LA GRANDE In order to identify the person or people they suspect killed the alpha male wolf from the Frazier Mountain pack in southern Union County, Oregon State Police are requesting the public’s assistance.
According to a press release, OSP Fish and Wildlife troopers discovered a wolf tracking collar on Catherine Creek Lake on January 29, approximately 11 miles southeast of Union.
The alpha (breeding) male wolf of the Frazier Mountain pack had the collar fastened to him.
A wolf carcass was not discovered by the police.
They think the collar was taken off after the wolf was killed, most likely in January.
Call the Turn In Poachers (TIP) hotline at 1-800-452-7888 or *OSP (*677) on a cell phone if you have any information. The case number SP25-032551 should be referred to by tipsters.
Anyone with knowledge can stay anonymous. A TIP reward of money or preference points will be given if the information results in a ticket or an arrest.
In the last month or so, four wolves from the pack had been killed by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife or its agents. According to Lauren Mulligan, administrator for ODFW’s information and education section, the agency has approved the slaughter of all the wolves from the pack, which has attacked and killed cattle multiple times in the last year.
In an email to the Baker City Herald on January 15, Mulligan stated that despite repeated aerial hazing and continuous conflict prevention tactics, the Frazier Mountain pack had persisted in preying on livestock.
In late December, wolves on a 1,800-acre private land pasture close to Catherine Creek killed one adult cow and injured another, the most recent confirmed attack by Frazier Mountain wolves.
According to the findings of the Jan. 7 ODFW investigation, the cows were murdered seven to ten days prior.
According to ODFW, two adult cows were hurt by pack wolves on private property behind Thief Valley Reservoir on Dec. 7.
On private acreage near Beagle Creek, Frazier Mountain wolves killed an eight-month-old calf around November 18. On a public grazing allotment near the Powder River, wolves attacked livestock on October 6 and 9, killing an older cow and an eight-month-old calf in separate assaults.
According to ODFW’s yearly survey, the pack, which has also made its way into Baker County, had at least six wolves as of the beginning of 2024.
Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, 2025. Check out Baker City Herald.com. Tribune Content Agency, LLC is the distributor.
