Another confirmed wolf depredation by the Lookout Mountain Pack

BAKER COUNTY – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wild has reported another confirmed wolf depredation attributed to the lookout mountain pack of wolfs.  This recent incident was reported in the Lawrence creek area of baker county.

The following is the ODFW Investigation Report

𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 (𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚) 

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝: 9/9/21 

𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡/𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲: Confirmed 

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: On the morning of 9/9/21, ODFW staff found a dead 600 lb. calf on private land within a 2800+ acre mixed public/private land pasture. The carcass was partially consumed but most of the hide was intact. The calf was estimated to have died the night of 9/7/21.

𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬:The front legs, hindquarters, head, and neck were skinned. Numerous pre-mortem tooth scrapes up to 3/8 inch wide and 2 1/4 inches long were found on the rear right leg above the hock and on both front legs near the elbows. Associated tissue damage was up to 2 inches deep. A few pre-mortem tooth scrapes with associated tissue damage were found on the back and neck. The location, size, and number of tooth scrapes and severity of tissue trauma are consistent with

wolf attack injuries on calves. The depredation is attributed to the Lookout Mountain Pack

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