What makes Lava Lake a predator-friendly operation?
Lava Lake Ranch is situated at the edge of one of the largest roadless areas in the Lower 48 States; as a result, our region has abundant wildlife. Large herds of elk and pronghorn, and predators such as coyote, bear, mountain lion and wolves inhabit the Ranch. Our approach to predator control is to avoid interactions by proactively discouraging them. For instance, whenever possible we move our sheep out of areas where wolves are active. When that isn’t feasible, we set up temporary electric corrals which are strung with bright colored flags that wolves tend to avoid. We add extra guard dogs and use loud “cracker shells” to deter predators when they approach.
