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Old 02-18-2005 | 05:50 PM
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Duffy
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From: Rocky Mtn. Hse. Alberta
Default RE: Two Wolf Stories

Well I don't have 2 wolf stories but I have one, 2 wolf story.

I was out looking for a mule deer and happened upon a pack of wolves chasing some white-tails in a cutblock. I got set up with my lever-action .300 savage and started squeeling on a fawn distress call (eastman deer talk call). Two wolves came a runnin at me. I hit the far one (about 75 or 80 yards) and then dumped the close one at 40 paces. Had to get back on the far one and emptied my gun at him. Killed him with the 6th shot.

One of the wolves was collared as part of a study being done by the University of Alberta and Fish & Wildlife. I sold the carcuses and returned the collar to the fellow doing the study. He said that so far the prey taken and frequency depends upon pack size. It seems that if a pack is less than 7 animals it takes more deer than anything and about 1 every 2 or 3 days. If the pack is larger than 8 then they tend to try for moose or elk more often. F&W does not have a real good handle of the #of wolves (and pack sizes) in Alberta but this study is opening some eyes. Most hunters and outfitters I talk to say they are seeing many more wolves and wolf track than they have for many years.

Robin
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