Transcript IDFG_Wolf_Elk_Presentationx - Clearwater Basin Collaborative

Clearwater Region Elk
Clearwater Elk Harvest
4,000
30%
Cows
3,500
25%
Bulls
3,000
972
% Success
820
20%
656
2,500
524
2,000
484
374
460
1,500
440
229
1,807
1,778
1,657
1,549
353
2,256
2,340
15%
2,121
340
1,905
1,876
1,664
1,575
10%
1,000
5%
500
0
0%
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Clearwater Region Elk Harvest by Zone, 2008
800
Depredation Hunt Harvest
700
Controlled Hunt Harvest
600
General Season Harvest
500
400
300
200
100
0
Palouse
Dworshak
Hells Canyon
Elk City
Selway
Lolo
2009 CLEARWATER REGION
ELK STATUS
RELATIVE TO PLAN OBJECTIVES
ZONE
COWS
BULLS
ADULT BULLS
PALOUSE
ABOVE
ABOVE
ABOVE
HELLS CANYON
ABOVE
ABOVE
ABOVE
ELK CITY
MEETS
MEETS
MEETS
DWORSHAK
MEETS
BELOW
BELOW
SELWAY
BELOW
BELOW
BELOW
LOLO
BELOW
BELOW
BELOW
Palouse Zone Population
(Units 8, 8A, 11A)
2500
2153
2000
1814
1500
Cow Objective
Cows
Bulls
1000
500
411
Bull Objective
148
0
Hells Canyon Zone Population
(Units 11, 13, 18)
4000
3642
3500
3000
2500
2159
2000
Cows
Cow Objective
Bulls
1654
1500
1000
973
865
658
500
299
0
358
Bull Objective
Elk City Zone Population
(Units 14, 15, 16)
5000
4500
4264
4000
Cow Objective
3500
3436
3243
3000
2780
2500
Cows
2277
Bulls
2000
1500
1000
Bull Objective
664
863
569
500
435
368
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
0
Dworshak Zone Population
(Unit 10A)
4500
4000
3768
Cow Objective
3615
3500
3355
3000
3058
3236
3045
2500
2215
Cows
2000
Bulls
1500
1000
Bull Objective
500
377
503
411
385
218
0
477
339
Selway Zone Population
(Units 16A, 17, 19, 20)
7000
6000
Cow Objective
5821
5345
5000
5024
4998
4000
3381
Bulls
3000
2000
Bull Objective
1000
0
Cows
1190
1179
1245
827
934
Lolo Zone Population
(Units 10, 12)
12000
10000
10113
9898
8200
8000
Cow Objective
6529
6000
Cows
Bulls
4000
3254
3113
2000
2265
1301
Bull Objective
1553
1358
743
0
841
979
594
Unit 10 Cows and Calves
Unit 10 Bulls and Adult Bulls
9000
1600
8000
1400
7000
1200
6000
1000
5000
4000
3000
Cows
800
Bulls
Calves
600
Adult Bulls
2000
400
1000
200
0
0
1989
1992
1994
1998
2003
2006
2010
1989 1992 1994 1998 2003 2006 2010
Unit 12 Cows and Calves
Unit 12 Bulls and Adult Bulls
3500
1200
3000
1000
2500
800
2000
2010
2006
0
2002
0
1997
200
1995
500
1994
Adult Bulls
1992
400
1989
Calves
1988
Bulls
1987
600
1986
1000
Cows
1985
1500
Lolo Zone Harvest
Unit 10 Harvest
1993-2008
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
10 Cows
10 Bulls
Unit 12 Harvest
1993-2008
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
12 Cows
12 Bulls
Elk Season Changes for 2010
Palouse Zone—Units 8, 8A, 11A
Add 3 days of cow elk hunting on private land to the B-tag hunt,
Oct 15 – Oct 17
Add Unit 11A to the January 8X controlled cow hunt & modify its
boundary to mirror “greenfield” hunt area
Dworshak Zone—Unit 10A
Add a controlled hunt for cow elk in Hunt Area 10A-1, Aug 1 – Sept 15
Elk City Zone—Unit 16
Add a controlled hunt for cow elk in Unit 16, Dec 10 – Dec 31
Lolo Zone—Units 10, 12
Establish an A-tag quota of 404 (-7%)
Reduce the B-tag Quota to 1,088 (-14%)
Ungulate Ecology
Study
Lolo Zone Elk Population
18000
16000
Record-setting winter
Number of elk
14000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
Wolves arrive
in Idaho
Lolo Zone Cow Elk Survival
100
80
60
40
20
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Lolo Zone Cow Elk Survival
100
Expected Adult Survival
80
60
40
20
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Causes of Cow Elk Deaths
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Hunting
Accidents/
Malnutrition
Wolf
Cougar
Dec–Jun Calf Elk Survival
100
80
60
40
20
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Dec–Jun Calf Elk Survival
100
Expected Dec-Jun Survival
80
60
40
20
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Causes of Calf Elk Deaths
70
60
Percent
50
40
30
20
10
0
Hunting
Accidents/
Malnutrition
Wolf
Cougar
Lolo Zone Elk Population
Cow Survival = 75% - 79%
Dec-June Calf Survival = 73% (9%)
Calf Recruitment < 15 Calves:100 Cows
Cow Population Growth = - 13% to -15%/year
Wolf Status
Number of Wolves in Idaho
900
800
Number of wolves
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Delisting criterion
Breeding Pairs of Wolves in Idaho
60
Breeding pairs
50
40
30
Delisting criterion
20
10
0
Clearwater Region 2009 Wolf Population
Summary
PalouseHells
Canyon
DworshakElk City
Selway
Lolo
Region
Total
# Packs
1
12
7
8
28
# Breeding
Pairs
1
7
UNKNOWN
4
12
1
5
0
0
6
10
36
6
21
73
3
26
UNKNOWN
15
44
# Depredations
Min # Wolves
Min # Pups
Clearwater Region Wolf Zones and
Current Harvest
Wolf Zone
Harvest Limit
Number
Harvested
Limit
Remaining
Status
Palouse-Hells
Canyon
5
5
0
CLOSED
18 Dec 09
Dworshak-Elk
City
18
18
0
CLOSED
16 Nov 09
Selway
17
11
6
Open
Sept 15 –
Mar 31
Lolo
27
13
14
Open
Sept 1 –
Mar 31
TOTALS
67
47
20
Season Dates
Oct 1 –
Mar 31
Oct 1 –
Mar 31
Wolf Management
• A lawsuit to relist wolves is being reviewed in
Federal Court in Missoula. The decision whether to
place wolves back on the Endangered Species List or
to allow hunting seasons to continue for 2010-2011
may not be made until late spring .
• Wolf hunting seasons and quotas will be addressed
by the IDFG Commission at their August meeting.