Squirrelhunter91 Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 Got this in the NAHC Weekly News ------------------------------------------------- Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD DENVER, CO —A new study conducted at Rocky Mountain National Park says the introduction of wolves could possibly be an effective way to stop chronic wasting disease (CWD). Three Colorado researchers say existing efforts to control the disease, which focus on reducing herd numbers, are expensive and so far ineffective. National Park Service wildlife veterinarian Margaret Wild says a wolf's tendency to prey on weak or sick animals could help remove CWD-infected animals from the deer and elk population and reduce future infection rates. She also says wolves could help scatter large herds and further reduce the risk of disease transmission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andymansavage Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD Wolves are also an effective way to destroy elk and moose herds. Just go to yellowstone. I don't think anything is worth introducing wolves. They don't even use the right wolves, but a far more aggressive canadian wolf. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted August 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD I don't think it would work either. They would cause complete chaos IMHO. Coyotes, turkeys and deer would all be affected by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD Ok...and when would HUNTERS who are probably willing to PAY money FOR EXTRA PERMITS going to get a chance The so called Logic of some people still amazes me...then again I led a sheltered life(ground blinds, treestands, etc...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD AndyMan -you are a funny guy-why would a Canadian wolf be anymore agressive than an American one lol. There's wolves all over up here plus the best whitetail hunting you can imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD [ QUOTE ] National Park Service wildlife veterinarian Margaret Wild [/ QUOTE ] never trust a woman veterinarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD Kind of makes some sense to me, and to be perfectly honest guys, how many hunters are out to take animals they possibly cannot tell might be sick and have a disease or are out after a trophy caliber animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billygoat Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD Studies also say WOLF HIDES LOOK NICE ON THE WALL! (not that I am inferring anything! ) Let the WI DNR try that garbage... take a drive out to Montana or Wyoming and talk to those ranchers about there thoughts on Wolves and Lions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD ALL I know is LEAD can destroy Wolves....that kill the fawns...... that decimate our deer herd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD I have lots of ranching buddies in wyoming and montana and there fear of Canadian wolves is beyond irrational. Like I said we ranch in wolf country and we get along fine. one thing it is sure cool to watch somebody I'nm guiding's readtion when they see their first wolf track. In fact if anything here we have too many deer-despite that wolves do kill them. If anything coyotes are harder on fawns than timber wolves ever are-for one thing wolves have a much larger range while yotes tend to stay pretty close to home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD It is funny, people think a thousand wolves or less in a state is wiping out the wildlife. Well last i checked there are about 11 000 wolves here and we have more deer now than ever before...too many in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD Ohh man fisher it cracks me up-most of the guys doing the most complaining will never see a wolf in the wild in their lifetime. I can tell you one thing it's a sight you won't ever forget. Here's a question for all you budding wolf asassins-What's the best bait to trap them-and what do you think makes up the biggest part of the wolves summer diet in northern Sask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bronco_mudder Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD Good question SG, first thought might suggest moose calves, but that is probably not it. Likely small game, and birds. I don't really know. Maybe they like to eat guys walking home at night. It was Saskatchewan where the guy was attacked, IIRC. I don't understand all the hatred for the wolves. They are everywhere up here, and the moose seem to make out alright. Where I deer hunt there are wolves there too, but in fewer numbers, I would assume because of a higher human population. The deer seem to be doing just fine there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD Well i am not sure about sask. wol feed, but the biggest spring and summer killer of fawns and moose calves is black bears. Wolves in summer will be killing a lot of beaver, rabbits, and even mice and such for their young around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskMan Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD [ QUOTE ] most of the guys doing the most complaining will never see a wolf in the wild in their lifetime. I can tell you one thing it's a sight you won't ever forget [/ QUOTE ] Amen to that statement!!! I'll never forget the first wolf I saw, nor the 2nd, not the 3rd and so on. I hope my children and their children are lucky enought to experience that thrill. I think that many hunters out there are forgetting that wolves do and always have played a very important role in the balance of nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD I've had alot of fun in wyoming bars debating wolves lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BowHunter81 Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD I say let nature take care of her own, adding wolves i dont think would be the best way to go, but then again, who am I to say, I dont have the doctorate, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bronco_mudder Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD [ QUOTE ] I say let nature take care of her own, adding wolves i dont think would be the best way to go, but then again, who am I to say, I dont have the doctorate, [/ QUOTE ] But who got rid of the wolves in the first place. They were there originally. Man got rid of them, so if we put them back, wouldn't that be letting nature take care of here own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nuhf Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD well i am for it here in GA but we do not have CWD problems YET. but i would be even happier if they also took out the coyotes here. i never saw one here in my life until 4 years ago and now they are every where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailtrax Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD Here's the critter in question. Love'em or hate'em, they are fascinating and beautiful animals. I had the opportunity to watch this pack for about 2 hours last March in Yellowstone. Also saw plenty of elk, deer, sheep, antelope, coyotes, fox, bison. etc. I highly recommend a winter visit to Yellowstone. [image][/image] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD I'd rather have wolves comntrolling CWD than the slaughterhouse they had going on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitteken Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD I think they are right. (Is there a graemlin for having your head on a choppin block?) As long as they don't introduce mass quantities of wolves they won't hurt the deer population. It all has to do with the survival of the fittest. In general the weakest deer in the herd will be culled out by natural selection by the wolves. Giving the overall result of a stronger healthier more spread out herd. Only thing undesirable may be that the deer will be more alert and jumpy. One of my college professors told me the way to tell if you managed an area correctly is that everything would be extinct in 1000 years. (Hard to fathom,Take it or leave it) I've never seen a wolf for sure. There was speculation around me that there was one around. But IMO it was a darn big coyote or some type of other dog that looked like a wolf and hung out in the area. We do have a huge coyote population but our deer herd is more than healthy. They are skiddish but healthy. Now our quail and rabbit populations are a different story, but thats due partly to less brushy habitat and a lot of wild cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD When you see a mature you'll never mistake it for a coyote-they have a stare that looks right through u. Nobody has guessed the best wolf bait yet lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskMan Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Re: Study Says Wolves Could Help Control CWD I'll try. I was going to go with beaver but I'll try fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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