tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75764876447069165002024-02-23T12:00:26.217-08:00Red Wolf AwarenessMatt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-50426254392313498982024-02-22T15:06:00.000-08:002024-02-22T15:07:19.235-08:00#38 - Wolf Activity in Durham County - North Carolina.<p> Red wolf scat (found in North Carolina) is abundant - do to the government program that is releasing them to this day... I don't agree with the release of a 120lb killer but it sure makes walks in the forest more interesting. Especially in January and February when food for the wolves is at it's scarcest. In late January 2024 - they could be heard howling at 3:00AM about one to two blocks away in our wildlife preserve. <br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeMwFJi7pmvY8s-5cb-19cRV_x0MbVfBLErxfwUk8rd6Vd1U_uAsNWVawiiuYNI6j3K5xsCeLzAoRvQzVvrSvV6fiEAkmkl1alhDiz_5IPmaCOpcwf-4Apo9iWy7zQVPlWJdt1v9KP8ZXtvh1OR7m5hOYeUBF0mr44E73YrfLtthtCfqwYrtAjSIqUvI/s640/IMG_2722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeMwFJi7pmvY8s-5cb-19cRV_x0MbVfBLErxfwUk8rd6Vd1U_uAsNWVawiiuYNI6j3K5xsCeLzAoRvQzVvrSvV6fiEAkmkl1alhDiz_5IPmaCOpcwf-4Apo9iWy7zQVPlWJdt1v9KP8ZXtvh1OR7m5hOYeUBF0mr44E73YrfLtthtCfqwYrtAjSIqUvI/s320/IMG_2722.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coyote Scat - not the rabbit fir and smaller diameter<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8LjaQvjY9IL9gg2IyuGqJMah9pewaUQUAC9Aap2_Z9b6m_r76Q9YXEsY_Q55uej3MsQ605fjmE5oz9s_B36T0uzaVv1IuvgwZApIyJ3qPJtmyQzY0AgO1KfxeocY3tWsuZeAFfMS3g8etty0mGiE3qb-ne7-tS0h3Kj5OAhSuK226fR_Ww2y-_m6Utk/s640/IMG_2723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8LjaQvjY9IL9gg2IyuGqJMah9pewaUQUAC9Aap2_Z9b6m_r76Q9YXEsY_Q55uej3MsQ605fjmE5oz9s_B36T0uzaVv1IuvgwZApIyJ3qPJtmyQzY0AgO1KfxeocY3tWsuZeAFfMS3g8etty0mGiE3qb-ne7-tS0h3Kj5OAhSuK226fR_Ww2y-_m6Utk/s320/IMG_2723.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Wolf Scat - mostly white tailed deer hair.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFhkqQsJeUPetPb_Lz3dvZPrk4If2KzAqrLeUJKn7CWmm2CGZVKcs_mUxGUA7QwDmaTV-k_jJcZk3WqGdmJBtQrgWkM6D93SljZTSwyWRAdVIJyZB3Vb9FwNQa1KzX8fDJMsxitQ1Zr3E4_1NX3OPkrvOogdkXTk6QM-8DO5cKSKG-SKRQbWEWS-OqXw/s640/IMG_2728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFhkqQsJeUPetPb_Lz3dvZPrk4If2KzAqrLeUJKn7CWmm2CGZVKcs_mUxGUA7QwDmaTV-k_jJcZk3WqGdmJBtQrgWkM6D93SljZTSwyWRAdVIJyZB3Vb9FwNQa1KzX8fDJMsxitQ1Zr3E4_1NX3OPkrvOogdkXTk6QM-8DO5cKSKG-SKRQbWEWS-OqXw/s320/IMG_2728.jpg" width="240" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coyote with bird feathers <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrrBXR6ndGmsTi8aXFzaG_9JkPdn7HaTMWcFhBaGx55_bNWNICAs1ubNu2NKi_UXTEdwudwac6a8nGmipqUnvic1OyhGFUNVdS-p6k14egmNfTyLdB50SD_oaQTlWloXrAGZy1xc66-vZ3goB9v6ed586nZlovxDfercVWJsa137jK7CqzU95QNcSvJU/s640/IMG_2730.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="295" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrrBXR6ndGmsTi8aXFzaG_9JkPdn7HaTMWcFhBaGx55_bNWNICAs1ubNu2NKi_UXTEdwudwac6a8nGmipqUnvic1OyhGFUNVdS-p6k14egmNfTyLdB50SD_oaQTlWloXrAGZy1xc66-vZ3goB9v6ed586nZlovxDfercVWJsa137jK7CqzU95QNcSvJU/s320/IMG_2730.PNG" width="148" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Wold scat (deer hair)<br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonHVnyV671SacJ0MZT7Y1NoCNSws5OWJb0RG0gqC7qtt3ZqhtQQUoein0xHvea8b7xNQ_vWvjn6AR6R1fUHkh4jIQOaulUHj0iO0Fq_zWE-c42B6ZcZZPxia2DfwHuDH3yTgprnqZ3XncaoTCFCjnJ-IZxMu8ytbGxob82a0QL4enXyELRoSmcxlCt8M/s640/IMG_2731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonHVnyV671SacJ0MZT7Y1NoCNSws5OWJb0RG0gqC7qtt3ZqhtQQUoein0xHvea8b7xNQ_vWvjn6AR6R1fUHkh4jIQOaulUHj0iO0Fq_zWE-c42B6ZcZZPxia2DfwHuDH3yTgprnqZ3XncaoTCFCjnJ-IZxMu8ytbGxob82a0QL4enXyELRoSmcxlCt8M/s320/IMG_2731.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large wolf - to big to be Coyote<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQSJ4xv3ysFmAKWdqkWuzBmL7usawpUJMm3af82HQBL6W2UGSarqN8D0fy1zYLotpP61BQM8p6PfY7uAvdRnPFHb4HTggyMmNP3nP7ZzQgpbQienwwa7mPN7TtxMPD0e-Er20bHtEv1aCm9EGhA43Oxn7B32Zng0qer_xEee85coOtrgpa6VrASJkxDE/s640/IMG_2732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQSJ4xv3ysFmAKWdqkWuzBmL7usawpUJMm3af82HQBL6W2UGSarqN8D0fy1zYLotpP61BQM8p6PfY7uAvdRnPFHb4HTggyMmNP3nP7ZzQgpbQienwwa7mPN7TtxMPD0e-Er20bHtEv1aCm9EGhA43Oxn7B32Zng0qer_xEee85coOtrgpa6VrASJkxDE/s320/IMG_2732.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wolf Scat - with Deer Hair<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbfFSWhV_l3txcvTKhMVw609_RooqvjYGso1k3ZSKVUUGwBpitmLEEOVBeoRDQhUVHp20vAmfnQqSdiETenxIehLZ_nqfkS51N3Sgc71G996G_hD-AvbwynTsg1i9NvvO3KlELJS7P5Acqc8pN5uN-tEiRAdMYBGjgKCsP7jy_X5txPcfHteGDEKVwvU/s640/IMG_2733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbfFSWhV_l3txcvTKhMVw609_RooqvjYGso1k3ZSKVUUGwBpitmLEEOVBeoRDQhUVHp20vAmfnQqSdiETenxIehLZ_nqfkS51N3Sgc71G996G_hD-AvbwynTsg1i9NvvO3KlELJS7P5Acqc8pN5uN-tEiRAdMYBGjgKCsP7jy_X5txPcfHteGDEKVwvU/s320/IMG_2733.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dog scat - much more granular with dog hair in it.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /></p>Matt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-46248377665445424292023-02-25T11:58:00.002-08:002023-02-25T12:01:31.246-08:00#37 Telling Wolf Scat from Coyote<p> Things to know about large canine predators - they leave their scat/poop in the middle of the path as a marker of their territory. Wolf scat is black with from the blood and meat of deer - here is how you can tell you have wolves in your back yard forest. Wolf scat is filled with deer hair as you see in both the fresh scat and the aged below:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93UUB-MfseE1yQ7B-6n8UJVJ6GPsOvLeE8ahFRetJqoyB3EpjPdc0IGzHGnW1KVmJXpV97h9-i4bhY1R2AvnJep-IOjs-2zpcxnHqwQM5dDqstfg-fXr0F3StV-fGEhNrrlz76wLk7mYFD-3iHkrPnoy18J1uVGXWgY2k0j2JUuqreZnrcYJqvwSH/s640/IMG_1187.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93UUB-MfseE1yQ7B-6n8UJVJ6GPsOvLeE8ahFRetJqoyB3EpjPdc0IGzHGnW1KVmJXpV97h9-i4bhY1R2AvnJep-IOjs-2zpcxnHqwQM5dDqstfg-fXr0F3StV-fGEhNrrlz76wLk7mYFD-3iHkrPnoy18J1uVGXWgY2k0j2JUuqreZnrcYJqvwSH/s320/IMG_1187.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJou69XbP2uImKAdZr1mGkOLfkM-6xclXp97pZBpv0W_hE1cFN2rLVTNpnzfWkL2c0zYSVq8vzAexj3LO_YXYfQMonU_TQvl_LHBhD2UGR5QLCz7ZrbAkfpSRuuMW0GaRCzbzNuaz2crdd5Up2RUwAwBeBXIOaUJoCay0qcyFZasBSw7d8okokhqOJ/s640/IMG_1196.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJou69XbP2uImKAdZr1mGkOLfkM-6xclXp97pZBpv0W_hE1cFN2rLVTNpnzfWkL2c0zYSVq8vzAexj3LO_YXYfQMonU_TQvl_LHBhD2UGR5QLCz7ZrbAkfpSRuuMW0GaRCzbzNuaz2crdd5Up2RUwAwBeBXIOaUJoCay0qcyFZasBSw7d8okokhqOJ/s320/IMG_1196.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>These picture were taken in a forest behind my house in Durham, North Carolina. Below is the scat of Coyote - notice that it is about half the size in diameter and white with rabbit fur:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHzvJTKHvOFkd7_ODNSY1PsgGIzF6xZCYsz6gPbTauVrDgM5InuCzCEuQBS-65TUtJ1-haIhSkWxH5-Kg3TYK5SE7G0A3YgYk74n7yBwBjopGHSykqE7lvhwFub5OYPdcE0MnQUnX15JTqqdKJtY9ZDZ-Qrgwuhmf3upQSq47pOa5dHen2RA6hBtr/s640/IMG_1195.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHzvJTKHvOFkd7_ODNSY1PsgGIzF6xZCYsz6gPbTauVrDgM5InuCzCEuQBS-65TUtJ1-haIhSkWxH5-Kg3TYK5SE7G0A3YgYk74n7yBwBjopGHSykqE7lvhwFub5OYPdcE0MnQUnX15JTqqdKJtY9ZDZ-Qrgwuhmf3upQSq47pOa5dHen2RA6hBtr/s320/IMG_1195.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Have fun in the woods, be safe - both Coyotes and Wolves are for the most part nocturnal so you my not see them - but you can know if they are around.<br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Matt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-75019683085995379402021-12-15T13:20:00.000-08:002021-12-15T13:21:30.029-08:00<p> The "Wolves" have put Graphene Oxide in the vaccines. It's a Trade Secret ingredient so it isn't listed on the ingredient list. But it's there:<br /></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.bitchute.com/video/HQb9DJmy9bDb/" target="_blank">https://www.bitchute.com/video/HQb9DJmy9bDb/ </a><br /></p>Matt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-41121568790147032132020-09-10T18:14:00.002-07:002020-09-10T18:24:20.341-07:00#36 - Wolf or Coyote kills Teacher in North Carolina<p> As most of you may know - I hail from North Carolina. Where unbenonst to much of the world we had a Red Wolf Project - which was involved in the release of hundreds of wolves. This teacher likely died from on of this miscreant choices. </p><p>"The death of North Carolina school teacher Brenda Hamilton in <a href="http://www.beaufortcountysheriff.org/2019/02/18/update-corrected-info-on-animal-attack/" target="_blank">a mysterious animal attack </a>last week has been linked to an unknown animal with canine DNA.</p> <p>That includes the possibilities of a wolf, coyote or vicious dog,<a href="http://www.beaufortcountysheriff.org/2019/02/18/update-corrected-info-on-animal-attack/" target="_blank"> says a release from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office</a>.</p> <p>As of Friday, the investigators still had not announced a determination of what was responsible for her death.</p> <p>Little
is publicly known about what played out Feb. 15 on Indian Run Road in
Pantego. The extent of 77-year-old Hamilton’s injuries has not been
released, other than to say they were severe and she was in critical
condition before dying at Vidant Pitt Hospital.</p> <p>Hamilton was a high school English teacher at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pungochristianacademy/posts/2093150304111137?__xts__[0]=68.ARDcPRthlBfNUM4GNkqtOi9VwAc1xDgA5Xia1Aqjvu54cBHu5wAmt-nLun66cIxhy7p9pN-NssxLYH-yq_BG5Wqq-GytemrRCud8itvfLPM4WEd3pHyWrDzyVK8zo8ZJWUjylsUO-fEzsLe6SB3qQFoIr-I1IyTXJaeo33fNLsns2R4SsGcsbVOt6gwVsASmBIvNJhH1OPA1OqgEC-pHIFcvZ4Olz8z6K0y-0FY_0ecLhHWk1l7gcryUkzDVYNW1kcFA0Qq_YW7UO4fQFMAAGbKTfQVR_ruG3TmpnKfO9Jofk6xIHWkRspJcaDwpQzyQEJQB1pY1eWkoEsvDQk58Ig&__tn__=-R" target="_self">Pungo Christian Academy</a> in Bellhaven."</p><p> </p><p>Very interesting how they didn't show the body. Wolves are more systematic in their killing and red wolves seldom kill their prey but eat them alive. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92vMIFQTtWgpEDVE17ZJRaL6tPzlyTCLxCNquHS-n-xlEtt6Ti5YdmuNstIi3f6o2SaqjjsaZXhWb0qVbZnIUgTGy8K-2dOLFPTFnnkxoV2pPVn2hCQRWI-uOLDEPspCsYIEEfBUTURg/s1140/teacher.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="1140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92vMIFQTtWgpEDVE17ZJRaL6tPzlyTCLxCNquHS-n-xlEtt6Ti5YdmuNstIi3f6o2SaqjjsaZXhWb0qVbZnIUgTGy8K-2dOLFPTFnnkxoV2pPVn2hCQRWI-uOLDEPspCsYIEEfBUTURg/s320/teacher.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">"<br /></p><p>The haunting case of a 77-year-old school teacher mauled to death by
an unknown animal in coastal North Carolina is being taken nationwide in
the search for answers.</p> <p>It’s been six months since Brenda Hamilton was attacked<a href="https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article226620584.html" rel="Follow" target="_blank"> while walking her dogs in Beaufort County, </a>and deputies have yet to figure out what exactly is to blame for her killing.</p> <p>Deputies
have speculated it could have been a coyote, wolves or even wild dogs,
but DNA evidence has concluded only that the attacker was canine in
nature, <a href="http://www.beaufortcountysheriff.org/2019/02/18/update-corrected-info-on-animal-attack/" rel="Follow" target="_blank">the sheriff’s office said in a press release</a>.</p> <p>The Beaufort County Commission voted Monday to launch<a href="https://www.witn.com/content/news/Committee-to-investigate-animal-attack-death-of-elderly-Beaufort-County-woman-522062261.html?fbclid=IwAR19vbHtbQVC3uAj2AC0yOK9vlDGHNDO1-1AtJdBvVYI0hLLNuXng8h1HFg" rel="Follow" target="_blank"> a committee in search of definitive answers,</a> with the intention of having national experts weigh in, reports WITN. The vote was unanimous and <a href="https://wcti12.com/news/local/committee-formed-to-aid-investigation-into-animal-attack-that-killed-teacher" rel="Follow" target="_blank">included money to pay consultants,</a> WCTI said Tuesday.</p> <p>“There
is a concern in the community that because this attack was from unknown
sources, that it could happen again,” commissioner Hood Richardson told
WITN. “As a matter of public safety... we need to bring this mystery to
some kind of a conclusion.”"</p><p> </p><p>Remember we are taught to believe that wolves prey upon the old and the weak... <br /></p>Matt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-13228356489650795612019-02-06T10:13:00.002-08:002019-02-06T10:13:42.410-08:00#35 - Wolf Attacks World WideThese attacks are listed from Wikipedia - they illustrate that theme where wolves - once reintroduced start by eating up the deer and elk population and then move on to dogs and to children - finally adults. <br />
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<table class="wikitable"><tbody>
<tr><td>Prashant,
Jaswant
<br />
</td>
<td>4(age), 2
</td>
<td>♂♂
</td>
<td>January 24, 2019
</td>
<td>Predatory
</td>
<td>Kashipur Village, Sambhal District, Uttar Pradesh, India
</td>
<td>Playing around their parents who were working nearby in the fields,
the two boys were suddenly attacked and dragged away by wolves. Their
father and other farmers from the fields could rescue the two children.
