depredation

Following another depredation on livestock in the Onion Creek wolf pack territory, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is once again considering lethal removal of a wolf or wolves from the northeast corner of the state.   On September 19th, WDFW lethally removed two wolves, a yearling female and an adult male, from the Onion Creek pack territory following a series of livestock depredati

In central Oregon, planning is underway for a new Deschutes County Committee, to address potential conflicts between wolves and livestock.  County Commissioner Phil Chang said other counties have had Wolf Depredation Committees for years, but only recently was Deschutes County declared “an area of known wolf activity” or AKA.   “We’ve had w...

The final week of the year was a busy one for Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crews, as they were called to depredations leading to the deaths of four calves.     The first incident was reported Christmas Sunday, on private land in Union County’s High Valley area.  When crews arrived...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife called out two a pair of attacks on livestock this week.  On Monday, investigators were called to the Ft. Klamath area of Klamath County where two nine-month-old steers were found dead in a 200-acre private-land grass pasture.  The car...

A wolf from the Horseshoe Pack was trapped and lethally removed on Thursday.  According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the uncollared juvenile male was found November 3rd on private land in Umatilla County where previous depredations occurred.  Th...

For the second time in the past two weeks, a wolf from the Horseshoe Pack has been killed.  According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the wolf was trapped on private land in Umatilla County Saturday.  ODFW says despite non-lethal measures, such as camping with the cattle and hazing, this producer had experienced chronic livestock depredations by the Horseshoe pack.  The trapped ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was called out to the Big Lookout Mountain area of Baker County last week after two dead calves were discovered.  On Wednesday, the carcasses of two 10-month-old calves, weighing roughly 500 pounds each were found in a 5000-acre private-land pasture.  At the ...

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crews were called to a wolf depredation in the Meacham area of Umatilla County over the weekend.  Investigators were called out Saturday, after a producer found an injured eight-month old, 600 pound calf in a 4,000-acre private land pasture.  The cal...

Northeast Oregon has been very active with wolf depredations and possible depredations throughout the month.   Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crews were call to the Meacham area of Umatilla County Friday, after a livestock producer found the carcass of a 600 pound, eight-month-old calf in a 4,000-acre private land pasture.  In...

According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, a herder found a dead 100-pound sheep in a private commercial timber land allotment in Union County Wednesday September 7th.  Investigators said hide and tissue were missing from the rear of the hindquarters.  It was ...