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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2009, 06:57:18 PM »
At least you asked and took good pics instead of just telling everyone you found one.   
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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2009, 08:50:06 PM »
Where is Dman..... it could be a bobcat!
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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #17 on: October 28, 2009, 09:03:43 PM »
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At least you asked and took good pics instead of just telling everyone you found one.

Excellent job!

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Where is Dman..... it could be a bobcat!

Now Dat's Phunny!! :chuckle:

Also look at the shape of the canines. A dog/wolf's teath are not as curved or as thick at the bases. The width of the eye socket leans more toward a Bear scull also. As some have said, the five toes, but also the shape of the foot stands out to me.

Concensus... Bear.
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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #18 on: October 28, 2009, 09:09:33 PM »
Quote from: JackOfAllTrades on October 28, 2009, 09:03:43 PM
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At least you asked and took good pics instead of just telling everyone you found one.

Excellent job!

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Where is Dman..... it could be a bobcat!

Now Dat's Phunny!! :chuckle:

Also look at the shape of the canines. A dog/wolf's teath are not as curved or as thick at the bases. The width of the eye socket leans more toward a Bear scull also. As some have said, the five toes, but also the shape of the foot stands out to me.

Concensus... Bear.

 :yeah:

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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #19 on: October 29, 2009, 06:32:12 AM »
Yep, bear...
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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #20 on: October 29, 2009, 07:14:52 AM »
looks like a hunter kill that wasn't recovered. if it died of natural causes it would have been more like a bedded bear situation not over the log. i know scavengers could have moved it but when it a scavenger situation normally you wouldn't have a complete skeleton
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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #21 on: October 29, 2009, 02:02:42 PM »
Quote from: let.it.fly on October 29, 2009, 07:14:52 AM
looks like a hunter kill that wasn't recovered. if it died of natural causes it would have been more like a bedded bear situation not over the log. i know scavengers could have moved it but when it a scavenger situation normally you wouldn't have a complete skeleton

That was my thought too let.it.fly.
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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #22 on: October 29, 2009, 02:31:33 PM »
Actually, no matter what the cause of death was, having a full skeleton is odd anyway. Yotes feed on things and move bones/meat all over.  I'm thinking that that thing, shot or not, got snowed on really quick.

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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #23 on: October 29, 2009, 10:08:43 PM »
Cool find, I too would say bear.  I found a bear skeleton last spring, not to common!
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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #24 on: October 29, 2009, 10:17:30 PM »
Da bears.

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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #25 on: October 30, 2009, 02:02:25 PM »
100% Small Bear. 
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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #26 on: November 01, 2009, 11:12:28 AM »
The foot tells me it's a bear. ;)
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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #27 on: November 01, 2009, 07:20:13 PM »
Good observation let it fly
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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #28 on: November 02, 2009, 05:26:37 PM »
That is a cool find. I have never heard of anyone finding a bear carcass. I dont know if anyone can tell me for sure but I heard a bear skeleton basically disenegrates in a short amount of time just like a pig skeleton.
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Re: might have found a dead wolf
« Reply #29 on: November 04, 2009, 06:17:40 AM »
I haven't noticed anything like that 180.  They seem to last just as long as anything else out there.
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