No they didn’t give us anything for them. They wanted whisker samples for a diet analysis.
They’re from the upper Goodpaster. Collared in the Charley

Pretty neat. Ive donated wolf whiskers to Matt Sorum the Park Service biologist and afterwards they gave me the results of what the wolves were eating. It's always nice to have a good working relationship with the area biologist, I've learned a lot from them and they've learned a lot from me.

Yeah he was really nice to talk to. We had a good conversation.

Best part of that would be seeing from their view when they came to the set and how they may have acted. Would also be cool to see any kills they were on.

-TJ

someone should invite that Bio to a Canadian conference so then the data can become a public domain and be shared....like that is going to happen.

Have a wolf with a collar on it in back of truck right now. Have turned them in before but they give you barely any info on them if any . My question is do you have to turn them in. It was on my legally caught wolf witch means it should be mine. Does not say any wear on it that I have to turn it in .

I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. But James has gone south, so here you go:

5 AAC 92.160. Marked or tagged game.
A person who takes an animal that has been marked or tagged by the department for scientific studies shall, within a reasonable time, notify the department of the date when, and the place where, the animal was killed. Any ear tag, collar, radio, tattoo, or other identification must be retained with the hide until it is sealed, if sealing is required, and in all cases any identification equipment must be returned to the department.

In the interest of stirring the pot: Years ago I caught a wolf with a National Park Service collar on it. (Apparently the poor thing was starving in Denali and had to leave to hunt on State land where prey is more abundant!) My argument at the time was that the reg clearly states you have to turn in collars for animals "marked or tagged by THE DEPARTMENT." Not the NPS! It was a lot of fun!

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Pete

Be nice to get that data. I’ve got a little collection of them. (Not wolves that I got). The number of wolves that were introduced into national parks are getting thin…..cuz there’s nothing more to eat…lol. They’re moving to where the food is or scavenge off people’s garbage….and once wolves get habituated, they’re a bit different than coyotes. More people are for coyote control, but when wolves come into play they want to leave them be…..weird.
Except Alaska, the one state that seems to manage the population. So far in most parts of Canada, we’re still ok as far as I know. There was some kinda event going on in eastern Ontario/Quebec to get their wolves bumped up to endangered, not sure what came of it.