Due to their serious condition doctors referred the boys to Aligarh. </td><td> </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table class="wikitable"><tbody>
<tr><td>Anita ( † )
</td>
<td>7
</td>
<td>♀
</td>
<td>January 22, 2019
</td>
<td>Predatory
</td>
<td>Alipur Village, Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, India
</td>
<td>After she was dragged away by wolves, at the end only her skull could be found in the fields
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table class="wikitable"><tbody>
<tr><td>2 Woodcutters
</td>
<td>?
</td>
<td>♂♂
</td>
<td>January 13, 2019
</td>
<td>Unprovoked
</td>
<td>Osipenko Village, Berdyansk District, Zaporozhye Oblast, Ukraine
</td>
<td>On two following days two wolf attacks occurred in the same area.In
the second attack the wolf jumped on the back of one of the young men
who were cutting trees. Together with his partner he managed to kill the
beast .Because of legal issues in wood cutting and injured only
slightly the two men refused being hospitalized but informed the
officials , so that the carcass of the wolf could be burnt and the head
sent for rabies examination
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table class="wikitable"><tbody>
<tr><td>3 Adults
</td>
<td>?
</td>
<td>♀♀♂
</td>
<td>January 12, 2019
</td>
<td>Unprovoked
</td>
<td>Osipenko Village, Berdyansk District, Zaporozhye Oblast, Ukraine
</td>
<td>On two following days two wolf attacks occurred in the same area. In
the first incident 3 inhabitants , two women and a man, were attacked
and injured . One of the women was seriously bitten in the head causing
intensive care.The victims were hospitalized , treated and vaccinated.
In the second incident next day a wolf was killed, which showed no
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I received a report today from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - title Grey Wolf Depredation Update. In it the report specified that two hunting dogs were killed (and eaten) by wolves. That struck me as odd because the "reports" indicate that in the middle of summer and wolves won't attack dogs - only in winter when starving or when the dogs are close to their dens. Furthermore it happened in town not out in the wilder places... So I decided to do my research - these events were reported today 8/6/2018 <u>in the town of Lynn</u> - Oneida County - Wisconsin. So we have two factors that are new - 1) The dogs were taken during summer 2) They were taken from within a town. Is this pattern going to continue? You bet! Demand that they put a check on wolf populations now - not later. Basically - your protecting the wild life and preventing harm to our pets and at the same time keeping future generations of wolves from starvation. They have no natural predictor...<br />
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Doing more research I was able to dig up the towns ordinance record for Lynn. Not surprisingly - the town had notice this problem before - on page forty I found this candid paragraph: <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I would suggest to the reader that adult wolves - working in packs of two or more are exceedingly able to take down adult deer - an obvious fact that we are not collectively facing. Notice the hunters got blamed for the shortage of adult deer. Anyone doubting this fact my examine the article on identifying wolves by scat - where they will see adult deer hair in the feces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The document was not dated but data in it was current up to 2008. The evidence is clear - deer populations and "edible" wildlife will be depleted... Once that happens - which most hunters and wild life lovers consider bad enough - the hungry animals look to livestock and our pets to stay alive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Demand that wolves be de-listed from the protected species act and that its population be curtail by hunting and trapping. A wolf fur coat not only keeps you warm but it also sends a message to the Mascot. There is almost no way we will eliminate the wile wolf - but we can avoid disaster if we act on the information.</span></div>
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Here are JUST two of the many examples where those that say game is still there .... hunt harder, its hogwash :<br />
Idaho Elk.<br />
Idaho,
the Lolo elk herd went from 19000 before wolves to 1000 after wolves.
During that huge decline calf to cow ratios were well below what
responsible elk biologist call healthy. The science is clear.
Responsible wolf biologists tell us that unmanaged wolves will keep
suppressed ungulate herds suppressed. Acting like those that have hunted
the lolo range "need to hunt harder" is disingenuous.... but, still the
wolf pimp party line.<br />
Northern Wisconsin deer herd,<br />
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Northern WI deer herd is at its lowest level in decades. The standard
wolf pimp party line is to look at the deer population as a whole verses
just the units with saturated wolves. The units of Forest Co tell the
story of places with saturated wolves. In Forest Co the 1995 deer
harvest was 4658 vs the 2015 harvest of 1146. The standard wolf pimp
party lines is that wolves will control CWD & car deer
accidents...... which is a complete laugher! They then brag that the
2016 harvest was an increase of "30%". A thinking person knows that you
need LOT OF 30% increases to get from 1146 to above 4658. Matter of FACT
it would take SIX YEARS of 30 back to back to back increases to do so!
Sure, the bad winters took a toll on the deer BUT SO DID WOLVES. It is
absolutely absurd to act as if the 1995 harvest in heavily hunted Forest
Co of 4658 was "unhealthy" before wolves.<br />
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People just don't want to believe that A) Wolves are here (that is that they migrate) and B) That the represent a danger. Homeless people will be the first to suffer - who will miss them???? Second, outdoor people will have to stop going into the woods alone.<br />
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Two examples - both on the East Coast in North Carolina where I'm from. One was a day hike into the back woods. I sat alone on a log overlooking a dry river bed. The time was getting toward dusk. A little voice inside me said it was time to leave but I ignored that voice and ten minutes later I heard them. Two wolf cries that sounded like sonar beacons triangulating my position. I'm no coward so when I say these sent chills up my spin it was a real different feeling. I got up and began to walk away from the area - as I did all my learning on wolves came to mind. Don't run was the sum of it. But as I continued I recollected that the wolves were not in sight so I began to jog. I ran until I came to a fence for cattle and climbed over it. There on the other side I stopped in the full sunlight of evening. Looking around me I saw a deer skull which had been chewed on from every angle - it was clear to me that wolves had killed it and that those same wolves were on my track. I walked back to the opening where the track led back to home. As I did the woods feel deftly silent.. Even the birds and the small things of the woods were silent. Taking a few more steps and listening I noted that this was the pregnant pause the is so well known to predicate an attack. Just then a small chickadee started up and I knew I was safe. A few more steps and I heard a fight break out between two canines - It was like one canine was mad at the other for starting after me and then calling it quits. I safely made my way out of the woods and vowed never to return without a weapon. That was my first encounter with wolves. <br />
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Matt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-79125004712113172252016-12-07T15:19:00.001-08:002016-12-07T15:46:32.560-08:00#32 Education on Dealing with Wolves VideoThis video was spurned on by the death of Candice Berner of Slippery Rock Alaska on the Northern Peninsula - who was killed, eaten and partially <u><i>buried</i></u> by wolves. The first two clips are slightly gruff, Tom has done his research though and his books offered in the second clip. The third clip is on tracking wolves and identifying them from the signs. Key: 4" x 5" prints! Larger than most any dog and all coyotes. <br />
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Wolves & the
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Most people think that wolves are cute, cuddly and powerful
symbols of mother nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most peoples
experience of wolves is summed up by movies like Dances with Wolves and Never
Cry Wolf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps they’ve been to a
howling park and communed with wolves from the safety of a trail head with a
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My first encounter with Red Wolves (Canis rufus) was
sometime between 2011 and December 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I had taken a long walk, perhaps between 3-4 miles back into the
uninhabited woodlands on the outskirts of North
Raleigh, North Carolina.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Red Wolves were being reintroduced into
the wild by a gang of government funded politically correct mean wells, whose
chief’s license plate read SEAWOLF.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fortunately the reintroduction project has been disbanded (thank you
TEAM).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The funniest thing about the reintroduction project was that
while it kept the public updated and used the media to keep the surrounding
farmers running for cover – it always published the same information “about 100
Red wolves have been released.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It said
this in 2009, 2010, 2011….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right through
closing…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They never disclosed the actual
numbers – it was as though they released 100 and then nothing for 5 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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A Red Wolf (probably much like it’s fellow Grey Wolf) has a
hundred mile range that it will travel to place distance between itself and
another pair of wolves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Red wolves work
in pairs with their nearest neighbors being ear shot away incase additional
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Any hows…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There I was
some two miles back in a woods that is otherwise safe but for a few
snakes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had seated myself on a fallen
log overlooking an all but dry river bed with dramatic 8-12 cliff like
edges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I sat there sipping a glass of
a respectable vintage and pondering the completion of a book I’ve no small
interest in publishing – a sharp but slight sound emerged across the gulch and
slightly to my right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In recollection it
was made from the same vocal cords that emit that howl which is respectively
earmarked for a wolf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A sound which
means so many things of butterflies and bliss until you hear it alone in the
woods and you know it’s about a menu selection….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one can tell you these things – it’s
something you know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Moments later the sound which was at once a high pitch and
yet a sly sound – so unlike another sound that you’d guess you hadn’t <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>heard it – but for another matching sound in
response to the first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Minutes before
these two ‘calls of the wild’ were heard I’d had that little warning voice in
my head…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘You should go now…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s time to head back, why you could work on
your book right now…’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I’d decided to
dilly dally and ignore the voice of concerned warning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seemed like un-necessary pressure and
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Within second of the second call my hair was up on the back
of my neck and I’d already judged that it was a trianglization call out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Basically, that means one wolf was saying to
the other ‘do you see what I see???’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
human alone in the woods is fair game if they ‘never come here’ – heck who
would miss’m?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I got to my feet, internal calculator whirring – “Don’t
run!” ran the internal log on what to do when in the presence of a predator
such as a wolf or bear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I walked with
reasonable swiftness some 20 yards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
didn’t look back but glanced from side to side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Images of wolves flanking me sprang to mind as a lurched for a decent
stick with which to “walk” (defend).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Seconds felt like minutes as I recalculated the situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted as much distance between myself and
that pair as possible – but to run?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
decided a jog was only reasonable, anything less was giving them time to
consider a stalking…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I jogged and up a
ridge and down a valley I went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally
some time later I found the bob-wire fence that edged the forest, still some
miles from civilization but “human” territory never the less (it’s about
confidence and it comes in small things like a pasture sometimes).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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As I stepped over the fence I got that silly feeling like
‘what a foolish thing to have thought, it might have only been the shadows of
the forest…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps an owl?’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, there on the ground not six feet away
was the head of an adult deer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Antlers
gone skull massively decayed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not by sun
or age but you gnawing…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nearly every
square inch of that skull had deep canine bite marks in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I picked it up, I photographed it and I
looked in wonder at the woods from which I’d emerged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I felt safe, the “game” was over – whatever those wolves
thought it was, it was over – I’d escaped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I headed back over the fields and reached another boundary marker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one lead out of the farmer’s field and
onto the 2 mile loop trail that went back to my Audubon sanctioned community (a
new concept in North Carolina).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I crossed the gate and onto the main track, a
silence fell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A quiet unlike any other
quiet you will (ever) hear in the woods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Deep thick dead silence – the kind that you notice because you’ve never
heard it before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I noticed it and held
my walking stick with the awareness of a weapon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I paused to consider this meaning – the
meaning of no sound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A moment passed and
then a tiny chickadee sounded in the brush – a spiritual tension had broken and
I knew it meant I was safe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I stepped
out toward freedom and had not gone but a few paces when I heard the sound of
fierce fighting between the pair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my
mind a simple explanation played out without request or explanation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘You fool said the male wolf’s emotion –
you’ve exposed us to a human!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coward
said the female, you could have had him!’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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I walked on, thankful for the little things like the black
capped chickadee (the soldiers bird) and emerged with a totally renewed sense
of the dangers of the woods alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
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In the past five years there has been an explosion of opportunity for
hunting and trapping wolves across the U.S. First in the West, then in
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, the chance to take a wolf appeared
for the first time in nearly a century.<br />
This has led to a hunger among outdoorsmen for information about how
to hunt and trap these amazing but wary canines. In this first of two
parts, I will examine strategies and techniques for trapping and snaring
wolves; in part two, I will cover hunting over bait and predator
calling.<br />
The best way to learn how to catch a wolf is to look to those who
have been doing it. In Canada and Alaska, wolves have not had the
protection they’ve known in the Lower 48, and many hunters and trappers
have developed and refined techniques that have served them well.
Alberta’s Gordy Klassen is recognized as Canada’s premier wolf trapper.
