Oregon Wolves - Central Oregon Daily Report - Part 3

Part 3 of a special report I filmed on wolves in Oregon.
A discussion about the future of Oregon's wolves.

[@paulaclark4866]

They are such BEAUTIFUL animals and yes I understand both sides. Because I did live on a Farm.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

We never lost a cow or calf to wolves on our land, lost few to cougars, bear and coyotes over the years but when wolves showed up coyotes went away

[@danfrasin3220]

yeah the wolves start protecting your cows !😁😠

[@Brandis56]

we pay for management of our deer elk and other game . So what do they do reintroduce wolfs to deplete the game I say change the wildlife managers of oregon starting at the top.

[@jfreid3174]

not too mention they are not even a native species of wolves but a Canadian subspecies..

[@kyliekylie5547]

Right now the federal government formally recognizes that wolves kill 3% of deer elk and bison herds where hunters kill 10% That's not including poachers so probably more up around 13%. Wolves are also only kill 1 out of 44,853 I wouldn't worry more about the cayots, the weather, and the mother rejecting the calf happens a lot more. It's really easy to blame the Wolves but the fact is that there are natural part of this ecosystem and in the years that they were gone before they were reintroduced the deer and Elk herds have overgrazed so much that it's actually eroding river bed, etc. As much as some people don't like them they're really important part of our ecosystem. And the Wolf howl is synonymous with nature. We need to figure out a way to live with the animal and stop being so destructive. Also so short-sighted, the Colorado River is basically going dry and width deer and Elk herds eroding the state of the riverbed. The point is is that things can get much worse and instead of focusing on the one cow that people can't afford to replace, which I get but also you're going to lose more than one cow and that's just part of being a cattle rancher deal with it.

[@kyliekylie5547]

@@jfreid3174 because past generations trapped, and poisoned all the native species of wolf to the US. Though Canada and the US are on the same continent, so if the species hails from North America, I think being 800 miles north is not a big deal. Just getting the ecosystem back to its Natural balance state. So that we don't have deer and Elk herds overgrazing and eroding our landscapes.

[@michaelcooley8275]

@@kyliekylie5547 your facts seem incorrect. The thought is that each wolf is responsible for 22 dead elk/year and you can find that number from multiple sources. @ 1700 wolves that is 37,400 yet I suppose that seems high. The whole issue is introducing a very destructive non-native species where they could have introduced say wolves from Minnesota. With the internet there is plenty of easy research to be done. The Minnesota wolves were suggested for re-introduction but USFWS wanted the Bison killing Northern Canadian wolves. So did we have a Bison problem as well??? Has there ever been in the history of species re-introduction a doubling of an Apex Predators population? Of course not that isn't how Apex species work. Here is another one if we had such Bison killing wolves 150 years ago then why were there so much Bison throughout the Great Plains?? Then with the wolf well recovered past the agreed to and stated goals there were lawsuits to block de-listing and hunting to grow that population more. Does any of this sound like sound science based wildlife management??? The Colorado river goes thru a dessert where overgrazing isn't the problem but instead one of California environmental terrorists draining it much like they have done to Mono Lake. As it concerns a government program it is never about science or the facts it is about politics, emotion and votes.

[@HubertofLiege]

Kylie Kylie don’t worry Kylie they will fill in the gap of their diet with your animals. Your statistics on how little they need to eat don’t pass even the most generous of thought.

[@jedidiahpumpernickel2526]

People say the same thing about cougers, but it's our fault we live in there home

[@sL-ym3vr]

@@MoonlightGrahamCracker the way everyone talks we aren't from earth😂

[@samo6083]

@@sL-ym3vr yh but you can't justify killing them by saying they are coming to our land when they have been here longer than humans have even existed. If you're going to kill them justify it by saying you just like to take things that don't belong to you. Whether you like it or not, apex predators stabilise ecosystems

[@ronaldschultenover8137]

I love wolves : we have them in Minnesota

[@HubertofLiege]

There are far more than 110 wolves in the state. This is an example of why half the state does not trust the authority in charge because it is a form of lying and is dishonest.

[@rimrockcollective9543]

Completely agree; the number isn't even close to accurate. They're are getting away with not recognizing any animals that they don't deem a "established pack"

[@locblacsales5744]

Dis they land n iour we have to live together off da land it do not matter if you have a Fram or not they live on da land 2 n dats big facts 💯

[@clontztown5821]

Coexist with wolves in modern world LOL, good luck to wolves signing any kind of agreement.

[@thumpermatter765]

Yep we have lost tons of healthy elk in idaho.

[@NotLRK]

Hopefully there are wolves by the time I get there I'm gonna be camping there for 2 days or 3

[@reggierico]

Can a breeding pair of wolves produce 2 liters per year? And a typical liter is let's say, 6 pups with a 50% mortality. So, with 2 liters per year, that's 6 wolves growing to adulthood, basically another pack being produced every year by one breeding pair. Does this sound reasonable? I think that if it is, then management is going to be a big problem in the near future. Just look next door at Idaho.

