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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.
Jan Lohman,
Vazza Farms, Hermiston, OR
Past President, Oregon State Beekeepers Association
Oregon Master Beekeeper
derness will remain closed until
further notice. These roads are:
6206, 6208, 6200090, 6214 and
6217. Bicycle, horse and foot
travel will be permitted on these
roads. The reasoning for this is
there are many ¿re-weakened
trees along these roads that
could fall at any time and
place stationary vehicles in
harm’s way.
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