He travels around Canada giving wolf-trapping seminars both privately
and for government animal control agencies. He offers what he calls a
college course in wolf trapping and hunting each year, and the week-long
event is booked well in advance.<br />
I spoke with Gordy at length, and he offered some advice to first
time trappers. “Wolves are not hard to trap,” he says, “but you have to
do it by their rules.” A fox or coyote trapper might catch an animal and
soon have another in the same trap. Not so with wolves. “Their brain is
20 percent larger than a comparable-sized dog, and they learn very
quickly,” he says. “You have to realize that each time you catch one,
you are educating an entire pack.”<br />
They figure things out very quickly, so you can’t make mistakes. You
rarely get more than one chance at a wolf. One of the keys to the
equation is scent control.<br />
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Clean Freak</h2>
Whether using traps or snares, Klassen is a self-confessed
scent-reduction fanatic. “You can’t fool a wolf’s nose,” he says, “so
you have to come as close to eliminating scent as possible and make your
set so appealing that it overcomes the fear of the remaining scent.”<br />
He uses Scent Killer spray when he sets traps and never touches any
equipment with his bare hands. He is careful to never breathe on the
snare or trap and even chews spearmint gum to avoid the smell of his
breath in the area while constructing a set. “One drop of sweat will
ruin the whole deal,” he says, so he even uses sweat bands on his head
and arms when trapping in warm weather.<br />
His equipment is clean and free from human scent or foreign odors. He
uses a product called Insta-Boil to boil the scent away from the
equipment and adds some pine, balsam or spruce to the mix to give the
equipment a natural smell.<br />
When making a snare or trap set, Klassen uses a clean ground cloth to
stand or kneel on. Then when a catch is made, he uses a tarp to roll
the animal up and carries it out of the area. He says if there is any
blood in the area, other wolves may avoid it, so he shoots the wolf
behind the ear and then quickly rolls it onto the tarp to avoid blood on
the ground. Dragging the wolf out might offer the animals a clue as to
where it went, so that’s a no-no. Even in the winter when there is a
great deal of snow cover, the caught wolves are carried out of the area,
not dragged.<br />
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Tactics</h2>
The wolf’s amazing ability to smell is also his undoing. Wolves are
very attracted to the scent of any canine that is not a regular visitor
to their hunting area. Urine and feces from wolves outside their home
range is the best attractor possible if you can get it. Klassen says
many serious wolf trappers have set up exchanges where each collects
feces in sealed bags which they can trade to trappers from other areas.
These are then used for bait at wolf sets. The typical sets that
trappers use to catch the smaller canines also catch wolves. Fox and
coyote sets like dirtholes, flat sets and urine post sets all work.<br />
Bait stations are one of the most effective ways to snare wolves.
When the going is tough, wolves will come to fresh bait and are
vulnerable to properly set snares around bait stations. But Klassen
doesn’t do things in the order that you might think. Rather than put out
a bait and surround it with snares as the trails develop, he chooses an
area for the bait and sets the snares first. He tries to anticipate the
wolves’ approach to the bait site and sets 20 to 30 snares around the
area in any possible trail. After a few days, any human scent that might
be on or immediately in the area of each snare has dissipated. He then
brings in the bait.<br />
Snaring wolves in winter is made easier by deep snow. Wolves will
follow the path of least resistance, even if it is a snowmobile trail.
Setting snares in these trails and in places where he has shuffled his
feet to create a trail can be very effective. The same is true of game
trails, but snares must be used with great caution where other animals
are using the same trails.<br />
A simple set that has accounted for a lot of wolves in the winter
involves nothing more than a paper cup with a couple of tiny holes in it
filled with urine and suspended so it slowly drips onto the ground.
Snares are set in foot-trails around the scent. You can add stool from
outside the area for extra appeal.<br />
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Location, Location, Location</h2>
Wolves spend the majority of their time on the fringes of their home
range. A wolf pack’s home range is well defined, but they do not
regularly cover every square inch of it. In fact, just the opposite is
true. Often people are confused by the issue of home ranges when it
comes to canines, since home ranges are usually defined by a certain
number of acres. The animals do not aimlessly wander all around in their
“home range.”<br />
“Wolves spend 95 percent of their time on the fringes of their
territory,” Klassen says. “They like trails and roads and will follow
these. Power line cuts and rivers are also followed.” The edges of the
territory will be defined by such a feature, and the wolves make regular
trips along these boundaries. Lakeshores, cliffs, swamps and other
barriers that are difficult to cross often make up the edge of the
territory. Or it might be something like a logging road.<br />
Once you find one of these areas, the sign will be abundant. Wolves
will leave droppings and urinate every couple hundred feet along the
boundaries of their territory. Tracks from regular use will be visible.
Of course, it stands to reason that these are the high-percentage places
to set your traps, and the time it takes to find these boundaries is
well worth the effort.<br />
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The Tools Of The Trade</h2>
Snares are made of either 1⁄8-inch or 3⁄32-inch galvanized aircraft
cable. Klassen primarily uses 3⁄32, 7×7 strand cable in 60-inch lengths.
He then adds a swivel and another 60 inches of cable that leads to the
anchor point. He is very specific about the particulars of his sets. He
makes the snare loop 19 inches in diameter and sets it 18 inches above
the ground. A plastic collar is used directly above the lock so the
snare is held firmly in place. A support wire is held firmly in this
collar.<br />
He “loads” his snares by bending it with his fingers so it drops
quickly upon first contact. He claims most of his snares hit the wolf
right behind the ears and it’s lights out very shortly, because the
arteries that lead to the brain are affected. No blood to the brain
means the wolf basically goes to sleep within seconds.If the snare
misses slightly, the wolf might be alive for some time, collared like a
pet. But wolves have very sharp teeth and their jaws can exert 1,100
pounds of pressure on a snare cable. It might take some time, but it’s
possible the wolf could chew the cable in two. Klassen prevents that by
anchoring the snare high or to the ground, so the lock settles either on
the back of the wolf’s neck or the throat area, and he cannot get his
teeth onto the cable in either case.<br />
The RAM Power Snare in the Wolfmaster model is used where no
anchoring is available. Klassen uses this setup exclusively where sign
shows that the wolves are crossing beaver dams, one of his favorite
places to snare them. This snare has a large spring that triggers when a
wolf enters the snare, quickly closing it.<br />
Foothold traps used include the Bridger Broad, the Alaska #9 and the 76
LAY, which is his favorite because it is center swiveled and tough, and
it has offset jaws and strong springs. These big traps do not need pan
covers; they are big and strong and you can sift dirt or snow right over
the trap.<br />
All traps are anchored solid; in no case is a drag or grapple used.
Wolves can be dangerous and you want to know exactly where it is.
Klassen uses long stakes, 3 feet long, made of 5⁄8-inch rebar. Long
chains with effective swiveling are important to holding these tough
predators.<br />
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Best Baits</h2>
Wolves love fresh, warm meat, of course, but they will not hesitate
to return to a kill or accept a free meal when it is available. This can
be their downfall. Any wild game or beef will work well for bait, but
wolves love beaver meat. It’s like crack cocaine to a wolf. “Wolves
would live on beaver meat 100 percent of the time if they could,”
Klassen states.<br />
When you’re establishing bait stations, a local trapper who can
supply you with beaver carcasses can be an important part of your
wolf-trapping success. Beaver meat is dark red and rich with a strong
smell. Wolves are attracted to the smell of the meat and the associated
beaver castor, which calls in all canines with its powerful scent.<br />
Wolf trapping has become accessible to many people for the first
time. It’s no secret that wolf hunting and trapping is controversial and
inflammatory in many circles. It pays to learn the specifics and do it
right each time. Each time a trapper makes a mistake it has the
potential to flame up into a very tough situation for trappers, hunters
and game departments to deal with. I trust this article will put you on
your way to trapping your first wolf effectively and humanely.<br />
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Klassen’s Wolf-Trapping School</h2>
Gordy Klassen does about 25 workshops per year travelling around
Canada to help trappers catch wolves more effectively and humanely. He
also does a 35-hour course over four days at his camp near DeBolt,
Alberta. A third option is a wilderness trapline experience, where you
spend time with Gordy on what he calls his Wilderness College. For more
information about these options, call (780) 957-3731 or email
info@trappergord.com. You can visit his website at <a href="http://www.trappergord.com/" target="_blank">www.trappergord.com</a>.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.grandviewoutdoors.com/predator-hunting/tips-for-trapping-wolves-from-a-veteran-trapper/" target="_blank">http://www.grandviewoutdoors.com/predator-hunting/tips-for-trapping-wolves-from-a-veteran-trapper/ </a>Matt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-44762802054306013472016-11-12T07:54:00.002-08:002016-11-12T07:54:54.483-08:00#29 Wolves Move Into Washington State - Protected - So Prepare for Guilty Until Proven OtherwiseHere we have the current outlook by USA Fish & Game Officials on encounters with wolves.... Naturally it leaves something to be desired. For one thing we say in the case of the Alaska encounter where the teacher/jogger was eatten that those with pepper spray found it all but in-effective. If they didn't have dogs that were drawing the packs attention.... As for naturally inquisitive - if they let themselves be seen your on the menu.<br />
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<figure><figcaption>Northeastern
Washington's Smackout Pack is known for having a high-percentage of
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<i>UPDATED 1 p.m. with quotes from WDFW enforcement chief.</i><br />
A hunter who took a shot at a gray wolf after being virtually
surrounded by a pack in northeastern Washington on Oct. 30 has been
cleared of any wrongdoing by Washington Fish and Wildlife police who
investigated the incident.<br />
Wolves are protected under state endangered species rules, but
exceptions are allowed for force when people or domestic animals are
directly threatened.<br />
The incident took place in the territory of the <a href="http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_wolf/packs/smackout/">Smackout Pack</a> in Stevens County northeast of Colville off the Aladdin Road, department officials say.<br />
The hunter called officers and reported his chilling story, which is summarized in the agency's <a href="http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/dangerous/reports/report.php?id=1579">Dangerous Wildlife Incident Reports</a>. The story was confirmed by Steve Crown, department enforcement chief. The name of the hunter is being withheld, he said.<br />
The man was hunting with several people when he saw a wolf skirting along the brush headed in the same direction he was going.<br />
According to the police report, he yelled and shot into the air and the wolf left.<br />
The hunter said he saw three additional wolves about 25 yards ahead
of him, and they ran in the same direction as the first wolf.<br />
The man then heard a noise in the brush, yelled to see if it was his
hunting partner and got no response. A black wolf appeared within 15-20
yards of and approached him. The man shot at the wolf. He told officers
he believed he hit it, but the wolf ran off.<br />
Investigating officers said they found hair held by a small patch of
hide indicating a flesh would likely be more educational than lethal to
the wolf.<br />
Updates on other wolf incidents:<br />
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<b>The Teanaway Pack</b>
collared female wolf that was found dead last month is under
investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since the wolf was
from the western portion of Washington where gray wolves are still
protected under federal endangered species rules. KING 5 TV reported
Wednesday from unconfirmed sources that the Teanaway wolf was shot.</div>
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<b>The case </b>of the <a href="http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2014/oct/13/wolf-shot-whitman-county-charges-pending/">wolf shot by a farmer in Whitman County</a>
last month is still pending as Washington wildlife officials wait for
DNA results to make sure the wolf is not a hybrid before making a
decision on whether to turn the case over to the county prosecutor.</div>
Crown acknowledged that as wolves repopulate their former territory
people who venture into the northeastern Washington woods have to be
more prepared for wildlife encounters than in the past.<br />
But Crown said he’s cautious of promoting hysteria, pointing out that wolfs are naturally inquisitive.<br />
“I think there’s probably more likelihood of being injured by a moose than a pack of wolves,” he said.<br />
However, being armed with bear spray may be a wise precaution when
being out in the woods where bears, cougars, wolves and coyotes roam, he
said.<br />
“Carrying bear spray is a good precaution,” he said. “If you’re just
out checking fences, you can jump back into your pickup if something
threatening occurs. But when your venturing out to more remote areas,
your options are limited. You have to be able to take care of
yourself.”<br />
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<li>A more<a href="http://nwsportsmanmag.com/editors-blog/"> detailed report</a> has been filed by Andy Walgamott of Northwest Sportsman.</li>
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Basic advice - if you must go into or through the woods alone walk with purpose and intention - do not wander. Deciding to run will be discussed in one of my two personal encounters sometime later. As Sting said, a gentleman will walk but never run. A sharp pointed stick down the open throat is the best single defense outside a decent gun. December & January are the worst months to be out in the woods as the starvation principle becomes do or die for the wolves. It's a very intense thing to discover your being stalked. Be Calm - Steel Pulse It. Spend as much of your energy on your confidence as you can spare. Jah Bless Matt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-71829655462193511982016-10-14T08:28:00.003-07:002016-10-14T08:57:43.714-07:00#27 Wolf Attacks on Dogs Politically Correct?Interestingly and unhappily one of the primary vectors for "wolf deprecation" is our dogs.... So ? Are we attached to our pets? Are they really not unlike unto our children in the bond and joy that they bring to many of our lives? Why then do we so easily allow wolves into our States as though hypnotically memorized? Why do we allow the "Politically Correct" tell us that what was once must now be again? Hitler was once - should Germany reintroduce his ilk? Let wolves be kept in Alaska where there is room and hardship to keep their population in check. Hunting hounds are among the most commonly reported but if you watch these videos you'll gain a certain knowledge of the way of the 'modern wolf.' They move in a hit and run style - where our dogs are essentially - Take Out. Is it difficult to take this step - speak out - write your congress men and women. Yes, bug them - they like it.<br />
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<br />Matt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-43404513567082959192016-05-31T08:28:00.003-07:002017-11-16T20:27:51.196-08:00#26 Wolves & WomenGood Morning People!<br />
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Surely you have noticed the media insurgence of wolf awareness and protectionism (almost a wolf patriotism) that is continuing to sweep the United States via the media and the programmed environmental first movement . It's funny really - people are so reluctant to see facts. 1926 was the year the last wolf was officially sighted in the lower 48 (yes, some exceptions may apply) but we did that together as a team. We got ride of wolves from our States. OR07 the Organ Lone Wolf - roamed 900 miles in and out of Organ before returning to that great state. Don't fool yourselves in thinking that they will behave themselves - they need to eat just like you and with 1500 pounds per square inch as a bite.... Yep. I jokingly point out that since 2013 the Homeless population has been on the decline. But about wolves I rarely joke. In fact since the housing bubble collapsed in 2008 with the market scare tactic brought on by 'the little trouble' or 'big bother' there should be more people without houses not less. Still facts as to what is happening out there in the woods are very few and I can only speak as a singular in saying that even here in Santa Cruz the Grey Wolf has come. I shall tell you my story of how I know this and you must decide for yourself what is fact and what is fiction.<br />
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As I was walking through one of our newly adopted parks here in Santa Cruz - past a sign which said Coyotes Present In This Vicinity I noted the sound of the Coyote pack gathering. It was already dark and I thought very little of it - until one of those muzzles which should be pointed at the sky directed it's broken Coyote yip at me. Never the less I walked on - only noting that the path would eventually take me closer toward the Coyote pack - not away. As I rounded the bend toward the "Yotes" I pulled a lighter from my pocket and flicked a flame into life. Fire is a natural deterrent to predators and even small ones such as these went silent at it's sight.<br />
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At home that night I fell fast asleep as one does after a days work - around two AM I awoke consciously to the cry of a single wolf - very low - I mean sub-2:00AM consciousness low - where you are either A fast asleep or B don't know wolves from personal hair raising experience. So I awoke - but remained eyes closed until a second and a third wolf howl ventured to rejoin the first (only seconds apart). Even this was but the wisps of my latent dream-scape passing off me. I did not take it to be an absolute fact and would have forgotten it but for the reaction of a lone Coyote. THAT sucker spooked EXACTLY like a dog who finds itself in close proximity to a cat fight! I was wide awake - and have certain knowledge that a triangulation of wolves were in the proximity of the University of California at Santa Cruz. I have not heard them since - and interestingly the Coyotes have been very quiet up until just the other day - which is a month and a half now.<br />
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Why consider this a problem now? Why not let the J.P. Morgan Mascot & Bank Rolled Project continue? Well, in an endemic (size not restricted) species such as the wolf we need only consult a picture:<br />
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As you can guess - the wolf population would also have risen in Minnesota. Now will the increase in wolves really be detrimental to Moose & Deer & Hunters (who depend and are subsidies by hunting). It already has suffered - will it get worse and cause the depletion or even extinction of Moose? Traditional science says no - or very rarely (but we see the depletion already).</div>
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"Predators kill and consume other organisms.
