Mule Deer Restrictions

[Gateholio]

Wolves don't have a significant effect on deer from the studies conducted. Analysis of scat indicate as little as 1% mortality across study areas by wolves. Some areas may get hit harder if moose numbers are low, but in general, they don't determine deer populations (despite what "local" anecdotal opinion is).

But wolves do have a dramatic effect on moose, elk, and the few caribou we have left.

Moose are a target, preferred species for wolves. They'll kill whatever else they encounter if they can get them, but their efforts are focussed on moose in moose habitat.

So what are the wolves eating in area that don't have moose or elk? There are plenty of wolves in Reg 2, much more than a few years ago but there are few moose or elk and zero caribou.

[358mag]

FD, I invite you to shut your computer off, come out of your mother's basement, and take a drive up to Clearwater. I will personally show you all my hidey holes that are currently void of deer because of Wolves. You can sit on your high horse making assumptions or you can actually put boots on the ground and see for youself. And before you go off about logging and all that BS as blame, my hidey holes have zero logging as they are in a very large wilderness area where wolves are actually protected. I was just up yesterday. All i can find is some pretty waterfalls.

Welcome back Dana
Can hardy wait for the reply

[358mag]

So what are the wolves eating in area that don't have moose or elk? There are plenty of wolves in Reg 2, much more than a few years ago but there are few moose or elk and zero caribou.

Maybe just Maybe the Wolves eat at Earl's

[Ohwildwon]

Maybe just Maybe the Wolves eat at Earl's

They do!

There's one along the power line between Bralorne and Kingdom Lake!

[f350ps]

Welcome back Dana
Can hardy wait for the reply

Me too, but good luck on that, I can see him now googling shit like a madman! K

[HarryToolips]

Natives don’t typically kill deer, moose now that’s a different story

Wwwwwrrrrrrrooooonnnnggggggguuuggg....

[HarryToolips]

Wet spring this year, better luck next year. Even so I did see quite a few chickens in areas this season although I was too focused on persuing spiker muleys and white tail does with my quad to actually look for them


























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Lol...............

[Elkhound]

I know on the sunshine coast the deer got hammered so bad from the wolves and cats that the 2 deer limit went down to one. Last few years hunting there saw lots of wolf sign getting more and more into areas

[LBM]

Wouldn't it have been great to have our own studies conducted AS stuff was actually happening?



SSS

Yes it would have that's why studies now will be flawed, problems started 30 plus years ago, that's what should be looked at .

[Bugle M In]

I think that is why ProG'66 even said he has seen wolves hit Goat's that he is aware of.
I agree wolves have their preferences as FD suggests, but in other areas where wolves have now expanded to,
there are no elk present to speak of, and moose in the area are so far down in #'s.
That's when I think wolves are no longer "selective", and deer is on the menu, as other's are stating.
BUT, let's not forget Cat's when it comes to Mule Deer