Wolves in the Backyard

Musky there’s at least two, I know that from when we had fresh snow couple weeks back, there was two sets of tracks following the deer trail out into the field.

Suzuki and Bucky, it literally is my rifle range 150 yards to the field edge

I wish they’d just leave on their own. The Boys don’t even like playing far out in the yard, woods, or field if they’re not together.

I’ve told them they have nothing to worry about, but Hank said “Dad, I’m smaller and slower than a deer,” I didn’t tell him that was a good point

I don’t leave my dog outside anymore when we’re not home. She’s a 25lb Boykin Spaniel with a half acre invisible fence, with nowhere to hide where one couldn’t get to her.

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Bearcat89 wrote:

If your going to do illegal stuff, it’s always best not to discuss it online.

I’d never shoot one minding it’s own business, but if I ever see one get close to my dog and kids I’ll go to court over it.

B-man wrote:

I don’t leave my dog outside anymore when we’re not home. She’s a 25lb Boykin Spaniel with a half acre invisible fence, with nowhere to hide where one couldn’t get to her.

Being a responsible pet owner B man. As I stated before, many of these situations could be prevented if more pet owners were responsible.

Way back on page 1, I suggested a trail camera. I imagine you have some of them being an avid deer hunter with private land to hunt on. Put one out back there and get that sucker on camera.

You’d also probably be able to tell pretty quick if you’re dealing with a loner/pack reject or multiple animals that are actually part of a pack. The loner is the more dangerous one.

We have some deer hunting land near Wadena. The deer usually heard up in our large swamp once the first snow flies and as we usually have some standing corn around. Once that first flake hits the ground its like clock work we have a timber wolve or two show up on camera and will stay there most the winter till the spring when the deer heard redistributes. This has been happening for about the last 8-10 years.

B-man wrote:

I’d never shoot one minding it’s own business, but if I ever see one get close to my dog and kids I’ll go to court over it.

Same!

Wowser b-man, that’s too close to kids n dogs. Any Livestock close by, besides your chickens? I guess my point is i know a fella in western Wisc that had problems also with his Cows, the trappers came in and took 6.

Gim, I do own a pair of cell cameras but didn’t even put them out this year and haven’t renewed my subscription. Killed some nameless nice bucks in Wisconsin that never had their picture taken.

I thought about it, but spending $40 in lithium batteries and renewing my subscription just to try and get a picture isn’t worth it to me, especially since they’ve been so random with where they run around.

One sure way to get pictures would be dumping a fresh roadkill deer carcass, I know they’d be all over it.

But I’d rather they just leave instead of encouraging them for a Kodak Moment.