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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: wolfbait on November 13, 2010, 09:16:32 PM

Title: Wolves Killing Off Deer
Post by: wolfbait on November 13, 2010, 09:16:32 PM: Wolves Killing Off Deer

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C03E3D7163EE033A25755C2A9639C946697D6CF (http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C03E3D7163EE033A25755C2A9639C946697D6CF)
Title: Re: Wolves Killing Off Deer
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on November 14, 2010, 10:28:26 PM: Interesting read.
Title: Re: Wolves Killing Off Deer
Post by: cashmerekev on November 14, 2010, 10:39:35 PM: History repeats itself!!
Title: Re: Wolves Killing Off Deer
Post by: Special T on November 15, 2010, 07:13:05 AM: As usual WB great research!
Title: Re: Wolves Killing Off Deer
Post by: berger175 on November 15, 2010, 11:24:34 AM: Booked a hunt in the Sawtooth[Idaho] with Sawtooth Outfitters this October for a deluxe drop camp. 8,659 elevation,Elk,mule deer. 78 degrees with full moons at night didn't help but it was the wolves tracks every where you went and the Damn dirt bikes screwing it up. Next to no deer, One bull run off by bikes.
The outfitter told me that there was no ATV and his harvest rate was 40% on elk-70% on deer. Lots of wolves the camp was bad. If they don't do something soon there wont be anything left to hunt.