The wolf lethal take permit for Bear Valley rancher Alec Oliver, after he suffered two livestock depredations in late October and early November eight days apart from each other, has been extended by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for another month.
Oliver will continue to be permitted for a lethal take on one wolf east of Highway 395 within his private land pastures until Jan. 31. His permit had been set to expire on Dec. 31.
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SENECA — After two confirmed wolf depredations, eight days apart on his property in recent weeks, Bear Valley cattle rancher Alec Oliver has been awarded the first wolf lethal take permit in the history of Grant County.
Two adult female cows, at four and five years of age, had their rear udders ripped apart on the Oliver Ranch in late October and early November, according to Oliver. One of them was hamstrung, he said.
Oliver’s two confirmed depredations come just weeks prior to the seventh confirmed depredation in Grant County this year, investigated by ODFW on Thursday, Nov. 16, and attributed to a collared disperser wolf called OR131. An injured 9-month-old calf was attacked at Warm Springs Creek, near the Crook County line, according to a report.
SENECA — Since a car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down nine years ago, a strict exercise and physical therapy routine keeps fifth-generation Seneca rancher Alec Oliver in
SENECA — Since a car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down nine years ago, a strict exercise and physical therapy routine keeps fifth-generation Seneca rancher Alec Oliver in