<a href="http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookglossC.html#carnivores">Carnivores</a>
prey on animals, <a href="http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookglossH.html#herbivores">herbivores</a>
consume plants. Predators usually limit the prey population, although
in extreme cases they can drive the prey to extinction. There are
three major reasons why predators rarely kill and eat all the
prey:<br />
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mechanisms such as camouflage, poisons, spines, or large size to
deter predation.</li>
<li>Prey species often have refuges where the
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<li>Often the predator will switch its prey as the
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Well #1 is out - no time for evolution to develop. #2 A safe place for the deer in Maryland at least as it was here in NC was human's front lawns. Still not safe in the wee hours of the night as an earlier post reveals a fawn - killed and eaten a block from the house (<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh132dKOt7sIBaPUDXefbsbtgXPtFLIRCUSrq82QXHZkar8bEpBEUIFDL34DfkMuWhlc5kh9mj-TBnh_ZAYhM9vX0AMsIq_W8nSI13WpV3xrkvRTBxNGrg7C2Z9Zr9bjKU0ZcGBDW3yXgs/s1600/IMG_0096.jpg" target="_blank">they haven't put the bus stop in yet</a>). So #2 is out - there is no place Deer and Moose can hide. #3 - Switch Prey - Well are we going to wait till there are just a 1000 Moose and then see if the wolves switch to the also dwindling deer? Or will they switch to pets and homeless vets? Obviously they will do what it takes to survive. Will we step up to the problem we've allowed to happen - showing it to be a sham pulled over on us that the Mascot of the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing has foisted on us thru <a href="http://redwolfawareness.blogspot.com/2012/04/coyotes-wolves-and-bones.html" target="_blank">Follywood programming</a>?</div>
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"The DNR is conducting a separate moose mortality
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percent of collared adult moose died this year, as compared to 21
percent last year, Cornicelli said. Adult mortality was slightly lower,
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The DNR discontinued moose hunting in 2013, saying it would wait until the population could support a hunt." Source: <a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/292234961.html">http://www.startribune.com/local/292234961.html</a></div>
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So we need to remove or reduce the "Other" hunters who are going to see that the moose does not recover.<br />
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While I'm at this the Elk Population might as well be added here - take Yellowstone for example - an 80% decrease in the number of Elk has occurred since the wolves were released. <br />
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impact would wolf recovery have on other animals? Although wolves were
commonly thought to limit the number of deer, elk and other ungulate
prey, another view gained currency in the 1950s and 1960s. This view
held that ungulate populations were limited not by predators but by food
supply. Wolf predation merely ensured a plentiful food supply for the
remaining ungulates, allowing more of them to breed. Predation was seen
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evidence from the late 1980s and 1990s does not support this theory,
however. Wolf and bear predation are much more significant constraints
on ungulate populations than previously thought; a greater food supply
per ungulate does not compensate for predation. The relationship between
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What the outcome could be: (Hunters & Environmentalist Should BE on the Same TEAM). <br />
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should environmentalists care about the quality of hunting? Because
many hunters are keenly aware that overhunting and pollution can
threaten their sport, the hunting community is an important supporter of
conservationist causes. But sport hunters’ support for conservation
depends greatly on their freedom to hunt. In British Columbia and
Alaska’s coastal forests, where wolf recovery significantly diminished
ungulate populations available for hunting, the population of hunters
also diminished, and environmentalists lost an important ally.
Consequently, public resistance to the clear cutting of forests waned
and habitat protection lost political support. Summarizes Kay: “More
wolves = fewer deer = less public support for wildlife = more
clearcuts.”</span><span style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 154%;">Source:<a href="http://www.independent.org/publications/policy_reports/detail.asp?id=6" target="_blank"> http://www.independent.org/publications/policy_reports/detail.asp?id=6 </a></span></div>
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Goodness Gracious, we are starting to see real change in the Public view on wolf reintroduction. One thing that was consistent thou - the people who didn't want wolves reintroduce and want to see some protective controls put in place were consistently the ones dealing with them. Not the inner city folks who came out once in a blue moon to hear a wolf howl or day dream about the exotic wild aspects of nature. It's from this imaginary relationship with wolves that we were suduced into the idea that wolves were friendly, useful additions to our natural landscape. It's from this spellbound place that you get pictures of red wolves like the one below - with it's tiny muzzle and despairing look. </div>
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I am in support of the NC Officials that see the release of the '100 wolves a year' (which is far more likely based on this blog alone) as an illegal act of terrorizing North Carolina's citizens and nature lovers. </div>
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Some NC officials want to give up on the red wolves and declare them extinct. Help us <strong>save the red wolf reintroduction program</strong>.</div>
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Eastern NC is home to a growing population of reintroduced red wolves –
but now, the NC Wildlife Resource Commission is asking the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to abandon the reintroduction program and
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Sierra Weaver, a senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center, sums it up best: <em>“Red
wolves have lived — and thrived — on the current mix of private and
public lands for 25 years, becoming one of the most successful predator
reintroductions in U.S. history…Asking that the federal government
declare ‘extinct’ the 100 red wolves that live in eastern North Carolina
is a blatant attempt to remove from the wild one of our country’s most
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Dear Brittany - I am very glad to see your interest in cleaning up the ash waste in the water supply - please don't be too discuraged that Wolves do end up being dangerious animals in the wild. Now if you were going to be there for each of them and assure them the MEAT they need each winter - well then I think it would be fine to have wolves. Matt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-6866192108297874762015-02-13T16:05:00.000-08:002015-02-13T16:24:17.215-08:00#23 - Wolf Hunting In Michigan - the Politics of Funding<br />
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A lot of times it's a numbers game - those with the most money win. However - the exception is those with the most awareness - who can spread it, can out preform the money. Thanks for listening.<br />
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<b>MICHIGAN WOLF HUNTING</b><br />
The fight over Michigan wolf hunting continues to be an expensive
one, with committees on both sides of the issue reporting a combined
total of more than $2.3 million in contributions since 2013.<br />
Keep Michigan Wolves Protected reported $125,431 in new donations,
along with $750,000 worth of goods and services provided by the Humane
Society of the United States at no charge, between late April and late
July.<br />
All told, the group has pulled in roughly $1.6 million for two
separate petition drives designed to ban wolf hunting in Michigan after
an inaugural season last year. Both measures are set to appear on the
November ballot, but both could be undermined by a subsequent pro-hunt
petition drive.<br />
Citizens For Professional Wildlife Management raised close to $300,000 for the period and $763,000 overall as it worked to <a href="http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/07/wolf_hunt_proposal_heads_to_mi.html">send initiated legislation to state lawmakers</a>, who could approve the pro-hunt measure next month or allow it to go to the general election ballot for voters to decide.<br />
The committee, funded largely by hunting and conservation groups, has
paid more than $500,000 to National Petition Services in Brighton for
signature collection this election cycle.<br />
Keep Michigan Wolves Protected ended the reporting period with nearly
$524,000 in cash on hand, while Citizens for Professional Wildlife
Management has around $49,700 in the bank.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/07/michigan_proposal_1_backers_ad.html" target="_blank">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/07/michigan_proposal_1_backers_ad.html</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> </a><br />
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Matt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-48289303055549150552015-02-13T16:04:00.001-08:002015-03-22T09:16:41.962-07:00#22 - Listening to Prozac - I Mean The OppositionFrom time to time it is important to stop what your doing - no matter how firmly you believe it and see what those holding the opposite views are saying - for corrective and educational purposes.<br />
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Below is a summery - followed by a series of comments on how Pro-Wolf Peps feel.<br />
First though let's take a moment to examine some simple facts:<br />
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Is hunting season on Wolves working?<br />
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"But are the seasons working? In a solid three hours of testimony, I
didn't hear a single indication that the killing of 562 wolves by
sportsmen, and another 430 by government agents and landowners, and who
knows how many by poachers, is having an effect at all. Or ever will."<br />
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Those are the over all numbers across the States - Here are the stats for Michigan:<br />
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What these stats tell us is that - while the population of wolves in Michigan is leveling off - the damage to livestock and dogs is decreasing. Hence hunting season is working. Remember the original goal was to have 800 wolves total in the Yellow Stone Park (save the ecology it was the call - now we've got save the dogs, elk, moose, and deer...). Now we have nearly 800 in Michigan alone.<br />
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Alright - so here's the howl - hang in there Senators: <br />
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Michigan Repubs pass anti-wolf resolution directing Congress toward false facts</h1>
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<i><span class="sword">By</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="http://www.thewildlifenews.com/author/badwolf27/" rel="author" title="Posts by Ralph Maughan">Ralph Maughan</a></span></span> <span class="sword">On</span> <span class="date time published" title="2015-02-10T11:30:58-0700">February 10, 2015</span> · <span class="post-comments"><a href="http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2015/02/10/michigan-repubs-pass-anti-wolf-resolution-directing-congress-toward-false-facts/#comments">70 Comments</a></span> · <span class="sword">In</span> <span class="categories"><a href="http://www.thewildlifenews.com/category/politics/" rel="category tag">Politics</a>, <a href="http://www.thewildlifenews.com/category/wolves/" rel="category tag">Wolves</a></span> </i></div>
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<b>State Senate Resolution claims wolves increasingly endanger people-</b><br />
LANSING, MI. They just can’t give it up. Despite no wild wolf attacks
in Michigan or any other state where wolves have been recently
restored, politicians who don’t like them insist people are being
increasingly threatened as shown by this story from the Michigan State
Senate. The Republican Michigan State Senate just sent a resolution to
Congress telling Congress take wolves off the endangered species list.
They were recently added back to the list after a recent federal court
ruling insisting it be done.<br />
The matter of wolf attacks on people came up. Opponents of the
resolution give the facts that there had been no wolf attacks on people
in the state, but that did not dissuade use of language about an
“increasing threat” of wolves to people. It seems that the myth of
wolves eating people overrides the surprising docility of real wolves
when people are around. Wolf attacks on people are less than attacks or
injuries from any other wild large mammal in Michigan and the entire
United States. Truthfully there have been no wolf attacks on people in
Michigan or any documented threats. Michigan deer, however, do
occasionally do attack people.<br />
Story. <a href="http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2015/02/grey_wolf_resolution_prompts_h.html#comments" target="_blank" title="Grey wolf endangered status prompts heated debate, resolution in Michigan Senate">Grey wolf endangered status prompts heated debate, resolution in Michigan Senate</a>. By Jonathan Oosting.<br />
Wolf attacks on Michigan livestock and dogs did slowly increase as
the wolf population there has grown. Recently, however the number has
declined after a high in 2010-2012.<br />
What are termed “scare tactics” about wolves attacking people have
also been used in Washington state, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon.<br />
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February 10, 2015 at 12:19 pm</a> </div>
Like they don’t have other problems.<br />
<a href="http://archive.freep.com/article/20140830/OPINION01/308300023/Michigan-legsilators-roads-funding-taxes" rel="nofollow">http://archive.freep.com/article/20140830/OPINION01/308300023/Michigan-legsilators-roads-funding-taxes</a><br />
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February 10, 2015 at 12:22 pm</a> </div>
<img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://www.thewildlifenews.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" /> I love it.<br />
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February 10, 2015 at 12:31 pm</a> </div>
Doesn’t lend itself to grandstanding as well.<br />
Oh, and that article is kinda old: They are now actually are asking
voters to up the sales tax to 7%, and are considering lowering the
income tax – their idea of helping out the low to middle income folks is
to extend one finger. PS: we have flat income taxes in MI. Hi Ho! <br />
I’m amazed how fast Ralph picked this story up.<br />
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Rork:<br />
They’re adopting the same strategy here (reduce income tax, raise
other taxes). The problem is, the sales tax is regressive–it hits
people harder the less money they earn. So essentially you have yet
another example of republicans structuring tax policy so that wealth
moves upward. Ugh.<br />
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February 11, 2015 at 9:11 pm</a> </div>
Over the last couple of years the MI legislature kept voters from
voting on 4,5 issues. Yet, when they couldn’t come up with a plan to
fund road taxes, they turned to the voters to approve the increased
sales tax, and some other goodies that have been hidden but come to
light recently. There will be a ballot proposal in May.<br />
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February 10, 2015 at 12:32 pm</a> </div>
<i>Are we missing something here?</i><br />
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Are wolves somehow implicated in the deterioration of our state’s
vital thoroughfares? Have marauding packs been impeding construction
crews struggling to repair Michigan’s battered roads before another
winter unleashes its fury?<br />
</i><i>Most Lower Peninsula residents have never actually seen a wolf. <b>Yet
there are apparently numerous legislative districts where the animals’
nocturnal howls are so deafening that lawmakers can no longer hear what
their constituents are saying about Lansing’s continuing neglect of
Michigan’s roads.</b></i><br />
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Its started. Looks like WI is tackling the matter from the other
end with Rep. Ribble’s own bill (likely a rider with the same features
as the MT, ID one) to be introduced later this week.<br />
Also interesting comment from Adrian W. <br />
Listen to the audio version: <br />
<a href="http://wuwm.com/post/endangered-wisconsin-gray-wolf-management-taken-congress" rel="nofollow">http://wuwm.com/post/endangered-wisconsin-gray-wolf-management-taken-congress</a><br />
And, once again you can thank HSUS and their friends for sending this matter the way it is heading.<br />
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Addendum: This apparently is the same bill that was mentioned in
MN middle of last month, so nothing new. WI- R, Ribble, is leading the
charge along with a D from MN, and your favorite R from WY, Cynthia
Lummis.<br />
<a href="http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/01/13/wolf-legislation" rel="nofollow">http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/01/13/wolf-legislation</a><br />
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article says: “”Doug Peterson, president of the Minnesota Farmers
Union, said he believes the court ruling is already affecting farms and
ranches, particularly smaller family farms where the loss of a cow or
calf or two puts a big dent in incomes. “At some point people are going
to do what they’re going to do to protect their livestock. That ends up
being a problem,” he said.””<br />
Some education is needed here so Congress knows that the Endangered
Species Act already allows direct lethal protection of persons and their
livestock under attack and also that indiscriminate hunting and
trapping breaks up wolf families and leads to more livestock predation.
