Comments on: Western Great Lakes Gray Wolf Population Goes Back On Endangered List http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/30/western-great-lakes-gray-wolf-population-goes-back-on-endangered-list/ Online Hunting Magazine Mon, 17 May 2010 05:30:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Leon http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/30/western-great-lakes-gray-wolf-population-goes-back-on-endangered-list/comment-page-1/#comment-3974 Leon Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:23:41 +0000 http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/?p=41#comment-3974 Connie, No my dog was and is not in heat. In fact she is spayed about 5 years ago. I would like to add that since my posting I had timber wolves in the yard and they even tried to get into my garage. I suppose they thought the dog was inside. (I keep my dog in the garage when I leave home. I don't like leaving her outside in the cold let alone leaving her chained up for wolf bait). The wolf has it's place in the ecology and they are even pretty to see, but when they become so brash as to not fear a human I worry a little. I read someplace a few years ago that there are an estimated 4500 timber wolves in the continental US and that the estimate for timber wolves in Northern St. Louis County and Koochiching County is around 3900. I wonder if those numbers have increased creating a more bold timber wolf that is in search for food. Connie, No my dog was and is not in heat. In fact she is spayed about 5 years ago. I would like to add that since my posting I had timber wolves in the yard and they even tried to get into my garage. I suppose they thought the dog was inside. (I keep my dog in the garage when I leave home. I don’t like leaving her outside in the cold let alone leaving her chained up for wolf bait). The wolf has it’s place in the ecology and they are even pretty to see, but when they become so brash as to not fear a human I worry a little.
I read someplace a few years ago that there are an estimated 4500 timber wolves in the continental US and that the estimate for timber wolves in Northern St. Louis County and Koochiching County is around 3900. I wonder if those numbers have increased creating a more bold timber wolf that is in search for food.

]]> By: eric http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/30/western-great-lakes-gray-wolf-population-goes-back-on-endangered-list/comment-page-1/#comment-3973 eric Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:01:02 +0000 http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/?p=41#comment-3973 liveing on the northeastern tip of the arrow head my 38 years of life. The timber wolf has lost its fear of humans. in the last 12 years my personal run ins and comunity run ins have 10 fold. to me its sadning that people can not see the reasonings for proper managment. liveing on the northeastern tip of the arrow head my 38 years of life. The timber wolf has lost its fear of humans. in the last 12 years my personal run ins and comunity run ins have 10 fold. to me its sadning that people can not see the reasonings for proper managment.

]]> By: Connie Powers http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/30/western-great-lakes-gray-wolf-population-goes-back-on-endangered-list/comment-page-1/#comment-3309 Connie Powers Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:21:42 +0000 http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/?p=41#comment-3309 Of course the wild wolf is dangerous ....after all they are a wild animal and must be respected as such. Normally any wild animal is afraid of humans ... I would have to ask the person who blogged above if her/.his dog was in heat and if she/he feeds her pets outside. There would be only a few reasons why any wolf would act in this manner.......I would also be interested in knowing what this person considers a wolf pack. A rock would not deter a wolf pack who was determined to attack for real. Wolves circling the house ....I would bet your animal was in heat....very rare behavior for any wild animal especially the wolf Living in the wilderness is a privilege requiring the understanding there are situations that can happen or take place and one must take precautions and be prepared in such situations is a must. I do not believe just anyone should be allowed to hunt and kill the wolf who does threaten lifestock or pets. I do believe authorized agents of the Fish and Wildlife or DNR should track and remove problem wolves to more isolated areas or in last resort kill them. Since wolves are territorial and mark their boundary lines ....relocation would be hard to easily do.. Of course the wild wolf is dangerous ….after all they are a wild animal and must be respected as such. Normally any wild animal is afraid of humans … I would have to ask the person who blogged above if her/.his dog was in heat and if she/he feeds her pets outside. There would be only a few reasons why any wolf would act in this manner…….I would also be interested in knowing what this person considers a wolf pack. A rock would not deter a wolf pack who was determined to attack for real. Wolves circling the house ….I would bet your animal was in heat….very rare behavior for any wild animal especially the wolf

Living in the wilderness is a privilege requiring the understanding there are situations that can happen or take place and one must take precautions and be prepared in such situations is a must.

I do not believe just anyone should be allowed to hunt and kill the wolf who does threaten lifestock or pets. I do believe authorized agents of the Fish and Wildlife or DNR should track and remove problem wolves to more isolated areas or in last resort kill them. Since wolves are territorial and mark their boundary lines ….relocation would be hard to easily do..

]]> By: Leon http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/30/western-great-lakes-gray-wolf-population-goes-back-on-endangered-list/comment-page-1/#comment-2631 Leon Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:14:22 +0000 http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/?p=41#comment-2631 I have heard a lot of talk from animal rights people that the gray wolf (timber wolf) in Minnesota will avoid humans and not impose any kind of threat. Just 3 days ago I had a pack of wolves in my yard and they were circling my dog for the kill. When I opened the door and tried to scare them off, they turned on me and growled and showed their teeth. I soon found myself in the same perdicament as my dog. I managed to throw a rock at one of the wolves and get my dog back into the house. The wolves circled the house for a short time and then moved off into the woods. As for the wolves being affraid of humans, my response to that is..." that is a crock!" I just learned first hand that the timberwolf is a dangerous animal. I have heard a lot of talk from animal rights people that the gray wolf (timber wolf) in Minnesota will avoid humans and not impose any kind of threat.
Just 3 days ago I had a pack of wolves in my yard and they were circling my dog for the kill. When I opened the door and tried to scare them off, they turned on me and growled and showed their teeth. I soon found myself in the same perdicament as my dog. I managed to throw a rock at one of the wolves and get my dog back into the house. The wolves circled the house for a short time and then moved off into the woods.
As for the wolves being affraid of humans, my response to that is…” that is a crock!” I just learned first hand that the timberwolf is a dangerous animal.

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