Abes 5 Report post Posted January 27, 2007 I just heard on the radio the they are having problems with wolves in Marathon. They have been sited on residential streets and on cross country ski runs. It also stated that a trapper has trapped three of the wolves already and they are asking for all children to stay inside for the time being. I'm no trapper but I'm assuming when these wolves are being trapped that they are killed in the process. I have never heard of a person being attacked by wolves and if wolves don't usually attack people then arn't they being a little extreme in killing these animals if that's what they are doing ? If people are at serious risk then I could understand killing the animal but could they not just dart them,capture the pack and have them moved or would that just cost to much money for human ignorance. It is possible that I am way off here and that they are not just killing the animals and people may be at serious risk, it was only a 30sec blurb I heard on the radio....I guess we will find out in the paper in the next couple of days, what do any of you other outdoorsman think? Abes.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bear 77 Report post Posted January 27, 2007 I just heard on the radio the they are having problems with wolves in Marathon. They have been sited on residential streets and on cross country ski runs. It also stated that a trapper has trapped three of the wolves already and they are asking for all children to stay inside for the time being. I'm no trapper but I'm assuming when these wolves are being trapped that they are killed in the process. I have never heard of a person being attacked by wolves and if wolves don't usually attack people then arn't they being a little extreme in killing these animals if that's what they are doing ? If people are at serious risk then I could understand killing the animal but could they not just dart them,capture the pack and have them moved or would that just cost to much money for human ignorance. It is possible that I am way off here and that they are not just killing the animals and people may be at serious risk, it was only a 30sec blurb I heard on the radio....I guess we will find out in the paper in the next couple of days, what do any of you other outdoorsman think? Abes.... Abes we are also seeing an increase in the numbers of wolves in the Kenora area. We frequently see them on the Winnipeg River, near where I live. My neighbour who is retired from the MNR told me they are coming to the food source. There are so many deer in this area and they are concentrating closer to the city. It is not uncommon for me to see 50 deer on any given day between my house and downtown. Deer are everywhere. The wolves are just doing what comes naturally, which is chasing the easy prey. As far as them attacking humans, apparently they will, under three general situations, which are Rabid - where wolves have gone mad because the rabies virus has infected their brains. Predatory - unprovoked attacks where wolves appear to regard humans as prey. Defensive - where wolves are provoked by people to attack, such as when trapped or cornered. I am very leery of wolves as I have been followed by them in the past while hunting, I think they were more curious than anything. I personally am very cautious around them and as with any wild animal use caution and give them the "right of way". Bear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crisop 65 Report post Posted January 27, 2007 abes it was already in the paper on friday i beleive, front page too Quote 2017 Dog Lake Open Champion Line Cutter Fishy AF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TerryK Report post Posted January 29, 2007 Destruction of habitat, more deer closer to human inhabited areas, acclimation to human presence and natural food shortages are all contributing factors. I've had quite a few close encounters with wolves over the years but thankfully all resulted in me seeing only the rear end of the animal rapidly leaving the area! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gone8to1248 158 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 Destruction of habitat, more deer closer to human inhabited areas, acclimation to human presence and natural food shortages are all contributing factors. I've had quite a few close encounters with wolves over the years but thankfully all resulted in me seeing only the rear end of the animal rapidly leaving the area! Terry I'm with you on the loss of habitat creating people and animals sharing the same places. When I lived up by Chicago is was common at night on my way home to see coyotes in groups walking down major streets going to the cooling ponds by the big office buildings to catch the geese that were hanging around there. The geese tend to stay year round because some of the ponds don't freeze and they have open water and grass to eat. One night while paying my toll on Army Road Trail Plaza a whole pack of them ran across 12 lanes of tollway to get from oneside to the other. Also because of all the forest preserves that are up there the deer population has also grown in size because of no hunting. Again it's not uncommon to have deer feeding along the streets alodside of these preserves. It seems that the animals have learnned to adapt to have humans around but humans are having a hard time doing the same. Bernie Gone8to1248 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
