Wolf Update

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From the Gila, Glenwood, Silver City area: 10/21/07 The Aspen pack
has left the Diamonds at Beaverhead and are located on the Adobe and
they have had two confirmed calf kills within a week. AM863, AF667 and
F1046. On 10-15-07 the third strike was put on AM863 and F1046, but it
was confirmed all three killed the call and there was three different
canine spreads, tracks, and scat, plus all three were received on ground
telemetry near the carcass. On 10-21-07 another calf was confirmed, all
three wolves just across the valley from the carcass (ground telemetry),
canine spreads and hemorrhage. This should be a fourth strike for the
whole bunch, but we will see the manipulation of "strike shuffle" to
protect one and not another. It was recommended a lethal take for AM863
and F1047, a free pass for the pup producer, this was put on hold and it
went up to the directors for a decision.....more calf losses and still
no action. Folks something has broke down in the wolf recovery program
when the SOP's and guidelines are set aside for directives from the
higher ups, why even have SOP's or guidelines when at every turn they
keep changing the game rules to benefit the wolves at a cost of the
impacted rural folks. When are they going to realize that their wolves
are going to keep killing livestock, come to peoples homes and endanger
our children, keep killing family pets. You do not need a degree from
some university to figure this out. Also the habituated Durango AM973 is
teaching his pup and the Luna F1047 to become habituated. AM973 has been
to 2 homes 24 times, 17 times at one home and 7 times within 10 days at
another home. Whats the decision to remove them? Still up in the air,
why? The recommendation was to trap all three and put them in jail, (for
later release, hopefully Santa Fe) then it went upstairs to the
directors and now they want to use outer edge hazing. I got some news
for them boys, these wolves are to far gone to haze them away with any
results, it will only prolong the problem and this will continue to
endanger our children. They will just go to the next home, then the
next, then the next. AM973 is flawed beyond repair and he is teaching
his pup, who has been to homes 9 times and the Luna F1047 at homes 3
times. So you can see how how one wolf can educate the rest of them very
quickly.

Wolves are dispersing, young females are taking off on their own and
taking up with other wolves or whatever. Watch for any sign of wolves in
your area, take photos with a ruler, document whatever you find even
wolf scat. I have been "Plaster Casting" wolf tracks at complaints, I
got tired of them saying it was a dog track. Now I have an exact replica
of the track and they do not say it is a dog track anymore because you
can see what you cannot see in a photograph. (if anyone wants to learn
how to make plaster castings let me know, simple tools, simple
procedure). I have been told that the Alpine office is not telling some
ranchers where the wolves are. A hunter reported seeing 9 wolves killing
a calf south of elk mountain...NO COLLARS..2 adults and 7 pups...you
cannot put a strike on an un-collared wolf, they get a free pass, but
the guidelines say they are suppose to trap these wolves, have they
ever????...NO.

I was informed the other day that 2 months ago changes were made in the
guidelines documenting a confirming wolf kill...there is no "probable"
finding anymore. taking away a possible reduce the number of wolf
related incidents. So if the evidence isn't enough for a "Probable", but
"possible" they get a free pass. I have not received the changed
guidelines so I don't know what else has changed if anything. I get
information 3rd or 4th hand so I cannot keep you informed on anything
that is going on, also they do not give me all the wolf frequencies
which makes my job that harder.