True or False, wolves
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Absolutely forgot how big Ontario was. Did the classic cross Canada tour upon retirement a few years ago. West to east coast. Figured a couple days easy driving in Northern Ontario. Going to meet family in Quebec. That calculation was slightly incorrect. The wolf population in the BC Interior (Skeena Drainage), where I reside, has packs with 18 plus animals in them. That is strictly anecdotal but is indicative that they must be doing pretty well here.
Too damn well! The moose population and others have taken a big hit. Really bad hits on the beaver population as well.
Same story on the Eastern edge of Manitoba. I've got friends hunting in the area, they see wolves nearly everytime they go out. Lost a few good moose hunting spots in the area to them. Last year every time they'd blow the moose call wolves would howl.
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One thing that sticks out is two years ago good moose numbers, even with similar wolf #'s. Last year the moose crashed for sure and not just around Babine Lake. Also Houston way towards Morice, Owen etc. This info from a buddy who guides out of there. Their success rate was way down last season. That area is moose paradise. Another guy told me he did not like the look of the liver on the moose he took around Chapman Lake. Maybe some kind of disease is working its way around? The Local Guide Outfitter takes 25 wolves minimum each winter on the lake (big lake) but this probably does not put a dent in the population. The moose #'s do not look good Terrace way by the sounds of things either Gibbs. That is a huge area. Excellent year for feed so that should not be an issue.
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What did the liver look like? Did it have big fliud-filled cysts in it? How were the lungs?
I live near Delhi, On...north shore if Lake Erie...we have quite a few here....and although there is lots of green space, there is a fairly high population density. Hard to fathom that there's big monsters on Ontario's Sunshine Coast, but they are here. I've seen the proof.
I believe this to be correct. Algonquin Wolf population (apparently, a distinct subgroup of eastern/red wolf) is being decimated by the an invasive species that don't belong here....... Coyotes. Last reading I had says that Algonquin Wolf has all but disappeared from Western part of the Algonquin park and replaced by coyotes. The remaining population of Algonquin Wolves are now limited to the eastern part of the park and crown/private properties in 56A, 56B, 57...
Unfortunately, Algonquin wolves are identical to coyotes in appearance Not just similar but identical. so it is possible that some of them are being exterminated by mistake. Check the internet for yourself. But similarities end there.
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No they do not. They look bad indeed. The local officers say that numbers are down, although I cannot recall them for sure. come and take as many wolves as you can, please!.