The last thing we need is another “rider” getting attached to a “must
pass” bill.<br />
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I’m guessing the same number of people in congress will read the ESA as those that read the Obama care bill before passing it.<br />
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Ed,<br />
++Some education is needed here so Congress knows that the Endangered
Species Act already allows direct lethal protection of persons and
their livestock under attack …++<br />
Not true. Once again you have just enough information to be a danger to yourself and others.<br />
There is no provision to kill an ESA protected species to protect
attacks on livestock – only humans- and then it is only a “defense” in
court, the event the accused violator is prosecuted. Of course,
defending one’s self in federal court, including all preliminaries to
trial is not an inexpensive outlay. Of course the physical evidence
needs to support your defense, so you better have scratches/bites or
lots of footprints or torn up ground around where you took your
self-defense action. And, do not destroy evidence in your favor. Of
course there are also the costs of federal LEO investigations too.<br />
The Endangered Species Act, Section 11 [16 U.S.C. 1540]:<br />
(a) Civil Penalties-<br />
(3)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no civil penalty
shall be imposed if it can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence
that the defendant committed an act based on a good faith belief that he
was acting to protect himself or herself, a member of his or her
family, or any other individual from bodily harm, from any endangered or
threatened species.<br />
(b)Criminal Violations –<br />
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, it shall be a
defense to prosecution under this subsection if the defendant committed
the offense based on a good faith belief that he was acting to protect
himself or herself, a member of his or her family, or any other
individual, from bodily harm from any endangered or threatened species.<br />
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WM you’re good at espousing the legal language. How many people
have been prosecuted under either of those provisions? You’re well
versed on the legal aspect so I’m confident you have a count on those
people prosecuted for killing wolves that failed to prove they were
being attacked.<br />
“Of course the physical evidence needs to support your defense, so
you better have scratches/bites or lots of footprints or torn up ground
around where you took your self-defense action. And, do not destroy
evidence in your favor. Of course there are also the costs of federal
LEO investigations too.”<br />
I say hogwash. All they have to do is say, “I thought it was a coyote”. Ba da bing. They walk.<br />
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Yvette WM is nothing more than a pseudo-intellectual. If we all ignored him perhaps he would go away.<br />
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Well, ya know timz, if you actually offered something of substance
even occasionally, instead of stumbling around trying to high mark on
those with whom you disagree the conversation would be a little better.
Don’t know how many times you have peed on Obama and healthcare, which
of course isn’t even relevant on this forum – now that’s true
caterwauling.<br />
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You mean just go and cut and paste crap like you do and call that
contributing. You’re a wanna be joke like I said, nothing but pseudo
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And you even had to us my caterwauling term. Have you ever had an original thought?</div>
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And btw I’ve never mentioned Obama care before it was simply used
as a metaphor in this case. Of course that escaped you as it would any
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Also despite you’re professed neutrality you’re a closet wolf hater
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There you are timmy, four comments all in a row, and not a wit with any substance relating to the topic thread… as usual.<br />
I usually back up what I say with some authority. So, I must be
reading something? You don’t have to agree with me, but at least you
know how I reached a position. Sorry you don’t like the cut and paste,
but it seems to be better than just pulling something out of my ass,
like some folks do here with considerable regularity, yourself included.<br />
I’m not a wolf hater, I just don’t want as many as some.</div>
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Let’s make it five. The only difference between you and the white
trash I hear bantering about wolves in my community is you have a
computer and know how to use Google. BTW it’s time for me to write
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Yvette,<br />
Now you are talking about prosecutorial discretion. Apparently some
legal decision-makers are finding their federal tax Justice Department
dollars might actually be spent in other higher priority areas.<br />
By the way, I have no idea how many violators have been prosecuted
for killing ESA protected wolves, but not many, after the McKittrick
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“Now you are talking about prosecutorial discretion. Apparently
some legal decision-makers are finding their federal tax Justice
Department dollars might actually be spent in other higher priority
areas.”<br />
Nice diversion, but it simply shows my comment was correct. You know
your first comment implied anyone that killed an endangered wolf would
be pounced with the same fervor that Homeland Security would pounce on
an an animal rights advocate. Nah, it doesn’t work that way for wolf
killers.<br />
“I thought I saw a coyote”<br />
The laws that apply to one should apply to all, but it never works
that way. Never has. How is that cattle round up on the Cliven Bundy
federal land going? Did the Dann sisters ever get their livestock
returned and the use of the Shoshone treaty land? Nah, you see, WM, the
law just isn’t applied in the same way to all people.<br />
Wolf killers typically walk free.<br />
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They know. They also know many of their constituents either don’t
know, or will believe what they want to be the truth vs. facts. The
anti-wolf faction will continue to lie, slant and twist all details
because if you lie good enough and long enough people will believe it.<br />
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No lethal protection except for human safety in the GLR. The Great
Lakes Region doesn’t allow for killing wolves for livestock conflicts,
that’s a Rockies thing from the reintroduction.<br />
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Your constant caterwauling about HSUS and other groups efforts to
protect the wolf has become extremely tiresome. Give it up already, most
here appreciate their efforts.<br />
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Considering they (the HSUS) are already backpedaling and supporting
reclassification for wolves under the more reasonable “threatened”
listing in the GL states, I don’t think it would be too much to ask WM
to allow for the dead horse to rest in peace.<br />
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HSUS deserves every piece of crap that gets piled on. <br />
MN wolves have been in the “threatened” category, a lesser ESA
classification than “endangered,” since their initial listing a very
long time ago. They have sought delisting for the last 13 years or so,
and HSUS has sued because they NEVER want them delisted (a formal
written HSUS policy). Now that it appears the winds are changing, HSUS
is seeking what THEY SAY is middle ground they have never sought before,
and for MN there is nothing gained. So, expect MN to follow thru with a
vengeance. WI and MI it appears are also fed up.<br />
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WM:<br />
Do you agree that the legalized hunting and trapping of wolves is
questionable and likely is no longer scientifically justified??<br />
<a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141203-wolves-hunting-livestock-ranchers-endangered-species-environment/" rel="nofollow">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141203-wolves-hunting-livestock-ranchers-endangered-species-environment/</a><br />
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I have seen Dr. Weilgus’ presentation on this topic. I think I
recall some admissions on his part that the data sets could be better,
and if they were, it could make the conclusions stronger (he has done
similar work on cougar in WA). Since he was commissioned by WDFW to do
the study for them, it seems the regulators ought to determine what
hunting/trapping is ultimately conducted over the long term.<br />
Alternatively, if hunting/trapping is in the end all about numbers of
wolves and where they are, maybe this research is of little use.
Probably should keep that in mind, too, Ed. So if wolves are eating too
many elk or deer in the wrong place, I’d say all options for
hunting/trapping are in play.<br />
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More on MN:<br />
<a href="http://www.minnesotafarmguide.com/news/regional/mfbf-and-mfu-ask-for-gray-wolves-to-be-delisted/article_220160e4-b173-11e4-b081-a76104ba6c24.html?comment_form=true" rel="nofollow">http://www.minnesotafarmguide.com/news/regional/mfbf-and-mfu-ask-for-gray-wolves-to-be-delisted/article_220160e4-b173-11e4-b081-a76104ba6c24.html?comment_form=true</a><br />
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WM:<br />
To be fair, MN was just as intransigent (as HSUS) when wolves were
being listed (they fought listing tooth and nail). So nothing’s really
changed here except the political winds.<br />
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Ed: Weilgus’ data doesn’t suggest wolf hunting isn’t scientifically
justified. Rather, it suggests killing wolves increases depredations–to
a point. Kill enough wolves and depredations actually fall (that’s the
flipside of his findings that pro-wolf folks don’t like to talk about).
Nevertheless, since we apparently need to maintain wolves (probably
near current levels), states should use regulated public hunts
cautiously, and in most places, they shouldn’t be talking about
decreased depredations as a goal of such “management”.<br />
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JB:<br />
Yes, I agree with you that if a wolf state allows enough wolves to be
killed by hunting and trapping, eventually depredations on livestock
and/or other animals will go down. In fact, if you carry this scenario
forward the way many politicians want, wolf states can just eliminate
wolves all together so there will be no wolf depredations on anything,
anywhere. This is where politics over-rules science and unfortunately,
it seems to be being promoted more and more.<br />
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WM,<br />
I think what most people who like wolves do not want is wolf hunting
and trapping, and they probably agree that the rest of the legal
protection from endangered status is less than critical. Therefore, they
will support a downloading.<br />
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MN might gain time for reason and logic to prevail in wolf
management. Tolerance might increase and people might have the chance to
see how unnecessary, inhumane and ecologically destructive public wolf
hunts are and how much they are detested by a largely ignored public.<br />
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WM:<br />
Your mistake here is is the same one made by those who take every
chance to dig at hunters — both focus on people/groups rather than
issues. Who cares what HSUS or RMEF or SCI or CBD has done in the past.
It doesn’t matter. What matters is whether the policy that is
currently being advocated is a viable alternative. The rest doesn’t
matter, it amounts to ad hominem attacks. Tribalism has become the
biggest barrier to agreement on wolf management policy.<br />
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Tribalism – ‘the behavior and attitudes that stem from strong loyalty to one’s own tribe or social group.’<br />
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WM, <br />
I can’t speak for MN and WI, but in MI citizens did vote down both
ballot proposals that would have led to another wolf season. The fact
that the outcome is now moot thanks to MNRC initiative doesn’t tell me
the state is fed up. <br />
Once again, it’s just politics.<br />
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The HSUS is not backpedaling. I would say they made a reasoned
proposition to avoid a potential radical outcome within a shitty super
conservative anti conservation political environment. <br />
I think its tragic that the courts have been consistently remanding
protections of wolves back to the federal government, whether for lack
of adequate state protections or because the USFWS acted arbitrarily and
capriciously, only to have protections thwarted by sleazy politicians
that will do anything to advance their archaic and superstitious witch
hunt like positions about predators . <br />
HSUS v. Jewell is the perfect example of how our system is supposed
to work. When legal questions about a rule or law and the way its
implemented or interpreted, arise, if there is legal standing or merit
then the courts consider the issue and deliberate carefully before
reaching a decision. <br />
For politicians to lie, cheat and pander to Congress to override
judicial decisions and prevent judicial review is damned undemocratic. <br />
The HSUS did its job, they are advocates and watchdogs. If they and
others like them did not exist, animals and wildlife would live even
more miserable lives because the world is full of some pretty despicable
people. <br />
I don’t appreciate the continuous assaults on wildlife, public lands,
and protective environmental legislation by extremists that make
litigation unavoidable.<br />
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There was no backpeddaling. The HSUS has asked for downlisting the
wolves to “threatened” so livestock owners could kill wolves since the
delisting has come up again. The powers that be want total delisting.
Free and clear wolves for any reason.<br />
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where to start with that comment, ” And, once again you can thank
HSUS and their friends for sending this matter the way it is heading.”
Jeez that’s so ridiculous its hard to comment.<br />
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Louise,<br />
“[R]idiculous” you say.<br />
You might want to look at this Congressional report – especially
beginning at page 6. There is reference to CBD and WildEarthGuardians.
HSUS is in the same tier of “irritation and loathing” by this
Republican change agent group, but HSUS litigation to my knowledge not
been as focused as much on the West. <br />
<a href="http://valadao.house.gov/uploadedfiles/esaworkinggroupreportandrecommendations.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://valadao.house.gov/uploadedfiles/esaworkinggroupreportandrecommendations.pdf</a><br />
The R’s in the House have 4 bills in the hopper already and that was
before tide began to turn with the Senate going R controlled, and they
haven’t even considered the Western Governor’s agenda yet.<br />
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More cut and paste? what a genius<br />
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Personally, I am so pleased at this crucial time of need with the
work of HSUS, Wild Earth Guardians, Center For Biological Diversity,
Western Watersheds Project and others. With Congress now so weak on
wildlife conservation, these groups become even more valuable because
they carry the battle to the courts, where they have secured many
victories.<br />
Hopefully, at some point soon, we can get many more politicians
elected who are in tune with the public regarding nature and wildlife.
In the meantime, these strong conservation organizations have to be the
first line of defense, and I thank them for that.<br />
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LOL, timz<br />
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“Jeez that’s so ridiculous its hard to comment.”<br />
Except for this: if congress delists great lakes wolves in some way, it
will seem to be the result of the recent court “victory”.<br />
Translation: I think he’s essentially correct. That does make it hard to have a coherent comeback.<br />
Same for timz trolling when WM was correct about what the facts of the law now are.<br />
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I’m not sure I agree. Wolves were delisted before the suit, so
Congressional action in response to the suit could merely return the
status quo. Seems to me that you let Congress off the hook if you blame
HSUS for Congresses’ actions? Then there’s the fact that they won the
lawsuit, which suggests they were CORRECT in their interpretation of the
law. If that interpretation stands [if the law is not amended] then
their actions may help numerous other species, even if wolves are
delisted. If Congress chooses to amend the law–well again, Congress is
to blame for its actions.<br />
And again, HSUS’ win in court may indeed result in wolves being
delisted, but they were already delisted. If Congress delists wolves
without amending the ESA, then HSUS still wins (because of precedent).
If they don’t act when they believe the law demands more, then they
admit defeat without putting up a fight.<br />
I’m sorry, but the whole argument seems like sour grapes to me?
Personally, I dislike a lot of the goals of a whole variety of interest
groups, but I can’t fault them for pursuing their members’ interests in
court.<br />
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I was going to reply to Rork but you wrote what I would have, essentially<br />
“If they don’t act when they believe the law demands more, then they admit defeat without putting up a fight.<br />
I’m sorry, but the whole argument seems like sour grapes to me? ” <br />
sour grapes indeed<br />
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I should have added that I can certainly understand (and share
frustration) with the inability to find reasonable compromise.
