At the Central Region RAC meeting John Fairchild gave us info regarding a "possible" wolf sighting near the road going up Diamond Fork.
One of the DWR employees who is specifically working on determining if wolves are in the area was driving up the road to set up and do some wolf calling. As she drove up the road she saw a "wolf" right along side of the road. She stopped and watched the wolf as it wandered up through the brush.
She setup her wolf calling gear and the animal responded back with a howl.
She believes that it was a wolf-- but, again they want to genetically prove it was.
She believes that it was a wolf (not a hybrid) becasue it responded to her recorded wolf call.
I ask what would happen if someone shot the "wolf" believing it was a "Hybrid". They do want the "hybrids" killed. But he said if it proved genetically to be a true wolf (Yellowstone strain) the shooter would be in very deep trouble.
Interesting dilemna for hunters
One of the DWR employees who is specifically working on determining if wolves are in the area was driving up the road to set up and do some wolf calling. As she drove up the road she saw a "wolf" right along side of the road. She stopped and watched the wolf as it wandered up through the brush.
She setup her wolf calling gear and the animal responded back with a howl.
She believes that it was a wolf-- but, again they want to genetically prove it was.
She believes that it was a wolf (not a hybrid) becasue it responded to her recorded wolf call.
I ask what would happen if someone shot the "wolf" believing it was a "Hybrid". They do want the "hybrids" killed. But he said if it proved genetically to be a true wolf (Yellowstone strain) the shooter would be in very deep trouble.
Interesting dilemna for hunters