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Big Game Hunting => Wolves => Topic started by: wolfbait on February 14, 2015, 06:16:43 PM

Title: Do Predators Always Kill Substandard Individuals?
Post by: wolfbait on February 14, 2015, 06:16:43 PM: Do Predators Always Kill Substandard Individuals?

http://idahoforwildlife.com/files/pdf/Do_predators_always_kill_substandard_Individuals_2-2013.pdf (http://idahoforwildlife.com/files/pdf/Do_predators_always_kill_substandard_Individuals_2-2013.pdf)
Title: Re: Do Predators Always Kill Substandard Individuals?
Post by: KFhunter on February 14, 2015, 06:43:56 PM: A wolf knows who's substandard because they can smell the farts as the Elk run away so wolves know which ones to cull that way.
Title: Re: Do Predators Always Kill Substandard Individuals?
Post by: jasnt on February 14, 2015, 06:47:18 PM: Quote from: KFhunter on February 14, 2015, 06:43:56 PM
A wolf knows who's substandard because they can smell the farts as the Elk run away so wolves know which ones to cull that way.

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Title: Re: Do Predators Always Kill Substandard Individuals?
Post by: 2labs on February 14, 2015, 08:42:04 PM: That's got me "culled"outa the house a few times!
Title: Re: Do Predators Always Kill Substandard Individuals?
Post by: splitshot on February 14, 2015, 09:30:33 PM: it is good to let one go once in a bit. predaters will not pick on a tougher animal. if they get hurt , they die. only if it is about the opposite sex will an inferior animal challenge. humans are included. mike w
Title: Re: Do Predators Always Kill Substandard Individuals?
Post by: lokidog on February 14, 2015, 09:49:17 PM: No, they just get the one that zigged instead of zagged.... It just so happens that "substandard" ones may zig more than zag. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Do Predators Always Kill Substandard Individuals?
Post by: raydog on February 14, 2015, 10:44:22 PM: Quote from: 2labs on February 14, 2015, 08:42:04 PM
That's got me "culled"outa the house a few times!
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