Clearwater Region Elk

Clearwater Elk Harvest

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20080

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

1,778

1,549

1,807 1,657 1,664

1,876

2,256 2,121

1,905

2,340

1,575

484

460 374

440

229

353

820

656

524

972

340

Cows

Bulls

% Success

Clearwater Region Elk Harvest by Zone, 2008

Palouse Dworshak Hells Canyon

Elk City Selway Lolo0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Depredation Hunt Harvest

Controlled Hunt Harvest

General Season Harvest

2009 CLEARWATER REGIONELK 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)

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

1814

2153

148

411

CowsBulls

Cow Objective

Bull Objective

Hells Canyon Zone Population (Units 11, 13, 18)

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

865

1654

2159

3642

299 358

658

973

CowsBulls Cow Objective

Bull Objective

Elk City Zone Population (Units 14, 15, 16)

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

5000

2780

2277

34363243

4264

664

368569

435

863

CowsBulls

Cow Objective

Bull Objective

Dworshak Zone Population (Unit 10A)

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

3058

37683615

2215

3355

3045

3236

377503

411

218385 339

477

CowsBulls

Cow Objective

Bull Objective

Selway Zone Population(Units 16A, 17, 19, 20)

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

5024

5345

5821

4998

3381

1190 1179 1245

827 934

CowsBulls

Cow Objective

Bull Objective

Lolo Zone Population (Units 10, 12)

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

10113

8200

9898

6529

31133254

1358

2265

13011553

743 841 979594

CowsBulls

Cow Objective

Bull Objective

1989 1992 1994 1998 2003 2006 20100

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

Unit 10 Cows and Calves

CowsCalves

1989 1992 1994 1998 2003 2006 20100

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

Unit 10 Bulls and Adult Bulls

BullsAdult Bulls

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1992

1994

1995

1997

2002

2006

2010

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

Unit 12 Cows and Calves

CowsCalves

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1992

1994

1995

1997

2002

2006

2010

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Unit 12 Bulls and Adult Bulls

BullsAdult Bulls

Lolo Zone Harvest

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Unit 10 Harvest1993-2008

10 Cows10 Bulls

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

0 50

100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

Unit 12 Harvest1993-2008

12 Cows12 Bulls

Palouse Zone—Units 8, 8A, 11AAdd 3 days of cow elk hunting on private land to the B-tag hunt, Oct 15 – Oct 17Add Unit 11A to the January 8X controlled cow hunt & modify its

boundary to mirror “greenfield” hunt area

Dworshak Zone—Unit 10AAdd a controlled hunt for cow elk in Hunt Area 10A-1, Aug 1 – Sept

15

Elk City Zone—Unit 16Add a controlled hunt for cow elk in Unit 16, Dec 10 – Dec 31

Lolo Zone—Units 10, 12Establish an A-tag quota of 404 (-7%)Reduce the B-tag Quota to 1,088 (-14%)

Elk Season Changes for 2010

Ungulate Ecology Study

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

Nu

mb

er

of

elk

Wolves arrive in Idaho

Record-setting winter

Lolo Zone Elk Population

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

20

40

60

80

100

Lolo Zone Cow Elk Survival

Lolo Zone Cow Elk Survival

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

20

40

60

80

100

Expected Adult Survival

Hunting Wolf Cougar0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Accidents/Malnutrition

Causes of Cow Elk Deaths

Dec–Jun Calf Elk Survival

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

20

40

60

80

100

Dec–Jun Calf Elk Survival

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

20

40

60

80

100Expected Dec-Jun Survival

Hunting Wolf Cougar0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Per

cen

t

Accidents/Malnutrition

Causes of Calf Elk Deaths

Cow Survival = 75% - 79%Dec-June Calf Survival = 73% (9%)

Calf Recruitment < 15 Calves:100 Cows

Cow Population Growth = - 13% to -15%/year

Lolo Zone Elk Population

Wolf Status

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900 Number of Wolves in Idaho

Nu

mb

er

of

wolv

es

Delisting criterion

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

0

10

20

30

40

50

60Breeding Pairs of Wolves in

IdahoB

reed

ing

pair

s

Delisting criterion

Palouse- Hells

Canyon

Dworshak-

Elk City Selway LoloRegion Total

# Packs 1 12 7 8 28

# Breeding Pairs

1 7 UNKNOWN 4 12

# Depredatio

ns1 5 0 0 6

Min # Wolves

10 36 6 21 73

Min # Pups3 26 UNKNOWN 15 44

Clearwater Region 2009 Wolf Population Summary

Wolf Zone Harvest Limit Number Harvested

Limit Remaining Status Season Dates

Palouse-Hells Canyon 5 5 0 CLOSED

18 Dec 09 Oct 1 – Mar 31

Dworshak-Elk City 18 18 0 CLOSED

16 Nov 09 Oct 1 – Mar 31

Selway 17 11 6 Open Sept 15 – Mar 31

Lolo 27 13 14 Open Sept 1 – Mar 31

TOTALS 67 47 20

Clearwater Region Wolf Zones and Current Harvest

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.