A young male wolf was killed by Federal Wildlife Services on October 23 in a control action west of Brown’s Meadow. According to FWP Wolf Management Specialist Kent Laudon, the wolf was a member of the Hog Heaven Pack that ranges west and southwest of Kalispell. The wolf was removed after the Hog Heaven Pack killed two domestic calves in the Brown’s Meadow area about 15 airline miles southwest of Kalispell. Laudon said that control actions like this one are taken to reduce the likelihood of further depredations. FWP’s federally approved wolf management program aims to conserve and actively manage a recovered wolf population in a manner similar to the way Montana manages lions and black bears. FWP is the lead agency for wolf conservation and management in Montana. USDA Wildlife Services is a cooperating federal agency that investigates injured and dead livestock to determine the cause and carries out the field response at the direction of FWP. Both agencies work to help reduce depredation risks and address wolf-related conflicts.
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