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News wallowa.com Man shoots Oregon wolf while hunting coyotes Loose cattle; bike found; gunshots OR-22 third to die since August By Eric Mortenson For the Blue Mountain (agle GRANT COUNTY A Grant County resident in (astern Oregon reported to Oregon State 3olice Oct. 6 that he shot a wolf while hunting coyotes on private property south of 3rairie City. Wolves are protected throughout Oregon under the state endangered species law and under federal regulation in the western two-thirds of the state. Killing them is not allowed except in defense of human life and, for autho- rized livestock owners, when wolves are caught in act of attacking livestock or herd dogs. State police investigated, recovered the wolf’s car- cass and submitted a report to the Grant County district attorney’s of¿ce for review, according to an OS3 news release. However, the Grant Coun- ty 'A’s of¿ce said the case has been transferred to Har- ney County prosecutor’s of- ¿ce. 'istrict Attorney Tim Colahan said his cohort in Grant County has a conÀict of interest because he knows the hunter’s family, and asked Colahan to handle the review as a courtesy. Colahan said he is just now receiving case information from OS3 and has not made a charging decision. 'istrict attorneys in Or- egon can present cases to a grand jury for possible indictment, bring charges themselves or decide the facts don’t warrant prosecu- tion. The man who shot the wolf was not identi¿ed. The wolf, designated OR- 22 by the Oregon 'epart- ment of Fish and Wildlife, is at least the third to die in Oregon since late August, when the Sled Springs pair in Wallowa County were found dead of an unknown cause. State police suspended their investigation in that case, saying they didn’t have prob- able cause to say the deaths were due to human action and that the cause of death couldn’t be determined be- cause the carcasses had dete- riorated. State police said the wolf shot in Grant County was a male that dispersed from the Umatilla 3ack. Young or sub-dominant wolves often leave their home packs to establish their own territory and ¿nd mates. According to O'FW, OR- 22 has worn a G3S tracking collar since October 2013 and dispersed from the Uma- tilla 3ack in February 2015. He was in Malheur County for awhile, then traveled into Grant County. He did not have a mate or pups, accord- ing to O'FW. Online Online O'FW spokeswoman Mi- ODFW spokeswoman Mi- chelle 'ennehey said infor- chelle Dennehey said infor- mation about distinguishing mation from about distinguish- wolves coyotes is avail- ing at wolves from coyotes is able available at http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ http://www.dfw.state. Wolves/docs/Wolf_Mngmt_ or.us/Wolves/docs/Wolf_ Flyer_2011.pdf Mngmt_Flyer_2011.pdf Dispatch log Oct. 12 8:00 a.m. Joseph theft re- ported. 10:10 a.m. Noise com- plaint ¿led with (3'. 10:34 a.m. Found male lab mix. Green collar, no tags, near Fish Hatchery Rd. and Stockton Rd. 11:09 a.m. Wallowa as- sault reported. 6:09 p.m. Cattle loose on Hwy 3. 8:34 p.m. 911 Joseph burn complaint. 9:36 p.m. 911 domestic in Joseph. Oct. 13 12:29 a.m. 'omestic re- ported in rural Lostine. 6:36 a.m. (rrol Clarence Bullock, 33, Wallowa, arrest- ed for probation violation, original charge of assault 4. Transported to Union County Jail. 10:16 a.m. Community Corrections arrested Johnny 'uane Sabey, 53, Wallowa for probation violation. Original charge of manufacturing mar- ijuana. Transported to Union County Jail. 11:45 a.m. Joseph littering complaint. 11:59 a.m. (nterprise theft reported. 12:22 p.m. Rural Wallowa controlled burn. 2:09 p.m. 'eputy advises of Joseph abandoned vehicle. FOR THE RECORD 10:50 p.m. Request for ru- ral Wallowa welfare check. Oct. 14 12:52 a.m. Lostine 911 call. 8:33 a.m. Horses loose, Wallowa Lake Hwy. 9:4 a.m. (3' arrest- ed $shley Noel 'edios, 23, Hermiston on charges of theft III and fraudulent use of credit card. Cited and released. 10:11 a.m. Agency assist. 10:33 a.m. Two non-emer- gency 911 calls from (nter- prise. 12:50 p.m. 3ossible wolf depredation, rural Wallowa County, unfounded. 1:28 p.m. 911 for (nter- prise disturbance. :43 p.m. (nterprise civil dispute. 10:05 p.m. (nterprise traf- ¿c stop. 10:15 p.m. 3ossible viola- tion of restraining order, (n- terprise. Oct. 15 12:31 a.m. 911 Wallowa barking dog complaint. 4:34 a.m. 911 domestic call in (nterprise. 