Another confirmed wolf depredation by the Lookout Mountain Pack
By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Monday, September 13th, 2021 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News Eastern/Southeast Oregon Top Stories
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
๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (๐๐๐ฐ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ซ๐๐)
๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐: 9/9/21
๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก/๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ: Confirmed
๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: 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.
๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: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
