Re: Wolverine trapping
[Re: Bushman]
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08/02/13 09:54 AM
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These are not my finding. A study tested a variety of sunstances on penned wolverines as well as field test in Montana and NWT.
Wolverine scat often has conifer needles in it. I have never seen even remote evidence of them snacking on spruce needles. May be from eating the crop of spruce hens or stomachs of rabbits and porcupines.
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Re: Wolverine trapping
[Re: Bushman]
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08/02/13 12:37 PM
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Scent is nice, but ravens can be heard from a long way.
Who is John Galt?
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Re: Wolverine trapping
[Re: Spek Jones]
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08/04/13 12:23 AM
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Yeah, and what variety of tree. "Conifer" is a pretty broad term. Well, I'm a believer. I'm gonna start making cubbys out of frozen beaver carcasses and put spruce bows inside for bait.
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Re: Wolverine trapping
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08/05/13 09:24 AM
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Balsam fir pitch is also a traditional medication for many ailments, cuts,and infections.
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Re: Wolverine trapping
[Re: Bushman]
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08/06/13 09:20 AM
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Another study:
a b s t r a c t Urine deposition has been observed as an important scent-marking behaviour among wolverines (Gulo gulo, Mustelinae, Mustelidae). Solid phase microextraction (SPME) of headspace volatiles of the urine from free ranging wolverines were examined by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Urine samples were collected directly from the bladder of live-trapped animals or from frozen samples deposited in snow. Nineteen potential semiochemicals were identified in the headspace from 22 urine samples. The composition of these volatile compounds varied by type and amount with each sample, but a number of chemicals were regularly found in many samples. The most commonly found constituents were the ketones; 2-heptanone, 4-heptanone and 4-nonanone; and the terpenes: a-pinene, b-pinene, limonene, linalool and geraniol. Mammalian urinary discharge of ingested a-pinene, b-pinene, limonene and other hydrocarbon terpenes is unusual, as these compounds are usually oxidized before excretion. The source of the hydrocarbon monoterpenes likely includes conifer needles, as they have been found in wolverine scat.
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