[@rimrockcollective9543]

Completely agree, Jeffery

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Most do not produce 2 liters per year mortality is typically higher. Grew up on a cattle ranch in wolf country never lost a cow or calf to any, lost a few to other predators but not them

[@thumpermatter765]

@@deanfirnatine7814 Well in Idaho we have.

[@twostop6895]

@@rimrockcollective9543 shut up clown

[@Stephen-cr3sc]

It's kind of funny, a VERY LARGE dog came at me when I went to get my mail, it growled and the owner was freaked...I stuck my hand in the dog's mouth. It licked my hand a wagged its tail, the owner was really upset. I have been around 150lb Newfoundlands and Old English Sheepdogs all my life, actually biting a human is the last thing they want to do. Little yap, yap dogs will nip, but won't actually bite.

[@rimrockcollective9543]

You do realize domestic dogs have nothing to do with wolves in the wild, right?

[@Stephen-cr3sc]

@@rimrockcollective9543 ......No, wolves and dogs are intrinsically compatible with Humans. Wild does not equate to dangerous or evil.

[@rimrockcollective9543]

@@Stephen-cr3sc I didn't say evil, but a hungry wolf will eat you, your dog, your child or anything it sees fit if it deems it the best way to stay alive. A wild animals ingrained instincts ensure they will do whatever they have to do to keep themselves alive. No matter what your idea of compatibility between dogs and humans is...it doesn't apply to wolves, in the wild, who have decimated ungulate populations to the point where they have run out of food and have to look for an easy meal...be it a hunter, hiker, child, dog, cow, horse. Nature doesn't discriminate. Keep the fake news to yourself and your own interactions with wild wolves.

[@rimrockcollective9543]

@@Antonya944 all I'm doing is sharing a story I produced. I was not the writer, nor do I agree with all of the opinions we included in the piece. Its a proof of work piece for me, plenty of other stuff to go watch that you agree with.

[@WarhawkWarpath]

RIP "OR4"

[@longshooter457]

Get yourself some cattle Walley. You will soon change your tune about wolves. A couple of bites on your buddy there would do it also.

[@MrBlackbutang]

Beautiful creatures needed friends

[@pauldayton5285]

This guy needs a few dog's that's all. Irish Wolfhound , Kangol , Great Pryenees ect...

[@cr500mike]

Wally Sikes very likely won't be losing his income to wolves, if he did he'd have a different outlook. The ole 'not my oxen being gored' saying comes to mind.

[@charlene274]

Thank you! For sharing God bless you! Every animal is sacred we need to give them space they are wild. Ranch dogs are the best to have with animals, llhamas, Caucasian Shepard's, doberman Pinscher's.... Keeps wolfs away

[@E3b2sLifeanimals]

Pretty but intimidating

[@pa226pable]

Wolves are awesome

[@rimrockcollective9543]

They are awesome, but they need to be managed just like every other animal. The hands off management approach simply doesn't balance out, when we use a hands on approach to all other fish and wildlife.

[@rimrockcollective9543]

@@Antonya944 I completely agree. Its delusional to think that wolves should just have free reign to destroy our elk and deer populations, without being managed.

[@garyt-of6yb]

It's very sad our own game commission takes our money we spend on licenses to put something in place that kills what we hunt to eat JUST ISN'T RIGHT!

[@deepblue188]

Do Oregon wolves speak American?

[@rzr1335]

At 25 seconds in.... The Indians used wolves to pull baggage........What?????? *Heres a tip... Lay off the peyote next time before you interview...

[@paytonhartnell9269]

They did you can see for yourself if you do a little research. Have you never heard of a sled dog?

[@rzr1335]

@@paytonhartnell9269 Great... Sounds like you have... Go ahead and post some pictures of those indians using wild wolves as sled dogs... Excited to see them.

[@fajardawn9952]

I love oregon ❤

[@dennybarton9572]

Really wolves are very peaceful creatures, if you bring them cows to eat , they'll eat cows ,

[@stevemccoy8138]

I want to trap them. 🐺

[@user-eg7ex1kw3w]

The big terrible white wolf

[@davidford7064]

Less cattle more wolves,defenders of wildlife reimburse ranchers!fact!

[@HubertofLiege]

David Ford yes they reimburse for confirmed wolf kill but they don’t reimburse for the failure of the herd to gain weight and thrive. If I followed you around threatening you, you wouldn’t have time to eat either and would possibly have a nervous breakdown too.

[@MistressOP]

it's like.... put a camera on the cattle duh.. you don't need to put a camera on ALL cattle. for 2000 a head on cattle it's like.. ranchers use your brains. record it.

[@marvinclark6808]

What a lie more like five hundred wolf's in Oregon