The State of Wolves in Minnesota | Full Documentary

Learn about the state of wolves in Minnesota from experts from the Voyager Wolf Project and Wildlife Science Center.
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[@brucepoole8552]

Excellent info thanks a ton!!Ive been a hunter all my life and I give the wolf his due, a fellow hunter.

[@jamesbender1967]

This is an excellent documentary. I particularly was delighted and frankly, shocked, to see someone in Peggy’s position not take an emotional bias towards wolf management. She’s scientific and objective. Exactly how it should be. Most in her position aren’t able to separate their emotions from the science. Tom Gable, unequivocally cannot. He’s interspersed his emotions and bias, repeatedly. I’m a huge admirer and lifelong self researcher of wolves. I’ve been hunting in wolf country, in North Central MN, for 15 years. I’ve seen ELEVEN wolves in daylight and have observed many behaviors; hunting, chasing, pack interactions, pups running and playing with each other, while the parents laid and rested. Most while sitting in my bow stand hunting deer. I hold wolves in great reverence, but I will certainly harvest one when the season resumes. There won’t be any celebrations if I’m able to find success. Frankly it will be pretty somber, I may shed a tear. I hold them in that high regard.

[@mbspillane9684]

Awesome footage of natural behavior

[@murp0443]

Great video

[@damaslpressath]

incredible informations! Thanks a lot! Think we have now a population of wolves in Germany of 3000 individuals, in a country which is not so much bigger than Minnesota, but for sure here is much more dense populated. I know my villages nature very well, where we have at least 3 packs around very close and where I find every day new tracks, a leg of a deer or clearly excrements. Even that woods arounds with beaver dams looking quite the same, and I also just had some glimps of them crossing a path, or running into my direction with the wind when I came out of the bushes and once I scared them and they disappeared like ghosts in a split second. Our foresters are surprised that there is hardly less game and there is less damage caused by deer in the forests. There are also fewer problems with beavers. Nevertheless, this study would be very good for this large number of dull "wolf fanatics" and "wolf haters" here

[@thedamshits978]

Refreshing take on wolf management in terms of hunting and trapping.

[@rodneyhall1558]

I'm a former Minesota I'm really interested and glad that you are doing really good work what really makes me upset liveing in Oklahoma is that they killing of Coyote in Oklahoma they nail them to fence post as a Trophy it's so cold and uncomfortable if I'm wrong let me know but I most likely won't agree with the reasons for killing Coyotes

[@bobcathoundskilenkennel4163]

Well I appreciate you admitting that MN is at its carrying capacity or above. Also that leads to large percent of pups starving to death because there’s to many wolves . Another reason to have management of the wolve population through trapper/hunter harvest

[@isaaacc1]

Crow wing county MN. I've been hunting white tail deer sense i was 11 and I'm almost 29. The wolf population is keeps killing cattle, sheep and even farmers riding horses. Beavers are still around and the porcupines are everywhere. We need the wolves but damn.. where did the deer go? Am I gonna get more meat grouse hunting?

[@isaaacc1]

The damn turkeys point out where the deer are before I have a chance.. we also have a very large black bear that looks like about a utility 4wheeler.. his head is bigger than a basket ball

[@kinkue4720]

Bs

[@bryanfox2735]

Do you honestly think a flat card board cut out out with no smell and no life energy coming off it will throw a beaver off?! You ever see a game hunting decoy for any animals?!