6:55 a.m. 3ossible rural (nterprise wolf depredation ± unfounded. 8:10 a.m. Found rural Jo- seph mountain bike. 9:50 a.m. Rural Lostine October 21, 2015 A5 Wallowa County Chieftain 911 for ambulance. 10:45 a.m. Joseph public assist. 11:34 a.m. (3' arrested 'aniel 3aul Sticka, 42, (n- terprise on Community Cor- rections detainer for parole violation, original charge of Violation of court stalking/re- straining order. Transported to Union County Jail. 1:46 p.m. Ambulance dis- patch ± (nterprise. 7:01 p.m. 911 reporting ru- ral Imnaha traf¿c crash. 11:59 p.m. 911 for rural Joseph possible disabled ve- hicle. Oct. 16 6:37 a.m. 911 reporting gunshots heard in (nterprise. 8:39 a.m. Reported con- sumer fraud scam from Jo- seph. 10:07 a.m. (nterprise agency assist requested. 10:19 a.m. (nterprise road hazard reported. 10:55 a.m. (3' arrested Jacob 0ichael (llis, 25, (n- terprise, on Umatilla County Circuit Court SW misdemean- or warrant on original charges of assault IV and harassment. Transported to Union County Jail. 12:50 p.m. (nterprise barking dog complaint. 4:38 p.m. (nterprise theft complaint. 6:00 p.m. 911 reporting Joseph ¿re. JF' responded, controlled burn. Oct. 18 2:15 a.m. Lostine non-emergency 911. 6:51 a.m. 911 for ambu- lance in (nterprise. 12:25 p.m. Two dead deer reported on Hwy 82 near Los- tine. 6:32 p.m. (nterprise theft complaint. 7:12 p.m. Missing hunter reported, rural Imnaha, locat- ed. 7:40 p.m. Rural Wallowa traf¿c complaint. Info to OS3. 8:55 p.m. (nterprise non-emergency 911. 10:03 p.m. (nterprise in- formation call about vehicle. Vehicle departed during call. 10:35 p.m. Horse loose in rural Wallowa. 9:51 p.m. Loose horse re- ported on Whiskey Creek Rd. Oct. 17 7:25 a.m. Report of loose cattle in Minam Canyon. Open range, owner noti¿ed. 12:34 p.m. (nterprise traf- ¿c stop. Citation issued for 'WS violation, driving unin- sured. 1:25 p.m. WCSO arrested John Jerome Tye, 28, (nter- prise for possession of con- trolled substance. Transported to Union County Jail. 2:12 p.m. (nterprise theft complaint. 3:02 p.m. Male yellow lab w/collar reported in Joseph where Main St., Hwy 82 split. 5:07 p.m. (nterprise agen- cy assist. 5:58 p.m. Subject cited at (nterprise traf¿c stop. 6:10 p.m. 911 report of hunters ¿ring from rural (n- terprise roadway. 7:14 p.m. Trevor Nicholas McWaters, 21, Joseph, arrest- ed for probation violation. Transported to Union County Jail. 9:43 p.m. Robert Joseph Jennings, 51, arrested by 3ortland police on probation violation warrant. Jennnings posted bail, was given court date and time. 10:57 p.m. 911 call report- ing (nterprise vandalism. Circuit Court Scott Lee Fouste, 53, Im- naha, pleaded guilty to assault IV constituting domestic vio- lence, menacing constituting domestic violence, unlawful uses of weapon against an- other, ¿ned 1060, 36 months supervised probation, 40 days work crew. 'alton 'aniel Mckay, 21, pleaded guilty to furnishing alcohol to an intoxicated per- son. Sentenced to 12 mos. bench probation, ¿ned 500. Steve Tool/Chieftain You can see the fire juxtaposed against the night sky to the left in this photo of the Grizzly Bear Complex Fire taken from behind the Shiloh Lodge Café on Aug. 20. Grizzly ¿re still burning The U.S. Forest Service has lifted closure areas as of Oct. 16, associated with the 82,659- acre Grizzly Bear Complex Fire, burning on the Umatilla National Forest. Road closures have been implemented in place of the area closure on the south side of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness to keep vehicles from entering an area that re- mains hazardous with many ¿re-weakened trees. The Grizzly Bear Complex, which burned across a large swath of the wilderness, be- gan in August and continues to burn actively in pockets in the steep, rugged terrain. The clo- sure order encompassing most of the wilderness area and a number of roads to the north and south had been in place for nearly two months as 'istrict Rangers from the 3omeroy and Walla Walla Ranger 'istricts have needed to balance access to the area with the level of ¿re activity and risk to the public. While the primary road that crosses south of the Wen- aha-Tucannon Wilderness, Forest Service Road 62, will re- main open, ¿ve other roads be- tween the 62 road and the wil- BE EKE E PING G AT H E R IN G L e a r n a bo u t t h e b e e ke e p ing i n Wa ll o wa C o u nt y w i t h t he e x pe r ts. 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