Two recent confirmed wolf depredations in Manning Creek area of Baker County
By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Friday, July 23rd, 2021 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News Featured Stories
BAKER COUNTY– (Information provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐)
Date Investigated: 7/21/21 Cause of death/injury: Confirmed
General situation and animal information: A livestock producerโs range rider found the remains of a dead calf on the morning of 7/21/21 in a 4000-acre forested private-land pasture. The calf was approximately 5 months old and weighed around 300 lbs. The carcass was mostly intact. Tissue from the inside of both hind legs and part of the right side of the neck and jaw had been consumed, but the majority of the hide remained. The calf was estimated to have died the evening of 7/20/21 or the morning of 7/21/21.
Physical evidence and summary of findings: One side of the calf was shaved and both sides were skinned. Pre-mortem tooth scrapes and punctures up to 1/4 inch wide were found on the spine, both hind legs above the hock, both front legs above the elbow, the brisket, and on the right side of the rump just forward of the tail. Underlying pre-mortem hemorrhage and muscle trauma was extensive in all areas that showed bite scrapes and was up to 3 inches deep. The calf had pre-mortem bite wounds indicating it was attacked by a predator. The size, number, location, and severity of wounds were consistent with wolf attacks on calves. This depredation event is attributed to the OR30 Wolves.
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ (๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ซ๐๐)
Date Investigated: 7/21/21 Cause of death/injury: Confirmed
General situation and animal information: On the evening of 7/20/21 a livestock producer, while checking cattle, found an injured 950 lb., 1.5-year-old steer on a large 2500+ acre private-land pasture. The steer was trailered to a corral the evening of 7/20/21 and examined on 7/21/21. The steer was estimated to have been injured 3-4 days before the examination.
Physical evidence and summary of findings: The steer was examined, and the hair was shaved around the injuries. The steer had parallel pre-mortem tooth scrapes on the rear of both back legs above the hock, and in front of the left front leg. There were at least 30 bite scrapes about 3/16 inches wide and up to 4.5 inches long above the left hock. The location, size, number, and direction of tooth scrapes are consistent with wolf attack injuries on adult cattle. The depredation is attributed to the Lookout Mountain Pack.
