brocksw
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The game changer for muley populations on the West Side since the 80s and 90s has been wolves. I ran onto tracks of a pack when I was hunting south of Dillon this past fall. They were clearly chasing muleys. Think about it. Which animals are they going to be able to cull first, healthy spry young muley bucks or stiff legged old timers? I think we know the answer. Yes, wolves are making their presence known on the East Side now but thankfully that terrain lends itself more favorably to predator control. They can be seen easier there at long distance and we have guns that can reach them. Personally, thanks to wolves, I doubt we'll ever see the mountains producing the quantity of monster bucks they did back in the seventies and eighties, no matter what FWP does ... short of once again exterminating wolves. And we know that's not going to happen.
Ep. 162: Landscape of Fear | MeatEater Podcasts
Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Kevin Monteith, Dr. Matt Kaufmann, Jared Oakleaf, and Janis Putelis.Subjects discussed: genetics that rewrite our understanding of animals; big game guts; learning how to migrate; who pays for wildlife research?; brain scrambling, extreme sports, and wildlife capture...
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