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Wolf or not.
« on: July 30, 2023, 12:03:20 PM »
Wolf or not.
What say ya.
 
New cam spot,not a lot on there.
3 different people on there.

But this pic was the most interesting.
Tell me what ya think

If it is a wolf,will be my first wolf pic.
« Last Edit: September 18, 2023, 04:33:48 PM by hunter399 »

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2023, 12:18:58 PM »
Wolf.

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2023, 12:24:29 PM »
Yes wolf

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2023, 12:32:37 PM »
Big coyote definitely a big coyote. Should be dealt with and never spoke of again. 😉🤫

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2023, 12:33:20 PM »
you got your first, wont be your last

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2023, 12:36:35 PM »
Definitely a wolf.  Can’t believe this is your first…..you’re lucky.  I have been getting more and more wolf activity in my areas than all the previous years combined.   :bash: :bash:

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2023, 01:31:38 PM »
The person pic was yesterday.
So I didn't think it was someones pet.

Pretty sad on the pics,2 month soak,only 79 pics.
I did set the cam to 3 photo burst.
Just salt block,it was little crazy the moose just walked by, didn't touch the salt. Mostly just one WT doe hitting the salt.

Then the other cam is about 500 yards the other direction.
It mainly had WT doe and yearling,a different moose.
Two other people,and one spike mule deer buck,that kinda looks sickly or just mangey looking thing.
It did have 500 pics,but it was on three photo burst.
Mostly old doe and yearling.

Not a big buck anywhere,it was crazy.
The only predator on was the wolf on the one cam.
These cams are really close to each other I thought I'd have the same animals on both ,but didn't.

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2023, 01:40:44 PM »
The moose that walked by .
The guy on cam,he didn't mess with it.
It is just out of reach,with a cable. So.....glad he left it alone.

Yes the wolf and moose was there same day.
« Last Edit: September 18, 2023, 04:34:01 PM by hunter399 »

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2023, 02:03:34 PM »
Wolf for sure

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2023, 02:12:42 PM »
The worse spot this far for pics this year.

Here is a pic from the cam 500 yards away from the wolf cam.
The only buck on both cams and it looks sickly to me for a mule deer.
Little skinny thin neck and hip bones for days.
« Last Edit: September 18, 2023, 04:34:14 PM by hunter399 »

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2023, 02:36:40 PM »
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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2023, 05:21:35 PM »
They often look like that. Their hair really thins out in the summer and they seem to not weigh as much eather. I've seen a situation just like this and the same buck look totally different then it did in the summer then the winter.

The worse spot this far for pics this year.

Here is a pic from the cam 500 yards away from the wolf cam.
The only buck on both cams and it looks sickly to me for a mule deer.
Little skinny thin neck and hip bones for days.

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2023, 05:45:41 PM »
Maybe he'll come back around,mule deer buck.
He won't be legal for a few years ,if the wolf doesn't get him.
,even with all the people traffic I had up there.
I left both cams,one is locked with cable,other is not.
I suspect the cams will get messed with or SD card stolen.
The cam that had the wolf I put on three photo burst,after seeing only 79 pics I figured my card can hold more pics than that.
But yes so far that has been the worse spot for trail cam this year.
Even though it's a new spot ,not really established spot.
There are some old old tree stands ,like old wood ones that would never hold a person anymore.
Someone hunted it back in the day,that's why I put cam there to begin with.

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2023, 08:48:52 AM »
U thought it was coyote

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2023, 09:07:04 AM »
U thought it was coyote
I didn't doubt that it was a wolf.
I was just sharing on HW,And getting confirmation.
I've already pulled both cams from that area.
That mule deer buck was the only buck pic all summer on those two cams. He never returned after those pics I posted.
Went to check it,even more people on cams,and one very small bear. Wolf never showed up again as well.
I did leave the salt block for the few doe and fawn that was using it.
It was a new spot I was trying,besides the wolf pic,it was the most dead zone I have ever put a cam up.
With people constantly on the cam,I figured it was only a matter of time before someone decided to screw with it.
With absolutely no buck pics,80 pics in a two month soak.
Figured it was time to pull them.
The only good result is the salt I did leave. May help the deer,or help another hunter this fall .






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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #15 on: September 17, 2023, 09:13:15 AM »
This is where I left the salt for these deer. :chuckle:
Pics from last cam check.
« Last Edit: September 18, 2023, 04:38:12 PM by hunter399 »

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2023, 09:20:25 AM »
This cam I pulled everything,took the salt and everything.
Same deer for the most part on both cams.
« Last Edit: September 18, 2023, 04:38:25 PM by hunter399 »

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #17 on: September 17, 2023, 09:21:43 AM »
How are you finding so many people??  Seems most of your sets get people withing a couple days......are you close to populated areas?

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #18 on: September 17, 2023, 09:36:26 AM »
Like said,this was a new spot I was trying.
I do want to shout out,that all these people where very nice.
Didn't mess with cams, one cam was cable locked,other was unlocked,and if you stand on the right stump anybody could  steal the SD card.
These are all stand up people,that didn't mess with anything.
Good folks I suppose 👍
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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #19 on: September 17, 2023, 09:46:04 AM »
So hopefully this concludes this topic.
I pulled out of this spot. Just no real buck pics all summer.
That's not to say late season ,I've personally seen buck tracks in the area. But nothing I would consider big tracks.
The amount of people these cams was getting,I figured I'd pull out before something happened to my cams.
Lack of game animals,slowest spot I've seen in years.
Left the salt block that was being used the most,just cause I felt bad that deer was using it, figured I'd just leave it.
Any of these folks wanna hunt it,there is salt already there for them.

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Re: Wolf or not.
« Reply #20 on: September 17, 2023, 09:54:30 AM »
How are you finding so many people??  Seems most of your sets get people withing a couple days......are you close to populated areas?
It's up in the mountains,not close to private or anything like that.
It's in a spot I would say has some historical hunting history.
There is some old tree stands made of lumber,that probably wouldn't hold a person now.  The cams was not far from the main road. But with that said,they where not visible from the road.
So you do have to walk to them.
Basically I was very surprised to see that much human activity.
And not one legal buck on cams all summer,pretty much made my decision to pull down before modern rifle.
All those people will most likely go back to hunt thinking there is a monster buck up there. And there is nothing. :chuckle:
Almost every cam I have,has had someone on them at one time or another. But every cam check ,starts to raise a red flag for me.
What happens at times,next person tells the next person and so on.
Then I pull out. You have to remember,all my cams,all my hunting,
All public land.
« Last Edit: September 17, 2023, 10:07:15 AM by hunter399 »

 


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