Wolf depredation in the Five Points Creek area
By Paul Hall on Friday, September 17th, 2021 in Northeastern Oregon News Northeastern Oregon Top Stories
Union County – (Information provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) General situation and animal information: On the morning of 9/15/21, a range manager found an injured 7-month-old, 450 lb. calf in a large public grazing allotment. The live calf was trailered to an ODFW office for examination. The calf was estimated to have been injured approximately one week prior to the investigation.
Physical evidence and summary of findings: Part of the left hind quarter was shaved and the calf was examined. Over 40 parallel tooth scrapes up to 3/8 inch wide and up to 3 inches long were found on the hindquarters above the hocks. There were also several tooth scrapes up to 1/4 inch wide and 2 inches long on the left side of the neck. The location, size, number, and direction of tooth scrapes is consistent with wolf attack injuries on calves. The depredation is attributed to the Five Points Pack.
