Confirmed wolf depredation in Tucker Creek area of Baker County

BAKER COUNTY – (Investigation report from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)

January 25, 2022 – Baker County (Tucker Creek area) 

Date Investigated: 1/25/22 

Cause of death/injury: Confirmed 

General situation and animal information: On the morning of 1/25/22, a livestock producer found a dead 500-pound year-old calf in a 25-acre grassland private pasture. The carcass was mostly intact but the organs and most of the hide and muscle tissue from the hindquarters had been consumed. The calf had died during the preceding night. 

Physical evidence and summary of findings: There was a struggle scene in an area of disturbed snow about 20 yards in diameter with fresh calf and wolf tracks and blood. The calf carcass was shaved, skinned, and examined. Multiple premortem tooth scrapes were found on the remaining hide on the left rear leg above the hock with associated muscle tissue trauma. Premortem tooth scrapes with associated muscle tissue trauma were also found on the throat and back of the calf. Tooth scrape size and location of the injuries are consistent with wolf attack injuries on calves. The location of the attack was within the Keating Pack AKWA, though no radio-collared Keating Pack wolves were present in the area near the time of the calf’s death. Additional monitoring will be done to assess if new wolves are using the area.

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