Wolfs!

[EXCESSIVE FORCE]

Usually see at least one per year. There was one night it was snowing hard a couple years ago and i almost ran over one on a bridge west of Iron River,MI.We saw a coyote cross the trail north of Sidnaw last winter. Many tracks by the cabin door.......

 

[Pizza Man]

I was leading a group to Post Lake in Wisconsin 3 years ago, when a wolf or coyote came out of the woods. It ran in front of me for about 20 feet, then turned into the woods.
Never really had a chance to be scared as it happened so fast.

 

[Rupp Collector]

In 30 some thousand sled miles in the UP over the last 10 years I've seen only three. Every fall we do a sidexside color tour through the central UP. In years past we have seen lots of deer and numerous wolf tracks, but this year in over 280 miles we didn't see a single deer or wolf track?

 

[m8man]

no worries life is good.

Bush dogs........old yooper term for coyotes......at least that's what i remember some old timers calling them

 

[buddah2]

The thing a lot of you guys might not be aware of male wolves, especially the alpha male in a pack, will kill simply for the sake of killing.......whether it's being territorial or whatever.......one of the guys, a friend, that lost 2 beagles to them was less than 50 yds behind the dogs simply out "running them" getting ready for rabbit season.......the wolves tore 2 of them completely apart and disappeared before my friend could even react......if you'd see those pictures you'd be willing to ignore the DNR and shoot every one of those bastards you run across..........YMMV

 

[eagle1]

Just today, Wolves back on the endangered list.


http://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal...ecision-to-delist-great-lakes-wolf-popuation/

 

[snobuilder]

Just today, Wolves back on the endangered list.


http://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal...ecision-to-delist-great-lakes-wolf-popuation/

sheesh,....the power of this site's chit chat is amazing.

 

[frnash]

I think frnash will be making a visit to this thread very soon. …

Frank...Have at it!

Yep must be sleeping. …

Nope, not sleeping.
You expect me to get on y'all about Wolfs [sic] … er… Wolfses (?) er… Wolfies? er… Wolves? Ahaa, there I got it! Nawww, that's too easy.

However, I do have a wolf tail, er… tale, that is:
Not so many years ago, maybe 4 or 5 years, someone had their flock (or to use a more appropriate word for a group of peacock: an ostentation) of peacocks done in by one or more wolves about 3.25 miles NNE of Bruce Crossing.

 

[Woodtic]

All this wolf and gun talk is scaring me. The UP sounds sounds like a wild scary place to be. I'm going to stay in Chicago ,where it is safe to walk the streets.

 

[dothedoo]

Just today, Wolves back on the endangered list.


http://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal...ecision-to-delist-great-lakes-wolf-popuation/

From the stories I've heard from coyote and deer hunters, wolves are always on the endangered list. wink, wink.

 

[POLARISDAN]

absolutely ridiculous..a federal judge getting in the way of states rights again..these wolves left unhunted will multiply until there is nothing left..the hunt was timed just right to knock some of these bad boys down..unbelievable..similar to our stupid lottery for turkeys..cant just get a tag..there is so freaking many they peck the side of the roads like crows now..just lousy managment

 

[snoluver1]

Nope, not sleeping.
You expect me to get on y'all about Wolfs [sic] … er… Wolfses (?) er… Wolfies? er… Wolves? Ahaa, there I got it! Nawww, that's to easy.

You sure it's not wolf's?

 

[G]

From the stories I've heard from coyote and deer hunters, wolves are always on the endangered list. wink, wink.

You got it. Also sheep farmers and ranchers. A pack of wolves can do an extraordinary amount of damage in a very short time. They are smart and they are efficient. It does not matter if they are protected or not - they will adapt and survive because they are smarter than just about any creature in the wild. Also smarter than most lawmakers.

 

[snobuilder]

too many wolves will cut the heards of calves into halves but they've been put on the list because some feel we half too protect are wild aminals.

 

[2TrakR]

Also smarter than most lawmakers.

That's not being fair to the wolf, there are rocks I've met that could be described the same way.

 

[buddah2]

Just today, Wolves back on the endangered list.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal...ecision-to-delist-great-lakes-wolf-popuation/

This is just the kind of carp (sp intentional) that really "gets my motor running"........some pompous stuffed shirt in New York City or wherever filing suit on behalf of an animal he's never seen in person, and then some liberal life-time appointee taking his side. How's this for a plan: we trap a couple thousand gray wolves, train them that lawyers taste like young venison, and then turn them loose in Washington D.C. ? Works for me........

 

[jan_fisher]

the best thing to do is to pull off one of there tags and put it on the tailpipe of a southbound car..........
you also never hear of the best violator around

 

[xcr440]

I could tell 50 wolf stories between the Winter and Clam Lake area of Sawyer and Ashland counties in WI. (I'm sure I've told a few here over the years) From deer, dogs, and livestock being mauled, to coming upon them snowmobile trails, forest roads, and across lakes. Most of the locals drive around with NO WOLVES stickers on the back of their trucks, as most of them have lost some sort of pet or animal. And now after just a couple years of legal hunting to help control the population that was exploding without management, the tree huggers have gotten to the law makers to shut it down. They've put pretty little TV commercials on the boob tube showing these vicious animals as nice friendly pet like animals, which they are FAR FAR from. I sure wish there could be a responsive ad run showing just what they do when they get a hold of another animal. I'm all for not losing a species, but if not managed, it could become a serious problem. Some may say it already is.

 

[buddah2]

........They've put pretty little TV commercials on the boob tube showing these vicious animals as nice friendly pet like animals, which they are FAR FAR from. I sure wish there could be a responsive ad run showing just what they do when they get a hold of another animal.

That's what I mentioned earlier about the pal that lost 2 of his better hunting beagles.......the wolf (or more likely wolves) ripped them completely apart in the matter of a few seconds.......however long it took him to run less than 50 yds down a 2 track..........

........ I'm all for not losing a species,

I could agree with you but in this particular case I'm willing to make an exception......there's plenty of territory way further west for them to exist in.......the farmers/ranchers/trappers of a century ago had the right idea........

 

[durphee]

As a environmental biologist, not a wolf specialist, I would say that all species need to be managed to keep the ecosystem in balance. Many times, not all the time, politics gets to run how species are managed, not the DNR or other managing agency. Wolf's are a very smart and adaptable species that are as opportunistic hunters as any species out there. They have adapted to hang around bear baits and know that other species will come and eat, which makes easy meals for the wolves, including hunting dogs. Personally, wolves are good for the environment but must be managed to a much higher degree than almost any other species. I prefer managing them through hunting tags/regulations. I don't carry a weapon when I am up north BUT it has crossed my mind several times just knowing the power and speed of wolves.