Certainly, HSUS contributes to this by representing one extreme; but
they deserve credit here for actually compromising (rather than sticking
to the ‘new delisting’ model). The other side, in contrast, doesn’t
seem willing to accept compromise.<br />
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Sorry should read: “rather than sticking to the ‘<b>no</b> delisting’ model).”<br />
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JB,<br />
The HSUS win is like gasoline on a fire. Now the Western states have
new and motivated allies in the Midwestern states, to affect change to
the ESA in whatever form that might take. And it is already obvious
that whatever fix(es) this R Congress may have in store for MN, MI and
WI will include at least WY.<br />
So, “sour grapes” or not, and notwithstanding your advices above, I
submit still, that the issue is and remains HSUS and the decisions it
makes to litigate certain issues which continues to add fuel for those
who would drastically change the ESA because of their actions – even in
name only. It is the balancing of lost opportunities and consequences of
winning too well on principal that create the dilemma. And, for MN
continuing in “threatened” status will downlisint MI and WI to
“threatened” from “endangered” is no compromise whatsoever. MN gets
nothing from this.<br />
I bet Senator Franken (D-MN) has gotten an earful in recent weeks
from the MN Farm Bureau which has wolf delisting as one of its 4 current
top issues. They represent something like 75,000 farms in the state.<br />
Momentum for ESA changes could go well beyond wolf recovery issues if
opened up, and adversely affect hundreds/thousands of other species,
because of the focus on what some have termed the “protracted silliness”
of wolf recovery litigation.<br />
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… WHILE DOWNLISTING MI and WI to “threatened” from “endangered” is no compromise whatsoever. MN gets nothing from this.</div>
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“I bet Senator Franken (D-MN) has gotten an earful in recent weeks
from the MN Farm Bureau which has wolf delisting as one of its 4 current
top issues.”<br />
and therein lies the real issue, it doesn’t matter what the courts,
the general public or anyone wants for that matter long as the livestock
and trophy industries are pissed off. Its not Congress that is angered
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WM:<br />
Come now, the Democrats in the Senate are not going to let the
Republicans gut the ESA — they have absolutely nothing to gain from
it–and much to lose! They may pass legislation to delist wolves in WY
and the Great Lakes, or perhaps nationwide (though this outcome is
doubtful), but the Dems might not even let that through (they fear their
base as much as the Republicans, and btw, there are not many Ds left in
the DFL for Franken to fear). The most likely case is that Republicans
(with the help of a few Dems) use another legislative rider to delist
wolves in the GLs and WY, in which case the precedent stands. <br />
The irony here is that conservation groups are going to end up
getting a huge boost in funding when/if Congress acts, which will only
encourage and embolden them (just as it has groups like SFW and RMEF).
And so we go ’round and ’round…<br />
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Louise,<br />
A ‘reasonable compromise’ probably includes a “recreational” harvest
of wolves, whether it is ethically justified or not. The fools who want
blood wield too much political power, and they are not going to accept
protected status. <br />
Compromise, of course, entails giving up something you want, which
many folks on either side of the issue cannot seem to grasp; then again,
keeping wolves in the spotlight appears to be a good strategy to
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Re: Minnesota…<br />
“…you may be thinking: Huh—70 animals lost in a year (or 107, take your pick), and this is a big honking problem?<br />
Precisely that point was highlighted by Howard Goldman, senior state
director in Minnesota for the Animal Humane Society of the U.S. He
pointed out that there are 165,000 calves in Minnesota’s wolf range…I
find that if Goldman’s calf count is correct, the casualties reported by
Stark <b>represent a loss rate of .00039 percent.</b>”<br />
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Can you say “symbolic” issue? <br />
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And, maybe it is that precedent that gets the DPS issue in focus for a change to the ESA.<br />
I do hope you YOUR assessment of the D’s in the Senate are right. I
have my doubts especially in the next round of 1/3 Senatorial elections,
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From that 2014 hearing<br />
“Few poaching cases<br />
Rep. Rick Hansen, DFL-South St. Paul, was curious about how much effort
has been required of the DNR to address wolf poaching — which I suppose
could be considered a form of reverse depredation by humans.<br />
His question brought the DNR’s enforcement chief, Maj. Phil Meier, to
the microphone, who said there were six cases in 2012, zero in 2013.
Titters from the audience ensued.”<br />
Absolute BS, as I have had written and oral communication with two MN
DNR officials, one who participates in this hearing, who both said on
average 10% of MN wolves illegally killed each year.</div>
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JB,<br />
A lot can happen between now and the 2016 Senatorial election. Sadly
pundits seem to be pretty much in agreement that of the 16 Senatorial
seats that are up (9-R, 7-D), they are leaning toward another 2-4
current D’s going R, while the R’s hold on to the seats they already
have. In play seem to be IL, NH, PA and WI.<br />
This is pretty scary for a lot of reasons, unless something changes.
And, who knows what either party will roll out on the Presidential
ticket.<br />
Maybe Ralph can tell us the last time the House, Senate, White House,
and the Supreme Court were all R leaning, and what happens if the stars
align for what could begin an even worse nightmare 2 years hence.</div>
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Addendum: Sorry, 34 seats are up for election (Class III). Of
these 16 are thought to be tough competition to hold on to existing
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What is reasonable compromise? killing wolves for trophies? if
killing wolves is related to management objective to reduce predation,
protect human safety or protect game species, hunting is not a valid
activity. It is also downright inhumane given the species familial ties
and social structures. I don’t believe HSUS is extremist in any way on
the wolf issue, conversely the states have been extremist in seeking
public hunts as they ignore their independent scientists, ignore their
public and refuse to consider institutional policy changes that make
ecological sense. Isn’t it time to reject heavy handed predator policy
that encourages more hysteria and intolerance. Isn’t it time wolves and
other predators were given more consideration as living, intelligent and
feeling beings, with families like our own. Giving deferential
treatment to kill predators has to end somehow.<br />
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thanks for posting the article JB had not seen that. Symbolic
indeed. that is the part making me crazy. Symbolic of ignorance,
grandstanding and the kind of destructive posturing that keeps wildlife
management in the 19th century when it should be greatly advanced and
past all this predator hating crap.</div>
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I agree with most everything you wrote JB, which was good (thanks
also Louise, WM, Immer, for thoughtful writing). I was concerned but
not sufficiently knowledgeable (or clairvoyant) about this: Will what we
get be worse than what we had before in some ways? Maybe the answer is
no, and I’m just overly worried. I’m only slightly worried about what
WM was writing about in one comment, that I might summarize as state or
voter backlash, but publicity and debate may be working just as well for
others – my crystal ball for such stuff is in the trash. But just for
example, if congress delists grey wolf everywhere, I will not be blaming
HSUS. I will be disappointed, as I am now, that our actual plans are so
fuzzy – what wisdom would direct for wolves in lower MI has been on my
mind allot lately. (For the unfamiliar the brief summary is: none, now,
but we’re expecting.) I could write lots, but not good enough, so
that’s enough.<br />
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Having worked with/for Wydeven for an entire season in Wisconsin
trapping, collaring and monitoring wolves, I have a few comments about
him. First, he is not a field biologist, he is a 100% administrator.
Second, he is pompous, arrogant and has for decades been obstructionist
in carrying out sound research and policy. Him commenting on the Feds or
anyone else not acting properly is pathetically ironic. Third, anyone
who has ever worked with wolves in Wisconsin knows that Ron Schultz was
the most knowledgeable and respected biologist that the DNR employed but
Wydeven basically cut Ron off at the knees once he arrived and took
over.<br />
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MAD,<br />
Did you ever have a chance to work with Richard Thiel? I was lucky
enough to have a phone conversation with him back in the mid 80’s when
wolves were starting to make a strong comeback in WI. Seemed like a
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Wrong, the group of hunters, trappers, and hounders are the ones
that pushed for the wolf hunt based on BS and a complete lack of
science, even though they stomped up and down that wolf hunting was
based in science. Sen. Tom Casperson lied in providing info for the
delisting in 2011, and later apologized on the senator floor claiming
that truth matters, accuracy matters. Well, apparently not Sen.
Casperson (and I told him as much when testifying in front of his
committee).<br />
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I hope that the Michigan State Mental Hospital has enough room for
the politicians above, because they are delusional and Schizophrenic
over this issue, and are making claims that are of untrue nature as a
mental health patient would. Michigan politicians, you are
ignorant,corupt, and full of crap, and are not above the federal laws of
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Just because Little Red Riding Hood’s Grandma, and the 3 little
pigs didn’t live in Michigan, doesn’t mean that wolves don’t eat
millions of people in this country each year!!!!!!!<br />
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I have a question that I was wondering if anyone could shed some
insight on. I think naturally you should be able to defend your
livestock/pets/family/self when in the process of being threatened by
any animal acting aggressively. But I’ve become a little suspicious as
of late whenever someone mentions needing to cull a population of
predators when their prey sources are dwindling. I’d always been under
the impression, having grown up watching nature and science docs that
the food chain was a bit of a seesaw, and that if a predator becomes too
successful it will become the victim of it’s own success and dwindle as
it’s prey dwindles, eventually allowing the prey species to rebound. <br />
Is this natural fluctuation not accounted for or allowed to play out
in wildlife management today? Does it have something to do with the way
wilderness areas are cut off from each-other by modern cities and
development? And why not relocate the excess wolves to all the places
currently lacking them that are spending money trying to get rid of
their excess deer/elk? I’m also wondering who determines when there are
too many predators vs too many herbivores, and if it’s based exclusively
on ecosystem health or partially on making sure hunters can catch
enough deer/elk as well.<br />
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The wolf haters love to bring up the dogs that are killed by
wolves. An important fact they don’t seem to mention is that most of
these dogs killed by wolves are HUNTING dogs. The hunting dogs are
invading the wolf’s territory and therefore are killed. Can’t blame the
dogs. Gotta blame the irresponsible hound hunters.<br />
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Are the taxpayers still paying to replace the dogs? What a racket!!<br />
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Sorry guys, gotta bug off for a bit.<br />
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The Senator who introduced this bill (Casperson) has already been
caught lying and embellishing wolf threats by his own admission (making
up a story about wolves at a daycare center – a variation of the school
bus stop story), and the farmer (John Koski) who had the most red-flag
raising complaints of wolf depredation has been caught lyng, gaming the
system and negligent, and charged with animal cruelty for neglecting his
state-provided guard animals. He did not removed dead livestock from
his property and would not use an electrified fence.<br />
Why anyone even gives this any sort of serious consideration is beyond me.<br />
Lest we forget the events of last year, there are numerous articles in the media. Other articles are in the link below:<br />
<a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/michigans_wolf_hunt_how_half_t.html#incart_hbx#incart_best-of" rel="nofollow">How Half-Truths, Falsehoods and One Farmer Distorted Reasons for Wolf Hunt</a><br />
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The letter said: 'your uncle saw another dead deer - taken down by a large canine. Here are some photos of a large coyote caught on film from the front field - no wolves yet.' The white dot/line is the eye's moving in time laps:<br />
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Here are some of the ways you can tell them apart:<br />
1) Size and bulk of the main body - the term "husky" applies to the chest and neck of wolves.<br />
Not so to coyotes:<br />
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2) Coyotes - have just the tiniest tip of their tails died black - Red Wolves have much larger swath of black at the end of their tail. The fact that this demarcation is so pronounce in low light is a give away that the motion detector is showing a wolf not a coyote.<br />
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Here is a known original shot of a Red Wolf - done first in color - then with the color stripped out for the night time effect:<br />
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3) The shape from the abdomen to the chest increases in size in Red Wolves - not so in Coyotes - whose appearance is basically the same from the hips to the chest. This shape gives to Wolf it's advantage in chasing down and killing deer - historically Coyotes do not take down adult deer. With the cross breading of Coyotes and Wolves we may see that change.<br />
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Coyotes body type vs Red Wolf:<br />
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5) The final clue that I can give is found in the letter "another dead deer by large canine" My uncle was born and raised a hunter, I respect his observation that it was a "large canine" - my aunt - Hi Lou - however is - we'll she's smaller, doesn't carry a gun usually and you know how the mind works. Anyway death by canine - not a Coyote thing. </div>
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As you read this article see if you can spot the bias being disguised as objectivity. Quite simply it's a case of Hollywood Conditioning to allow humanity to welcome wolves in with open arms. Hint, bias has the word objectivity in it's quote and involves radio collars...<br />
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Wolves kill sheep in Eastern Oregon, state investigates</h1>
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on June 19, 2014 at 10:01 AM, updated <span class="updated" title="2014-06-19T17:03:14Z">June 19, 2014 at 10:03 AM</span><br />
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The <a href="http://www.dfw.state.or.us/">Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife</a> has confirmed two recent incidents of wolves killing and injuring livestock in Umatilla County.<br />
On June 13, <a href="http://www.dfw.state.or.us/Wolves/docs/dep_inv/140613_Umatilla_Depredation_Report.pdf">four ewes and three lambs were found dead</a>,
one lamb was missing and a number of others were injured in a sheep pen
near Pendleton. ODFW investigators found bite wounds consistent with
attacks by one or more wolves.<br />
That morning, the unidentified ranch owner had observed a single
uncollared wolf, likely a yearling, feeding on a carcass. GPS tracking
collar data from an adult male from the Umatilla River wolf pack proved
that there was at least one other wolf in the immediate vicinity during
those early morning hours.<br />
A few days earlier, <a href="http://www.dfw.state.or.us/Wolves/docs/dep_inv/140614_Umatilla_Depredation_Report.pdf">a cow had been attacked</a>
and severely injured in a pasture less than a mile away. GPS data
showed that two Umatilla River pack wolves were in the pasture around
the time of the attack.<br />
"One of the things we're very proud of is that when we hear of an
incident, we try to enter into every one of these investigations
objectively," states Russ Morgan, wolf program coordinator for ODFW.
While GPS collars can place a specific wolf in the vicinity, this alone
is not enough to implicate the wolf in the depredation. "It is an
evidence based process, not a matter of opinion or belief. We maintain
that objectivity throughout, and that's something we will continue to
strive for."<br />
ODFW is also coordinating with local livestock producers to reduce
risk of further attacks. "We've been working with the producers closely,
and have already implemented additional non-lethal deterrents," such as
fencing, guard animals or alarm systems, says Morgan.<br />
Gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountain region, including the
Umatilla and seven other packs in eastern Oregon, were removed from the
federal endangered species list and management was transferred to the
states. Gray wolves are considered endangered under Oregon law, and the
Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan sets out rules about how to
deal with wolves when they prey on livestock.<br />
When a suspected wolf attack occurs, ODFW officials investigate to
confirm that wolves were indeed the culprit, to identify which wolf or
wolves were involved and to determine whether ranchers involved took
appropriate precautions to deter attacks. Only if a specific wolf is
implicated in four "qualifying incidents of depredation" within a six
month period can the ODFW decide to kill a wolf, and then only if
"chronic depredation" is likely to continue.<br />
After being eradicated from the state in the 1940s, wolves began to
cross the border from Idaho in the 2000s, and Oregon's first new
breeding pair was confirmed in 2008. The population has since grown to
64 wolves in eight distinct packs. The state has legally killed four
wolves<b>:</b> two near Baker City in 2009, and two from the Imnaha pack during 2010-2011.<br />
--Casey O'Hara<br />
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Who funds this stuff (Hint: has the word Chase in it). <br />
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Give Me No Lie</div>
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Red Wolf Caught On Film: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLwX5L-RJJQ" target="_blank">YouTube</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">60,000+ Wolves In North America</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400;"><b>Canada has an estimated 52,000-60,000 wolves. Nunavut,
Northwest Territories, and Yukon each have 5,000 wolves,
British Columbia has 8000 wolves, Alberta 4,200,
Saskatchewan 4,300, Manitoba 4,000-6,000, Ontario 9,000,
Quebec 5,000 and Labrador 2,000. The United States has up to
9,000 wolves which are increasing in number in all ranges,
Alaska has a stable population of 6,000-7,000 wolves,
Minnesota has a population of 2,900 wolves, both Wisconsin
and Michigan each have 600 wolves as of 2008. The Rocky
Mountain states (Wyoming, Idaho and Montana) have an
approximate population of 1,700 wolves. A small number of
wolves are known to inhabit Oregon and Washington, and there
are now at least 42 wild Mexican wolves in the southwest
United States. An undetermined number of wolves have been
found in Colorado and in the northeast US...</b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_grey_wolf_populations_by_country#North_America" target="_blank"><b>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400;">Humans have been attacked by wolves in Alaska. The late David Tobuk carried scars
on his face from a wolf attack on him as a small child. The incident occurred
around the turn of the century in interior Alaska. David was playing in his
village near a river. An old wolf came into the village and bit David in the
face and started to carry him off. Other Eskimos saw the wolf dragging
the child off and started yelling and screaming. The wolf dropped the child and
was shot by an old Eskimo trapper who had a gun. <i>(Interview with Frank
Tobuk, brother, Bettles, Alaska, December 1988.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400;">Paul Tritt, an Athabascan Indian, was attacked by a lone
wolf while working a trap line. Paul was setting a snare, looked up and saw a
wolf lunging at him. He threw his arm up in front of his face and it was bitten
severely by the wolf. A struggle ensued. Tritt was able to get to his sled,
grab a gun and kill the wolf. Nathaniel Frank, a companion, helped Tritt wash
the wound with warm water. Frank took Tritt, via dog sled, to Fort Yukon
to see a doctor. The arm healed, but Tritt never regained full use of it.
