Confirmed Wolf Depredation in Baker County (Big Lookout Mt. area)
By Garrett Christensen on Monday, October 17th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
BAKER COUNTY – (Release from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Date Investigated: 10/13/22
Cause of death/injury: Confirmed
General situation and animal information: On the evening of 10/12/22, a livestock producer observed an approximately 450 lb., six-month-old, injured calf in a 1000-acre private-land pasture. It was estimated that the injuries to the calf occurred two weeks prior to the investigation.
Physical evidence and summary of findings: There were more than 15 pre-mortem bite scrapes measuring up to four inches long and 3/16-inch wide on the left and right hind legs above the hocks and an open three-inch by two-inch wound on the inside of the right leg. The severity, size, and locations of these wounds are consistent with injuries to cattle attacked by wolves. This depredation is attributed to wolves of the Lookout Mountain Pack.
