Quote:
Today, 10:50 AM #40
mapsjanhere
Senior Member
Join Date: August 6, 2009
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 2,078
Maybe we need to send some of our NM wolves up to the poor guys in Idaho, they're doing population control hunts here. The few grey wolves they introduced don't seem to be making the promised dent.
As for the "50 elk per year per wolf" number, that's 20-30 lbs of meat per day for each wolf. I don't think they'd be running down that many elk with their belly dragging on the ground. 50 elk per pack sounds more reasonable.
__________________
F 135 - the right choice
|
Actually the figure is correct. It is about 3 elk per wolf each month according to several studies. That is about 40-50 elk per year.
http://rliv.com/pic/USGS%20Wolf%20Kill%20Rate.pdf
What is not taken into consideration, is that these wolves kill many more animals than they eat. I have foregone placing some of the websites showing how wolves eat the cows from the rear, pull out the entrails and then leave them alive to die a death of pure misery. Thrill kills are a part of the Mackenzie Valley wolf behavior.