Just read this article today, some very interesting reading.
Is There A Wolf Coverup in Colorado?????
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Colorado Cowboy
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This whole wolf fiasco is criminal. Someone in P & W needs to be made an example of and spend some time behind bars.
mallardsx2
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What an absolute $hit show.
And then these freaking criminals wonder why nobody trusts the government. Why the hell should we!?
Just another case of wolves protecting their wolves.
And then these freaking criminals wonder why nobody trusts the government. Why the hell should we!?
Just another case of wolves protecting their wolves.
dan maule
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I would like to say that I am surprised but what do expect from people who thought it was a good idea to reintroduce wolves in the first place.
Not to come to their defense but it was put to a vote so that all of Colorado could decide. But it was pushed through by out of state folks that financed it.
Pretty sad.
The wolves out here do nothing else but kill and eat cows. They have a crew of people that haze the wolves trying to keep them from killing the cows but that is their only food source what help does the hazing really do?
I think that CGF know that the cows are their food source and are ok with using taxpayer money to pay the ranchers for feeding the wolves and the hazing is used to show the public that they are trying to save the cows.
What I really will never understand is why do these governments care so much about the predators and not the deer and elk?
The wolves out here do nothing else but kill and eat cows. They have a crew of people that haze the wolves trying to keep them from killing the cows but that is their only food source what help does the hazing really do?
I think that CGF know that the cows are their food source and are ok with using taxpayer money to pay the ranchers for feeding the wolves and the hazing is used to show the public that they are trying to save the cows.
What I really will never understand is why do these governments care so much about the predators and not the deer and elk?
Sierra County Sheriff's Office Responds to CDFW Strike Team Announcement
Sierra County, CA – The Sierra County Sheriff's Office acknowledges the recent announcement by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) concerning the deployment of its gray wolf hazing strike team in the Sierra Valley. However, the announcement presents only one side of the issue and does not accurately reflect the full scope of the ongoing challenges faced by local ranchers and the broader community.
According to CDFW, more than 6,000 combined staff hours have resulted in 21 successful hazing incidents since the strike team was launched on June 9, 2025. However, those numbers tell only part of the story. During the same period, there has been an equal, if not greater, number of confirmed wolf attacks or kills on livestock within the Sierra Valley clearly indicating that current non-lethal strategies are failing to prevent livestock losses.
The reality on the ground is that wolves are highly intelligent predators. They have quickly learned to avoid ranches actively patrolled by CDFW personnel, instead shifting their activity to neighboring properties. As a result, the strike team’s actions often amount to moving the problem from one ranch to the next, with no net reduction in depredation. This ongoing crisis has left our local ranching families living under constant stress and facing real and growing financial burdens.
Local law enforcement and ranchers have been excluded from daily strike team operations, with critical information such as wolf locations often delayed or withheld. This has significantly hindered timely response efforts, as ranchers are frequently notified hours after GPS collar data becomes available, leaving them in the dark when trying to protect their herds or locate injured or dead livestock. When carcasses are not immediately discovered, scavenging by coyotes often destroys key evidence, making it impossible to determine whether wolves were responsible. By choosing to operate in isolation, CDFW has prevented many ranchers from receiving timely, actionable information critical to protecting their livelihoods.
If wolf conservation is truly the goal, CDFW must recognize that some habituated wolves that have learned to rely exclusively on livestock as a food source will need to be removed. Only then can non-habituated wolves have the opportunity to survive and thrive in California. Until the targeted removal of problem wolves occurs, we will remain in a vicious and costly cycle with no end in sight.
Failing to address these specific problem animals will ultimately force otherwise law-abiding citizens to take matters into their own hands when they reach a breaking point placing both wildlife and people in jeopardy.
We want to be clear: our concerns are not directed at the hardworking CDFW game wardens and wildlife staff assigned to this effort. The men and women making up the strike team are doing the best they can with the limited tools, information, and direction they have been given. The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office and our ranching community are sincerely grateful for their dedication. We recognize that many have been deployed far from home on what, to them, may feel like a monumental waste of time due to the program’s design and policy restrictions.
We urge CDFW and state leadership to immediately reassess this approach and continue to work with local authorities and stakeholders to develop a comprehensive management plan that not only protects livestock and communities but also includes the targeted removal of problem wolves that have become habituated to preying on livestock. Without addressing these specific animals, the current strategy will remain ineffective and unsustainable.
Sierra County Sheriff Mike Fisher
Sierra County, CA – The Sierra County Sheriff's Office acknowledges the recent announcement by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) concerning the deployment of its gray wolf hazing strike team in the Sierra Valley. However, the announcement presents only one side of the issue and does not accurately reflect the full scope of the ongoing challenges faced by local ranchers and the broader community.
According to CDFW, more than 6,000 combined staff hours have resulted in 21 successful hazing incidents since the strike team was launched on June 9, 2025. However, those numbers tell only part of the story. During the same period, there has been an equal, if not greater, number of confirmed wolf attacks or kills on livestock within the Sierra Valley clearly indicating that current non-lethal strategies are failing to prevent livestock losses.
The reality on the ground is that wolves are highly intelligent predators. They have quickly learned to avoid ranches actively patrolled by CDFW personnel, instead shifting their activity to neighboring properties. As a result, the strike team’s actions often amount to moving the problem from one ranch to the next, with no net reduction in depredation. This ongoing crisis has left our local ranching families living under constant stress and facing real and growing financial burdens.
Local law enforcement and ranchers have been excluded from daily strike team operations, with critical information such as wolf locations often delayed or withheld. This has significantly hindered timely response efforts, as ranchers are frequently notified hours after GPS collar data becomes available, leaving them in the dark when trying to protect their herds or locate injured or dead livestock. When carcasses are not immediately discovered, scavenging by coyotes often destroys key evidence, making it impossible to determine whether wolves were responsible. By choosing to operate in isolation, CDFW has prevented many ranchers from receiving timely, actionable information critical to protecting their livelihoods.
If wolf conservation is truly the goal, CDFW must recognize that some habituated wolves that have learned to rely exclusively on livestock as a food source will need to be removed. Only then can non-habituated wolves have the opportunity to survive and thrive in California. Until the targeted removal of problem wolves occurs, we will remain in a vicious and costly cycle with no end in sight.
Failing to address these specific problem animals will ultimately force otherwise law-abiding citizens to take matters into their own hands when they reach a breaking point placing both wildlife and people in jeopardy.
We want to be clear: our concerns are not directed at the hardworking CDFW game wardens and wildlife staff assigned to this effort. The men and women making up the strike team are doing the best they can with the limited tools, information, and direction they have been given. The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office and our ranching community are sincerely grateful for their dedication. We recognize that many have been deployed far from home on what, to them, may feel like a monumental waste of time due to the program’s design and policy restrictions.
We urge CDFW and state leadership to immediately reassess this approach and continue to work with local authorities and stakeholders to develop a comprehensive management plan that not only protects livestock and communities but also includes the targeted removal of problem wolves that have become habituated to preying on livestock. Without addressing these specific animals, the current strategy will remain ineffective and unsustainable.
Sierra County Sheriff Mike Fisher
Colorado Cowboy
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I agree, BUT a vote of the people mandated this whole stupid issue. Just another issue where a few people with a lot of money disregard the evidence and science behind an issue and lie to the public about what this is all about.
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Turbodude
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This whole thing a huge disaster, much like what it turned out to be for Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.