fishery,” Cenci said. “Those rules, such as properly measuring and identifying crabs, |
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Just got back from a great trip with Anton Jones and Jeff Witkowski of Darrell and Dad's Family Guide Service. Three of us fished Lake Chelan for four hours with these two great guides and reeled in eleven fish ranging in size from 2 to 8 pounds!
As Anton and Jeff cleaned our fish after our trip, we were joined by a chef (name unknown) from Alberta, Canada. I asked the three for their recommendations about grilling the mackinaw we just caught. I got several
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How's this for a conservation co- nun-drum? The recovery of our nation’s symbol, the bald eagle, represents one of America’s greatest feats. The eagle, threatened with extinction 60 years ago, has come back in a big way and populations of these majestic birds are doing quite well now, especially along our coastline here in the Pacific Northwest.
Unfortunately, the bald eagle is causing another bird species some real problems that left unchecked, could land them on the |
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The Outdoor Pressroom and CDA Press shined a bright light on the legal troubles of Chris Pluntz, a Coeur d'Alene, Idaho angler and partner in an upstart website called proangler.com who was cited by Idaho Fish and Game officials for his fraudulent activities regarding a trout bounty program.
Idaho Fish and Game pays anglers to catch and keep lake and rainbow trout out of Lake Pend Oreille in Northern Idaho since the fish are impacting the kokanee population in
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According to the Wenatchee World, there have been a number of sightings of big predators in Central Washington's Wenatchee Valley over the last couple of weeks. The highlight was a cougar seen sunning itself on a rock across the highway from Rusty’s Drive – In, and you can’t help but wonder if that big cat was hankering for a burger.
Bears are also on the prowl, looking for easy treats, and WDFW Officers remind people not only in Wenatchee, but throughout the Northwest, to not
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Fishing guru and author Wayne Heinz has been casting for smallmouth bass in South Central Washington recently, and the fishing has been good!
Acording to Wayne Patterson Slough off the Columbia River below McNary Dam has been kicking out some nice smallmouth bass. This part of the river, known primarily for duck hunting, doesn't get alot of pressure from anglers.
The lower portion of the Yakima River is also fishing well right now. As of late April, the river was running relatively
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The following news item is from The Outdoor Pressroom:
With Friday's signing of the budget bill by President Obama that contained a provision stripping federal protection of wolves in Montana and Idaho, officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game have scheduled a Monday meeting with Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter to discuss a public wolf hunting season.
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has the following to say about this newly enacted legislation:
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation was among the |
An update from the Coastal Conservation Association re. Oregon happenings and what's going on in the Washington State Legislature as of April 6th. To find out more about CCA, go to www.ccapnw.org:
OREGON NEWS:
State Representative Dave Hunt held a Community Forum to discuss the actions needed to protect our salmon from the threat of sea lion predation. Currently, there is legislation pending in Salem to expand
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Bryan Flint, Communications Director for the Washington Dept. of Natural Resources, denies any deals have been made with Native American tribes to access DNR lands gated off to public vehicular access. The question came up after we discovered several tribes interested in gaining vehicle access to gated DNR lands financially contributed to DNR Commissioner Peter Goldmark's election campaign.
In an interview airing the weekend of March 5th and 6th on Northwestern Outdoors Radio, Flint
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It’s a fair question brought to my attention by a member of the Wenatchee Sportsmen's Association. They provided a letter from the Washington State Attorney General that indicates that’s exactly what’s going to happen. Unnamed sources from the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife also confirm this sweetheart deal between the DNR and Native American tribes within Washington State may come true sooner than later.
It looks like the DNR, under the direction of
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Wildlife Managers have got to be frustrated at Yellowstone National Park, America's crown jewel situated along the combined borders of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
The park is known as a great place to go for wildlife watching. Go there and you’ve got an excellent chance to see elk, moose, bison and yes, even wolves which were introduced in the 1990’s. Unfortunately – things are getting seriously out of whack and on your next visit, you may not see some of |
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