Wallowa County

Last week was a busy one for Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crews.   On Wednesday, investigators were called to a dead calf, reported on private pastureland near Silver Lake in Lake County.  ODFW determined that calf was killed by wolves from the nearby Gearhart Mountain pack.   And o...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was very busy last week with several depredations in the eastern part of the state.   Investigators were called all to private pasture land in the Silver Creek area of Harney County on Monday, February 27th.  Th...

An effort to move Oregon’s border gained support in last week’s election.  Leader of the Greater Idaho Movement Mike McCarter said Morrow County voters want County Commissioners to hold meetings on the idea.  And a 2020 request in Jefferson County was met with confusion by Commissioners, since they have no power to change a state’s border.   “The citizens signed a petit...

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 nearly $100 thousand federal grant aimed at helping farmers and ranchers find new ways to stop wolves from killing their livestock is coming to Oregon.  Elli Gage, with Western Landowners Alliance, said preventing depredations is difficult because wolves are very intelligent. “...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized lethal removal of four additional wolves from the Chesnimnus Pack in response to continued livestock depredations in Wallowa County.  The newly issued lethal take permit will allow the affected livestock producer or their agents to remove up to four wolves from the Chesnimnus pack in private pastures or grazing allotments legally occupied b

The Greater Idaho Movement has changed its proposed map, trimming the amount of Oregon that would break away and join the Gem state. Mike McCarter, President of “Move Oregon’s Border”, said they decided to remove the southern Oregon coast. “So, it start ...

On Friday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown declared a drought in Baker, Douglas, Wallowa, and Wheeler Counties. The declaration directs state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. "Baker, Douglas, Wallowa, and Wheeler Counties are facing historic challenges from drought conditions that are creating hardships for the people, farms, ranches, communities, and ecosystems of

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says a wolf was killed after chronic depredations in the NE corner of the state. The yearling male was a member of the Chesnimnus Pack and was killed Tuesday May 3rd under a kill permit issued by ODFW to a livestock producer after three calves were killed in three days ...

After roughly four weeks of quiet, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crews were called to their 2nd depredation in as many days last week. On Tuesday, May 26th, a livestock owner reported seeing eight wolves around the remains of a six-week-old, 180 lb ...