Several years later, the arm developed problems and had to be amputated. <i>(Interview
with Paul Tritt, Venetie, Alaska, November, 1988)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400;">Two wolf attacks on humans occurred in 2000.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400;"><b>Icy Bay</b><b>,
Alaska</b> - Six-year-old John
Stenglein and a nine-year-old friend were playing outside his family's trailer
at a logging camp when a wild wolf came out of the woods towards the boys. The
boys ran and the wolf attacked young Stenglein from the back, biting him on the
back and buttocks. Adults, hearing the boy's screams, came and chased the wolf
away. The wolf returned a few moments later and was shot. According to Alaska
Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) officials, the wolf was a healthy wild
wolf that apparently attacked without provocation. The boy was flown to Yakutat
and recieved stitches there for his wounds. Later, however, the bites became
infected and the boy had to be hospitalized. <i>(Reports and Interviews on file
and available upon request.)</i></span></div>
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<b>Vargas</b><b>
Island, British Colombia</b> - University student,
Scott Langevin, 23, was on a kayak trip with friends. They camped out on a
beach and, about 1 AM, Langevin awoke with something pulling on his sleeping
bag. He looked out and came face to face with a wild wolf. Langevin yelled at
the wolf and it attacked, biting him on the hand. Langevin attempted to force
the wolf toward a nearby campfire, but as he turned, the wolf jumped on his
back and started biting him on the back of his head. Friends, hearing his
yells, came to his aid and scared the wolf away. Fifty (50) stitches were
required to close the wound on Langevin's head. British Colombia Ministry of
Enviroment officials speculate the reason for the attack was due to the wolves
occasionally being fed by humans although there was no evidence that Langevin
or any of his party fed these animals. <i>(Reports and Interviews on file and
available upon request.)</i></div>
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This is but a brief summary of a few verifiable accounts
of attacks on humans by healthy wild wolves in North American History.</div>
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Biologists tell us that the wolves of Asia and North America are one and the same species. Wolf attacks
are common in many parts of Asia.</div>
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The government of India reported more than 100 deaths
attributable to wolves in one year during the eighties.<i> (Associated Press,
1985)</i> This author recalls a news report in 1990 in which Iran reported deaths from attacks
by wolves.</div>
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Rashid Jamsheed, a U.S.
trained biologist, was the game director for Iran. He wrote a book entitled
"<u>Big Game Animals of Iran
(Persia)</u>."
In it he made several references to wolf attacks on humans. Jamsheed says
that for a millennia people have reported wolves attacking and killing humans.
In winter, when starving wolves grow bold, they have been known to enter towns
and kill people in daylight on the streets. Apparently, in Iran, there are many cases of
wolves running off with small children. There is also a story of a mounted and
armed policeman (gendarme) being followed by 3 wolves. In time he had to get
off his horse to attend to nature’s call, leaving his rifle in the scabbard. A
later reconstruction at the scene of the gnawed bones and wolf tracks indicated
that the horse had bolted and left the man defenseless, whereupon he was killed
and eaten.</div>
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A Russian Linguist, Will Graves, provided our
organization with reports of wolves killing Russian people in many areas of
that country. Reports indicate some of the wolves were diseased while others
appeared healthy. <i>(Reports on file and available upon request.)</i></div>
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Reports have also come from rural China. The official Zinhua News
Agency reported that a peasant woman, Wu Jing, snatched her two daughters from
the jaws of a wolf and wrestled with the animal until rescuers arrived. Wu
slashed at the wolf with a sickle and it dropped one daughter, but grabbed her
sister. It was then Wu wrestled with the animal until herdsmen came and drove
the beast away. This incident occurred near Shenyang
City, about 380 miles northeast of Beijing. <i>(Chronicle
Features, 1992)</i></div>
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The question arises: "Why so many attacks in Asia
and so few in North America?"</div>
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Two factors must be considered:</div>
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1.<span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span><b>The Philosophy
of Conservation</b> - Our forefathers always believed that they had the right
and obligation to protect their livelihoods. Considerable distance was
necessary between man and wolf for the wolf to survive.</div>
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2.<span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span><b>Firearms</b> -
Inexpensive, efficient weapons gave man the upper hand in the protection of his
livelihood and for the taking of wolves.</div>
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Milton P. Skinner in his book, “<u>The Yellowstone Nature
Book</u>” (published 1924) wrote, "Most of the stories we hear of the
ferocity of these animals... come from Europe.
There, they are dangerous because they do not fear man, since they are seldom
hunted except by the lords of the manor. In America, the wolves are the same
kind, but they have found to their bitter cost that practically every man and
boy carries a rifle..."</div>
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Skinner was correct. The areas of Asia
where wolf attacks occur on humans are the same areas where the people have no
firearms or other effective means of predator control.</div>
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But ... "Biologists claim there are no documented
cases of healthy wild wolves attacking humans."</div>
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What they really mean is there are no
"documented" cases by their criteria which excludes historical
accounts. Here's an example.</div>
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Rabid wolves were a frightening experience in the early
years due to their size and the seriousness of being bit, especially before a
vaccine was developed. The bitten subject usually died a slow, miserable death.
There are numerous accounts of rabid wolves and their activities. Early
Army forts have medical records of rabid wolves coming into the posts and biting
several people before being killed. Most of the people bitten died slow,
horrible deaths. Additionally, early historical writings relate personal
accounts. This author recalls one historical account telling of a man being
tied to a tree and left to die because of his violent behavior with rabies
after being bitten by a wolf. Such deaths left profound impressions on
eyewitnesses of those events.</div>
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Dr. David Mech, USFWS wolf biologist, states there are no
"documented" cases of rabid wolves below the fifty seventh latitude
north (near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory). When asked what
"documented" meant, he stated, "The head of the wolf must be
removed, sent to a lab for testing and found to be rabid." </div>
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Number of Wolf Attacks Double in Michigan</h3>
<i class="wnDate">Posted:
Jan 17, 2015 7:39 PM EST
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Wolf attacks in Michigan has doubled over the last year. <br />
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Department of Natural Resources says at least 26 cattle and 17 hunting
dogs were killed by wolves in the Upper Peninsula in 2014. <br />
Only 20 animals were attacked in 2013. <br />
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DNR says the harsh winter may have decreased the deer population,
making cattle and dogs look like another source of food to wolves. <br />
More than 630 wolves were reported in the Upper Peninsula in 2014 and 658 in 2013.<br />
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As the wolf debate raged in 2012, Ron Hill lost one of his
hunting dogs when it was tracked and killed by a pack of wolves. <a href="http://www.petersenshunting.com/2012/10/16/graphic-photos-wisconsin-wolf-pack-kills-hunting-dog/" target="_blank">The graphic photos</a> show just how devastating an over-populated wolf presence can be in certain areas.
Landowners in the area where Hill's dog was killed said they typically
see more wolves than deer on their trail cameras. They also said it is
normal to find deer carcasses in the woods around their properties.<br />
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No pelt, possible jail for ex-Navy officer who shot wolf in Idaho</h1>
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A former Navy officer who shot a wolf he thought was poised to attack
his dogs while they were out for a walk in northern Idaho won't get to
keep the pelt - and he could be in big trouble.<br />
Forrest Mize, 53, a former lieutenant commander, said he shot the
beast with a .22 rifle he carries because of mountain lions around his
Rathdrum home because it was crouched and ready to pounce. After the
Dec. 30 incident, he decided he wanted to make a trophy out of the
100-pound wolf, and that was when his problems began. To legally bag a
wolf, hunters must first buy a tag from the state Department of Fish and
Game. It's permissible to shoot one in self-defense, but you don't get
the carcass or the pelt.<br />
“The only way you can legally harvest an animal and retain possession
of that is to hold a license and a tag,” said Idaho Fish and Game
spokesman Mike Keckler.<br />
Mize wanted to hang the Idaho Gray Wolf's pelt on a wall in his home,
but a taxidermist refused to take the job because he did not have a
tag. He applied for the $11.50 tag retroactively, but state conservation
officials somehow found out, he told <a href="http://www.kxly.com/news/north-idaho-news/idaho-tickets-rathdrum-man-after-defensive-wolf-kill/30711924">KXLY.com</a>.<br />
Mize is now facing a <a href="http://legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title36/T36CH14SECT36-1402PrinterFriendly.htm">misdemeanor violation</a> that has a maximum penalty of $1,000 and up to six months in jail.<br />
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Wolves attack dogs in Yukon community; government warns residents about pets</h1>
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WHITEHORSE — Wolves have killed two dogs in a Yukon community,
prompting the territory’s government to warn residents about letting
their pets run free.<br />
Kris Gustafson of Environment Yukon says the first dog was killed
Dec. 23 in a community south of Whitehorse and the second on Tuesday.<br />
He says the attacks can happen during any season but most often in the winter when food may be scarce.<br />
Gustafson says investigating officers found tracks indicating a group of three wolves was in the area — a relatively small pack.<br />
Environment Yukon recommends residents refrain from allowing their
cats and dogs to run free and suggests dogs be kept on a leash for walks
in the bush.<br />
The research and education group known as WildWise Yukon says people
should store bird feeders inside at night, clean up spilled seed, keep
garbage and meat scraps in a wildlife-resistant shed, and only let pets
out unattended in enclosed yards. (Whitehorse Star).<br />
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felt jaws clamp down on the back of his head. He reached back and
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The Attack (As told to Joe Spring):</h2>
I decided to go
camping on short notice as an end-of-the-summer deal with five
friends—my girlfriend, her sister and brother-in-law, and two male
friends. We drove up by Cass Lake, Minnesota, to Camp Winnibigoshish.<br />
We
were hanging out until about three in the morning. My girlfriend Rachel
wanted to sleep outside. As she got ready for bed, everybody else went
into their tents. She picked a spot by her Jeep. She had a blanket on
the ground and another on top of her. Once she was situated, I walked
over and lay next to her.<br />
I had sweatpants and a sweatshirt on. I
had my back down, my elbows on the ground, and my hands on my hips—all
of which allowed me to have my head up to look at Rachel. We were awake
the whole night, talking.<br />
Around 4:30 A.M., I was mid-sentence
when I felt something clamp down on the back of my head. I could feel
the teeth, but I couldn’t see or hear anything. Rachel was looking at my
eyes as I was talking, so she actually saw the wolf bite down.<br />
I
reached for the back of my head. My hands went to wolf’s jaws. It’s not
like there was any precision to what I was doing. It was kind of a mess.
I struggled. I moved my hands around, from its jaws to the side of its
jaws, near its cheeks. I put pressure on its head with my hands.
Eventually I just held its head in place and jerked my head forward
really hard. I didn’t pry its jaws open. I just put pressure on its head
and then pulled my head forward.<br />
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After
my head came out, I jumped up. It was maybe seven feet away from me,
pacing back and forth, growling really loud. It was shaggy and pretty
big. It looked like a coyote, but bigger.<br />
My family is really big
into hunting, so I’d seen wolves from our deer stand, but I never had
fear of wolves. The other times I’ve seen them, they ran away from me. I
have never seen any aggression. I had no idea this could even happen.<br />
I
thought the wolf was going to lunge back at me or Rachel. I started
kicking and screaming at it. Rachel had had her head under the covers,
but as I was kicking and screaming, she got up and ran to the jeep.<br />
Rachel’s brother in law was in his tent. I yelled for him a couple of times. “Max! Max!”<br />
After
maybe five or ten seconds of yelling, the wolf turned and ran. It
wasn’t a panicked run. It just kind of trotted into the brush. I don’t
really know where it went after that. I was just focused on my head.<br />
I
could feel the blood dripping down the side of my face. I reached up
with my bare hands. I was bleeding really bad, but there wasn’t really
much pain. I don’t know why. Maybe adrenaline? Or maybe I just wasn’t
able to focus on the pain because I was focusing on getting out of
there? I quickly threw a blanket over my head and pressed down. Max ran
out of his tent and helped me to the truck.<br />
It took us a moment to
clear the front seat. By that time, the blood had soaked the blanket,
so we took it off. We grabbed a roll of paper towels and used them to
bandage my head.<br />
When I sat down in the truck there was this
really sharp pain, and then throbbing. I could feel each tear. I had a
huge gash that was maybe four inches and then a bunch of puncture
wounds. I could feel each individual thing and they all they had their
own kind of pain, but the gash hurt the most.</div>
I called my dad right away and told him I had been attacked. He told me, “Call 911.”<br />
I
called them next. They told me they’d send somebody out to see what was
going on. I’ve never hurt that bad. I thought I was going to vomit all
of the way into the ER. It was a 45-minute drive.<br />
The paper towel
soaked through a couple of times and I just kept putting layer after
layer on. I knew I didn’t want blood all over the place. I had people
telling me what to do. “Put pressure on it,” they said. Everybody was a
little shook up, but they handled it really well. “It’s going to be
OK,” they said.<br />
My dad met me at the ER. The bleeding had pretty
much stopped. A nurse cleaned out my wound, but I had to wait probably
an hour for the doctor. He came in and cleaned everything out real well,
too. Once they cleaned my head, the bleeding started again. It wasn’t
gushing, but it took probably three hours before the bleeding stopped.
