Montana Wolves
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At New West, Bill Schneider wrote an interesting column on the likihood of wolf hunting in the future in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. There have been a lot of thoughtful responses, especially from Robert Hoskins, who is a regular poster here. The Greatest Hunting Controversy of Them All. New West by Bill Schneider.
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The Donahue Pack has been a small wolf pack in the vicinity of Paradise Valley. It formed a couple years ago. The pack has long been beset by mange, and seems to have been down to its alpha pair when they were shot after two incidents of killing large cow calves in Paradise Valley. They…
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Some folks thought it was a wolf hybrid, some thought a wolf. It has been preying on sheep in NE Montana for over a year. It turned out to be a wolf, way out on the Montana plains. There is no evidence that other wolves are in the area. The wolf was a bit more…
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While the Yellowstone Park packs are well know, those in the Greater Yellowstone, outside the Park are known much less, and photos are hard to come by. I was happy to get two photos of the Moccasin Lake Pack from MT Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Jon Trapp took them. This pack roams the foothills and…
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The Associated Press has written a story about wolf injuring a cow calf in the vicinity of Libby, MT. See AP story in the Helena Independent Record. While wolves overall are a minor source of livestock mortality, much larger wolf depredations (such as 5 calves being killed) in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming do not get…
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This is from Wild Bill (Bill Schneider) over at New West. Read column.
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On Sept. 22, Ed Bangs sent out email giving the mid-year population esimates for wolves in the 3 state experimental wolf recovery area. The news media are now picking up the story. Most of the media are taking an unreflective straight approach, saying the wolf population is up by 20%. Yesterday, however, the Idaho State…
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In my last update on the Yellowstone Park wolves, I forgot to give information on the Cougar Creek Pack; and there was no information available on the Cougar Creek II Pack. Here it is