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From A Wolf?

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MUSKY18 Veteran

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I'm going to say its from yote, but the chances are there that it could possibly be from a wolf. After watching the information the DNR put out from the Wolf study they did on Ripley, you won't believe how far they actually travel.

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McGurk Grand Master

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Did you see the timberwolf photos from east of parkers prairie a few weeks ago in the eagle bend area ? There are some wolves in that area for sure.

My Dad has seen 2 different wolves on 2 different sightings north of P.P., and 2 guys in our party saw one last year during deer hunting. I'm not saying it couldn't be from a wolf, but (like I stated earlier) the chances are much, much higher that it would be from a coyote. I've seen a lot of 'yote scat in the area...

I do believe that there are wolves around, but I disagree with the kneejerk reactions and assumptions people tend to make when a sighting has been made in an area. I will not put the blame for poor hunts and a "declining deer population" on a couple of sightings. A cold winter or loads of snow or a wet and cold spring will do 100 times the damage to a herd in an area than a dozen wolves ever could.

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E_2_hunt Rookie

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i hunt a few miles west of eagle bend and have heard yes there are wolves in the area.my trail cams never cought even a cyote till recently.got a pretty good pic but i do not know what it is.if someone would like me to email the pic to them i will.

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Musky Buck Grand Master

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Well McGurk your dozen wolves can turn into several dozen in a hurry like they did in Ottertail county then when the bad winter hits and they're yarded up, needing to eat more because of the elements, they can help reduce the deer in your area + winter kills in a hurry not to mention them pushing the deer around in deep snow and cold temps stressing them big time when they're just trying to conserve energy. Each doe they take is taking 3, once they now mop up the wounded,sick,injured from the season it's on to the healthy deer in your herd and they don't take many days off finding their next meal, there really is no other option for them like they have a buffet out west and Montana wants to thin them big time because of the damage they're doing near Yellowstone to the elk, yet we have 4x the wolves they do and they're riled up ? Sure hoping they allow more than 220 permits next wolf season, Wisconsin allowed 251 permits and Montana wants no more than 500 in their state. Overall I'm just thankful they are huntable and trappable here now.

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