They put 17 staples in my head, gave me rabies shots, and bandaged up
the area.<br />
I’ve always told my friends, “You’re safer outside than
you are in the city.” I just never dreamed something would attack me. My
family is pretty outdoorsy and we camp a lot. I don’t fear that I will
be attacked in my life again. It might be weird camping outside at night
again, but I just have to work up to it.<br />
<a href="http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/outdoor-skills/survival/When-Wolves-Attack-Noah-Graham-Survival.html" target="_blank">http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/outdoor-skills/survival/When-Wolves-Attack-Noah-Graham-Survival.html</a>Matt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-55951372544558103842015-01-14T05:49:00.000-08:002015-01-14T06:01:22.025-08:00#18 - Learning from History - Russia<img src="webkit-fake-url://8b0a0522-7e45-456f-93ec-b5a355907ee0/imagejpeg" /><img src="webkit-fake-url://bafd3a21-9443-4b31-a029-725032d34eeb/imagejpeg" /><br />
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Here we see the deer population in "severe decline" in Russia up into WWII - when all the guns<br />
and men were called to the Eastern front.<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> Overhunting beginning in the late 1800s and extending through World War II resulted in a severe decline in the sika deer numbers and distribution.</span><br />
Source: http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-4-431-09429-6_33<br />
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Here is the recorded wolf response to lack of "food" during this time (Wikipedia).<br />
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In late September 1944 in the vicinity of the Buracovskii settlement, an 18-month-old child was caught by a wolf and carried toward a forest, before being rescued by peasants. Some days later, in a <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkhoz" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a3696; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Kolkhoz">kolkhoz</a> "Giant" in the Mendeleevskiy locality, a pair of wolves ambushed a girl watching a horse in a meadow, biting her and tearing her clothes. On September 21, in the village of Golodaevshchina, 13-year-old Valentina Starikova was carried off by a wolf near a riverbank, while she was watching another wolf attacking a calf on the other side of the bank. A few hours later, a part of her leg was found in a nearby forest. After these incidents, wolves began to chase children systematically: On November 6, in the "New Village" kolkhoz of the Alexandrovsk locality, wolves attacked and dismembered an 8-year-old girl in broad daylight. Two days later at 11:00 AM in the Beretzovskiy settlement, a 14-year-old postwoman named Tamara Musinova was bitten to death by nine wolves. On November 19, 16-year-old Maria Polakova was killed by wolves while returning to work with her sister in a forest clearing of the Ramenskiy locality.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pavlov_3-2" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.75em; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirov_wolf_attacks#cite_note-pavlov-3" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a3696; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">[</span>3<span style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">]</span></a></sup></div>
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A new series of bolder, more numerous attacks occurring in many of Kirov's localities began in the spring of 1945. On April 29, in the village of Golodayevshchina of the Rudakovskiy district, 17-year-old Maria Berdnikova was attacked by a wolf, concealed by thick vegetation, on a field some 50 meters from stables. When the girl's cries attracted a crowd, the wolf repeatedly picked her up, scaled a 1 meter high wattle fence and left her only after carrying her for 200 meters. As the villagers carried the girl off, the wolf followed them to the edge of the village, ignoring their cries and threatening gestures. The wolf approached the village several times that day, and carried off a lamb the day after. The official who investigated the incident was G.P Kamenskiy, who postulated that the wolf's daring behaviour was likely explained by the complete absence of hunters or rifles in the village, as arm bearers and firearms had been called to the <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a3696; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Eastern Front (World War II)">Eastern front</a>. On May 1, in the Mamaevschchina village of the Vasilkovskiy locality, 7-year-old Volodya Gorev was grabbed on the throat by a wolf and carried toward a forest. He was released only after a villager fired a shot, and survived the ordeal as his neck had been protected by a thick scarf. Later, in the village of Shiriaevo of the Nemskiy district, 5-year-old Pimma Molchanova was grabbed by a wolf while washing rubber boots with a friend by a rivulet. A rescue party discovered the girl's body 500 meters away from the rivulet with a throat bite and a partially eaten leg.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pavlov_3-3" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.75em; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirov_wolf_attacks#cite_note-pavlov-3" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a3696; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">[</span>3<span style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">]</span></a></sup></div>
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Between 1946-1950, wolf attacks had become a serious problem in several of the Kirov Oblast’s districts, namely Darovskiy, Lebiazhskiy, Sovetskiy, Nolinskiy, Khalturinskiy and Orichevskiy . Hunters killed 560 wolves in the Kirov Oblast in 1946, which was considered an unusually high harvest. Within the next three years, Kirov hunters, with the help of hunters from <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a3696; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Moscow">Moscow</a>, managed to kill 1,520 wolves, a task which was rendered difficult by the near lack of transportation to rural settlements in the post war period.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pavlov_3-4" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.75em; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirov_wolf_attacks#cite_note-pavlov-3" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a3696; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">[</span>3<span style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">]</span></a></sup> Wolves appeared in the Rusanovo settlement in 1947 and killed a small girl and 13-year-old Veniamin Fokin during the August-September period. A wolf also carried off a small girl, who was with several older girls at a threshing floor. Near the Cherniadievo village of the Rusanovskiy district, 2 wolves attacked Anna Mikheeva and her mother who were treating linen on a field. The mother managed to repel an attack against her with a <a class="extiw" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sheaf" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a3696; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="wikt:sheaf">sheaf</a>, though her daughter was caught. A blood trail lead to some thick <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniper" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a3696; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Juniper">juniper</a> bushes, where Anna was found with a wounded throat and some flesh of her stomach eaten. A special brigade of hunters arrived to deal with the Rusanovskiy wolves and the attacks ceased in that area. Between the July-August period of 1948, 9 children aged 7-12 had been killed. On November 17 1948, in the Nolinskiy district, 8-year-old Svetlana Tueva was carried 1 km into a forest by 5 wolves while walking from school with two other girls and a man. The man escaped by climbing a tree, while the other girls ran back to the school. A search of the forest concluded with the discovery of Svetlana’s coat. 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During a one month period in December 1947, a large male wolf took residence in the area around Kirov's Suna station. It walked around villages in the morning and evening hours, catching dogs and attacking solitary people on roads. Before finally being killed, the wolf injured 13 people and killed one woman and an adolescent. When killed, the wolf was measured to be 138 cm in length, and was badly emaciated. A bundle of woman's hair was found in its stomach.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-soviet_4-0" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.75em; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirov_wolf_attacks#cite_note-soviet-4" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a3696; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">[</span>4<span style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">]</span></a></sup></div>
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By 1951 the majority of Kirov districts were cleared of man-eating wolves, though Orichevskiy still remained vulnerable. Within that district, in the village of Tarasovka, a 10-year-old girl was killed on April 29 1951 while washing clothes in a small river. Later, a group of wolves frequently chased children picking mushrooms and berries in the forests surrounding the settlements of Shalegovskiy, Smirnovskiy and Shabalinskiy. On June 12 1952, 11-year-old Zoe and 15-year-old Lidia Vturina were hospitalised after being attacked in the village of Vturino. On July 11 of the same year, a wolf attacked 5-year-old Vitaliy Ishutin about 1 km from a village, and carried him off into a forest. In the same month, 8-year-old Ludmila Perminova was bitten by a wolf in the village of Koshely. On August 12, 6-year-old Lidia Tupitsina was carried off by a wolf while picking berries in a forest with other children. At 9:00 AM on August 17, 13-year-old herder Alexander Vediakin was carried off by wolves 1 km from the village of Grebenshchiki, but was rescued by land workers. Local hunters believed the animal to have been an old female. On August 16, 1952, a 12-year-old boy picking berries was rescued from a large female wolf accompanied by three cubs. In the spring of 1953, a girl was attacked while walking through a forest with her grandmother. By the end of May, an old, nearly toothless female wolf was killed near the village of Vturino, after which the attacks in Orichevskiy ceased.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pavlov_3-6" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.75em; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirov_wolf_attacks#cite_note-pavlov-3" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a3696; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">[</span>3<span style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">]</span></a></sup></div>
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On midday of June 17 1953, in the village of Sergeitsi, Belskiy district, 12-year-old Sasha Grachev was grabbed by a wolf in a playground, and dragged for 300 meters, before grabbing hold of a branch and managing to extricate himself from the wolf’s jaws and run home. This was the last recorded non rabid wolf attack in the Kirov Oblast, with one rabid attack against three people being recorded in the spring of 1954 in the Urzhumskiy district.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pavlov_3-7" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.75em; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirov_wolf_attacks#cite_note-pavlov-3" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a3696; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">[</span>3<span style="background-image: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">]</span></a></sup></div>
<br />Matt Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757297188095882787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576487644706916500.post-60861791748658629152015-01-13T15:06:00.001-08:002015-01-18T16:15:36.002-08:00#17 - Overlooking the Obvious - Declining Deer Populations<br />
Here we are going to examine the blindness of Political Correctness.<br />
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<a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/01/04/168642093/disappearing-mule-deer-a-new-reality-throughout-western-u-s" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0033cc; line-height: 1.6;">Disappearing Mule Deer A New Reality Throughout Western US</a><a href="https://sites.google.com/" style="color: #0033cc; line-height: 1.6;"></a><span style="line-height: 1.6;"> January 4, 2013 NPR, Audio Discussion</span></div>
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Scientists throughout the West are trying to figure out the mystery of the disappearing mule deer. Since the 1970s, biologists in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah have seen deer populations drop by 50 percent. The potential causes vary. Oil and gas development and the growth in coyote populations top the list.</div>
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<a href="http://ijpr.org/post/deer-debate" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0033cc;">The Deer Debate, decline of black tail deer</a> May 1, 2014 Oregon, <span style="line-height: 1.6;">Jefferson Public Radio</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.6;">... </span>, the black-tailed deer has been in decline across its range since the late 1970s. A state-wide survey in 1979 estimated the total population at 452,000; the 2004 estimate pegged it at only 320,000. ODFW cites a number of reasons for the decline, loss of habitat and disease chief among them...</div>
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Deer populations in the western United States and some other regions are in significant decline. Total U.S. population has been declining in recent years based on an analysis illustrated by the graph below which shows total U.S. deer harvest as reported by each state. Links to harvest data appear in the box on the right of this page and the right column contains recent news reports about the decline. Given that harvest (deer killed by hunting) approximately trends with population, the data suggest that there was about a 12.3 percent decline in the deer population from 2006 to 2012. Preliminary data for 2013 indicate a significant increase in the rate of decline. The number of deer hunters has been approximately constant since 2000 at about 14.5 to 15 million.<br />
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How long will it take to do the math?</div>
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For example - the Red Wolf reintroduction</div>
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Program has been around since 1987.</div>
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Yet ever year since 2007 it has stated that</div>
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Only 100 Red Wolves have been released.</div>
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These - apparently some how are known</div>
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The release has boardering it. Right! Yet,</div>
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The program whined that 33 pups were born</div>
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Last year - an all time low. Let's see 33 times</div>
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40 year = 1320 wolves! Now add those breeding</div>
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In the wild... That's just the Red Wolf, now add</div>
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In the Grey Wolves up north & the Mexican Grey</div>
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wolves being reintroduced in the southern states</div>
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And bang! There goes your deer population!</div>
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That is the wolves primary food source after all.<br />
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Tough times for our white-tailed deer</h1>
<strong>As most of us have feared, this winter looks like it could be
a doozy for our white-tailed deer population. I suppose after a
handful of mild winters we are now paying our dues, so to speak.</strong><br />
<strong>And bitter cold temperatures this year are the least of the
deer’s problem. They can handle the cold but it’s the snow I’m worried
about!</strong><br />
<strong>Snow conditions, with a weak crust formed by our mid-winter
melt and pack, make travel and escape more difficult than usual. So far,
we are a long way off the massive snow depth experienced back in 2008-
2009, but with higher than average snowfall this winter and a meagre
crust unable to support a deer’s weight, times are tough indeed!</strong><br />
<strong>Our friend imacdon has witnessed the results first-hand in these graphic deer kill images taken around his property:</strong><br />
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<strong>It is very disappointing to think that after more than 5
years of a population on the rebound, our whitetail herd could be in
store for another big hit.</strong><br />
<strong>And with a healthy, relatively uncontrolled, predator
population in eastern ON and western QC our whitetails will need to pull
out all the stops this year in order to survive. Since December my
trailcams have captured scant few deer images, even in the whitetail
wintering area. The number of coyote images captured has;
however, remained steady.</strong><br />
<strong>I know I am crossing my fingers for the deer this year….and my toes too! </strong><br />
<strong><a href="http://blogs.canoe.ca/outdoorsguy/hunting/conservation/tough-times-for-our-white-tailed-deer/" target="_blank">http://blogs.canoe.ca/outdoorsguy/hunting/conservation/tough-times-for-our-white-tailed-deer/</a> </strong><br />
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<strong><span class="bodytext"><b>Range:</b> The Eastern Wolf is found in
Canada, from the Sault Ste. Marie area in <u>Ontario</u> to the
Havre-Saint-Pierre region in Quebec. Historically, it is thought to have
ranged from Nova Scotia west to Michigan, south to New York, Vermont
and New Hampshire. </span></strong><br />
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<br /><strong>Get Involved</strong><br />
This is a reminder to all of us that the whitetail deer populations are a
precious commodity and must not be taken for granted. Get involved in a
local or national conservation organization. Take time to educate
others so they can help make intelligent choices. Learn how to hunt
coyotes and give thanks for every deer killed. Whitetails are amazing
animals, which is why they must be protected and managed in the face of
all these obstacles.<br />
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Here's an interesting article on Grey Wolves in Minnisota (note the growing lack of fear displayed by the wolves toward People).</div>
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Grand Marais, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- The Cook County Sheriff's office has issued a wolf warning in Cook County, Minn.</div>
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Residents are being warned because at least five dogs, in the last two weeks, are assumed to have been killed by wolves in and around Grand Marais.</div>
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A couple of the wolf attacks were witnessed by the dog owners.</div>
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"I think if you're a dog owner anywhere in wolf country, northern, especially northeastern, Minnesota, then you should always attend your dog when it's outside – never leave your dog unattended," according to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officer Darren Fagerman.</div>
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Sometimes attacks on dogs can occur because of territorial issues, or the wolves are looking for easy prey while in survival mode.</div>
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If a wolf is attacking your dog, you are not allowed to shoot the wolf because discharging a firearm in Grand Marais is illegal.</div>
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The sheriff's office says you could make an attempt to scare the wolf away with shouting, banging metal and making any loud sounds, and call authorities.</div>
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However, if you are outside the city limits of Grand Marais, you can shoot the wolf to protect your dog, and then call the DNR, Fagerman said.</div>
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The Cook County Sheriff's office also says wolves have been approaching people on the north side of Grand Marais.</div>
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"I don't know if they are curious and losing their fear, I don't know what it is. They seem to be coming into the city more and more lately," Fagerman said. "The wolves seem to be more curious, and not aggressive, when it comes to approaching people."</div>
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Fagerman says he learned from second–hand reports that someone was gardening outside in Grand Marais when a wolf came very close to her. He says the woman sprayed the wolf with the garden hose, and it ran away.</div>
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Another woman was walking in town when a wolf reportedly came close. She backed away from it, and the wolf went away.</div>
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Fagerman says backing away from a wolf slowly is the correct approach.</div>
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If you are in that area, and would like to be prepared, Fagerman says you could carry pepper spray.</div>
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