Just saw the news release that the first 5 transplanted wolves were released in Grand County. Never knew that area was one of the release sites.... at least it's closer to Boulder. They can use a few of their residents attacked.
My guess the release site was on west end of RMNP?
If they are from different packs would the adult male tolerate the juvenile males? If the juvenile females are truly juvenile and don't go into heat this winter won't the adult male leave them to go looking for action elsewhere? And if they are from three different packs won't they tend to separate from each other and only stay with their packmate? I don't have a good understanding of wolf pack dynamics but this grouping sounds problematic.
Well probably every wolf has a cpw employee assigned to it who sits idling their brand new 2500 HD quad cab pickup all day everyday listening for gunshots near the wolf they're assigned to.
Thanks for the mention of wolftracker, Kevin. I was unaware of it, but joined. Looks really interesting and there are already a few wolves roaming around where I live.
You guys who are close to where they are need to get out there & sheww em on a regular basis. If nothing else , it will drive the constable assigned to watch over them NUTS! A couple were spotted today smack dab in the middle of where we hunt. Keep going north you flee bitten mangy muts! Things are so much better across the border to the north….
You guys who are close to where they are need to get out there & sheww em on a regular basis. If nothing else , it will drive the constable assigned to watch over them NUTS! A couple were spotted today smack dab in the middle of where we hunt. Keep going north you flee bitten mangy muts! Things are so much better across the border to the north….
I'm guessing when I park to go hunting If there really is a wolf there there will be the CPW assigned employee working overtime to make sure the wolf is okay. Me being the blunt person I am will just come right out and say so I guess you're sitting here to keep the wolf safe
I was approve for the Wolf Tracker yesterday. The goal is to report sightings/pictures and give GPS coordinates. While some info is good, there is also the same responses from some who are totally uneducated concerning the Wolf Plan and the recent wolf release or just want to blame the CPW for all of this and to rid Colorado of any wolves.
That is true Paul but, I'll take raw speech and information over improperly censored or fact checked stuff. I'm ok with filtering it myself. The uninformed and incorrect stuff on there from both sides is easily sifted through.
Not necessarily so Brad. The real blame should go to the city slicker voters along the I-25 corridor. Isn't it strange that they got wolves voted in but they released them on the western slope where they wouldn't have to put up with them.
Actually screen shot from the governor's husband's wife's FB page. "Now with wolves!" as if this is going to make it more attractive for more assholes to move here.
The governor's bed mate just told me that this wolf debacle was a true "bipartisan" effort because they had meetings and listened to the input from stakeholders from the 51 counties that voted against it. That's how these sick liberals view "bipartisanship".
Just make sure you leave your cell phone at home. Also a drone would be nice in the event there is a collar involved. Don't hook-um to a log like on Yellowstone.
I wouldn't even joke about it. You start small with taking a wolf out and before you know it you are into the hard stuff like using a plastic shopping bag. Now you are facing serious time.
They did not go below I-70. That is just a watershed map. The testimony yesterday at the hearing with CPW and legislatures said that the wolves have not gone below I-70
The map is ridiculous. The 2 collared wolves in North Park don't have to cover much ground to result in all 7 North Park watersheds or all of North Park being highlighted.
"Hello this is Joe Rancher out on Cty Rd 15A west of town. I'll be starting to calve next week and was wondering if your 2 wolves are hanging around my place?"
"Sure, totally understandable. I'm sending you a link to the latest updated Wolf Movement map"
"Ok, I may hang up on you while I try and open it. Its cold and blowing like crazy out here and I'm not the best with these smart phones."
"Ha, ha, no problem take your time."
"Dang it, I probably did something wrong. It shows about all 1,600 square miles of North Park highlighted from the top of the Park Range to the top of the Rawahs?"
"Let me look....nope you are doing it right. Thats the right map."
"Well, thats as helpful as nuts on a heifer."
"No problem Joe, I'm glad we could help. Take care and feel free to reach out any time you need something."
The map they provide is very misleading and not helpfull. They can provide a much more precise map if so desired without an exact location. Just creating more mistrust now. I will try to attach a map from Minn that shows an example of of a bunch of wolf territories.
It's pretty obvious that they wanted to put out a map to give the impression that they are communicating and transparent without actually being transparent or communicating anything. They must be terrified that someone might actually figure out where the wolves are feeding.
Here's a map of wolf territories in a part of Minn with a number collared in each pack. Obvious how territorial they are. If you can look close you'll see a few stray into another territory on occasion. They are not always in all parts of their territory but it is their claimed area. So you can see how vague the Colorado map is with only 12 wolves.
Go ahead Brad. It's public. Shows how CPW could draw a more realistic map of where the wolves have actually been rather than using watersheds. The wolves in Colorado have no doubt not established any sort of territory at this point as there are so few. It is breeding season now so they really roam. After pups they may begin to have some sort of territory. Fewer the wolves, further they'll roam.
I recently hunted elk here in Colorado with a good friend from MN who is a retired DNR regional manager of over 30 years. Early on he had trapped wolves for the DNR both for study and control. He wasn't that abreast of the Colorado situation as he'd been out of the loop and hunting a lot since retirement.
After filling him in on the latest press release his comment was that we could see a wolf population of 2500 wolves in 5 years from now. Said it happens fast.
It's really hitting the fan in MN right now with regard to the wolves too. We get a good portion of elk clients from the MN region and every one of them say "the deer are just gone up nort"...
My wife is from northern MN. Similar to CO, great people up there. Hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and hockey. Like CO, they are now out numbered. It appears that MN will raise the wolf population objective up to a ridiculous number similar to what they currently have. So even when/if they get delisted again, the north country is likely forever changed.
A logger got this video in northern MN not long ago. It came to my cousin who had been trapping bobcats and getting lots of wolf pics on his cameras.
For those who think wolves won't assimilate to populated areas. Looks like this wolf didn't care about human activity or presence. If a single wolf can catch a whitetail doe with very little snow then what? Not the most solid video but looked like the doe was still kicking when the wolf had it by the throat.
Spoke with the rancher we hunt on just northwest of Steamboat today. He said a rancher he knows west of him has found 6 wolf killed elk with only the guts eaten out of them and the whole animal left to rot. 2023 Winter kill and now wolves. Gotta love ballot biology.
Sounds like one wolf has died, of the 12 newly released. In Larimer county. So far they say of "natural" causes. Guess it's safe to say this one wasn't the one killing the new born calves.
one of the ten recently released according to the news article. https://kdvr.com/news/local/reintroduced-wolf-found-dead-in-larimer-county/#:~:text=DENVER%20%28KDVR%29%20%E2%80%94%20One%20of%20the%2010%20wolves,it%20%E2%80%9Cbecame%20aware%E2%80%9D%20of%20the%20death%20on%20Thursday.
Denali national Park has a 40+ year study on wolves. It's a good read , not like the Yellowstone studies. Canada has some great studies across western Canada also good reading. Apparently there wolves eat more than what was reported projections in Colorado. There studies showed 24- to 36 ungulates per wolf, to survive a year. There pack reductions are working positively reported in BC to help there MTN Caribou.