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Surplus Killing of Cows by 2 Mexican Wolves Documented in SE Arizona

Tammy Smith:

WOLVES KILL 7 COWS ON 1 RANCH IN SE AZ!
On 2-5-25 seven (7) cows were found dead in the Tex Canyon/Bruno area after 2 wolves were recently released. The attached videos document evidence of 5 kills all within 150 yards of each other. The other 2 dead cows were found near a dirt tank and half way up the canyon where the large kill site was found by Steven Smith,Hagen and GradyClemson. The kills were obviously staggered by evidence of the carcasses. Official tracking of the Collared Mexican Wolf places the wolves in this area. Today the entire area is covered in wolf tracks. Wolf investigators were sent in to examine the grave yard of cows. 1 cow will be “recommended as a positive wolf kill” but the other 6 head apparently didn’t display enough evidence to identify the same. Final determination will be made by a review board in the days to come. FYI: We know of other cases where wolves have stressed a mature cow, got her down and left her there to die without killing her. Most of the time they don’t even bother to eat her. We believe that this might have been the case of a couple of these cows judging by the way they were laying etc. Stay vigilant out there and remember that documentation and prayer are your best weapons to fight against this evil agenda to destroy the rancher, his family, and his livelihood! Stand respectfully bold and strong…be counted…and persevere!
“President Trump…You can stop this weaponization against agriculture with the stroke of your pen! Say no to the releasing of wolves in the USA…Round them up…and send them back to their country of origin! Sound familiar? Let’s talk!” Tammy Sue Smith representing 8 generations of cattle ranching in SE AZ

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4-H horse killed by wolf pack at historic family ranch.

Editors note: This particular ranch is over saturated with wolves, and the new management scheme of letting them subsist off our livestock with zero management lets them get by and not migrate with the elk. Instead they kill everything else plus all the elk babies. There are too many in this area, the plan was to have a self sustaining wolf population in Az and NM and northern Mexico, instead allowing them to subsist off cattle and horses, and small family ranchers, they have artificially created a predator sink in certain spots. This is one of those spots. Then when the rancher has enough and kills one he is targeted and his grazing rights revoked. They are creating this deliberately. Its not about self sustaining wolf packs in the SW. in a natural setting.

24 hours after Taylor learned her horse was dead! Taylor is standing here with tears rolling down her face as she looks through the bag that contains Pickles tail hair, horseshoes, and the horseshoe nails! That’s all this little girl can do is cry!
We are prisoners to these damm wolves. My kids are worried to hear what the wolves will kill next. We have 7 wolves literally 400 yds from our house at the ranch. This horse was killed 400 yds from our doorstep!!! How in the hell is this right???
This mamas heart is breaking right now! All the tears that have been shed, and the threat these wolves do is TOTALLY WRONG!!!
Last I knew we live in AMERICA!!!

CONFIRMED WOLF DEPREDATION

Here’s some pictures of Taylor’s mare “PICKLES”. This little mare was only 6 years old. She died a horrible death. Her entire throat was hemorrhaged from multiple wolf bites. Her entire back legs were covered with bite marks. She was spree killed not eaten.
No animal should have to endure this. No parent should have to watch their kid start screaming as I choked up out of my mouth that her horse is dead and wolves killed it.

I am pissed off that liberal people can put natural born apex predators on our landscape right next to our homes and schools😡
We had just seen this mare 12 hours earlier in the evening and she was just fine. To watch your daughter scream and cry after hearing that her horse died was one of the toughest things as a mother I have had to endure. To anyone who thinks that we need wolves in and around our residences, and in our towns you are pathetic. For USFW to allow these wolves to free run not even a mile from our public schools??? This is wrong!!! Wolves aren’t the pretty little furry cartoons you think they are! They don’t belong in town and around our horses and livestock!!!

UofA wolf impacts Survey

The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension and the Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association are conducting a survey to assess the economic impact of Mexican wolves on cattle ranching in Arizona and New Mexico. It targets ranchers in areas where wolves are present, aiming to understand both the direct effects on those impacted and the concerns of those who might be affected in the future. However, even if your ranch doesn’t have wolf presence, you’re still encouraged to participate in the survey. LETS HELP TO SUPPORT! SURVEY BELOW:

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Wisconsin Self Defence

Wolves attack young hunters

I am turning off commenting as the moron meter is about to explode.

It is disgusting that I have to put this statement out there. My goal with this post is not to infuriate but to educate the public on a potential threat to their safety. It IS NOT a political statement. My statements are based on an extensive science background and experience in the outdoors over 330 days a year.

I witnessed an encounter with a pack of wolves where another hunter had to shoot a charging wolf to protect his young cousins. While duck hunting early Saturday morning with my sons, a single wolf snuck up behind us and wandered out on the exposed river bed. I think the wolves are struggling to find food after a mild winter. Wolves can’t prey on deer during the winter with little snow effectively. They have resorted to trying to catch ducks and geese feeding on the smartweed and grass growing on the exposed river bed. This may be why the following encounter occurred.

About the time we saw the wolf on the river bed, a group of young hunters was surrounded by wolves 300 yards east of us. 5 wolves surrounded the 19 year old and his 8 and 12 year old family members. One wolf was 10 feet behind their blind and the other was 15 feet down the shoreline. The pack was barking and growling at the young hunters despite the older hunter yelling at them. When the wolf on the shoreline lunged at them he shot it in the face. The wolf jumped around for awhile and put its face in the water. When it died , the other wolf grabbed it by the neck and tried to drag it away. The young man was still shaking 3 hours afterward when he told us the details.

I think this brazen behavior has been brought on by poor feeding conditions for the wolves. There are an unprecedented number of livestock and dog depredations this year and this has to be a contributing factor. I am pretty sure there are 4 overlapping packs in this area. I have attached a map of the area east of the Rainbow and north of Dam lake that has the aggressive pack or packs. Wolf sign is abundant here.

Yes, the young hunter contacted the DNR to report the incident. We hunted the area this morning and it appears that the dead wolf was dragged into the woods.

What is coexisting? not complaining when protected wolves kill your calves and foals. Or one of these other definitions?

to exist together in the same place or at the same time, especially in a peaceful way

The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases.

Hmm thats a well behaved wolf there next to that stylish cowboy.

The delusions of wolf lovers.

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