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Message started by Quetico For Life on Apr 9th, 2012 at 1:01am

Title: Re: Seeking May trip advice - Wawiag?
Post by solotripper on Apr 10th, 2012 at 1:36pm

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Any particular areas of the park where wolves are more prevelant? I can't help but think the more remote/less travelled areas would be more prone to having them..


I had a discussion with Quetico Dave about this very subject. Before he went out of business, he used to offer a hunting guide service for deer/bear/moose. At the time, they were doing a lot of lumbering along the northern borders of the park. Don't know if they still are?

Dave said that while scouting for hunting areas he found that the wolves were hanging out in recently lumbered areas becasue the deer/moose found foraging there much easier in the newly lumbered areas.
Wolf follow their prey and the prey like the newly growing food base that comes after logging.

I imagine it's easier for the pack to down an animal in semi-cleared areas rather than chasing them thru overgrown old growth areas.

Dave said he had personally seen wolves in packs and their sign thru out those areas.
So I'm thinking if the logging is still continuing, the lakes that border the harvest might be just as good as the more remote areas that you would think the wolves would seek?

Not a wolf expert, but I believe easy prey/food opportunities might trump solitude in the packs eye.

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