Wolves in the Adirondacks

[Gill-T]

Please comment while public opinion on the subject is still open. 
 

https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/category/environment/wildlife

 

It is confirmed that wolves are left off the DEC list that is set to cover priority species protection until 2035 but don’t let your voice go unheard. It would be in our best interest as sportsmen to support the DEC keeping wolves off the list. 
 

https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/sgnc2015list.pdf

 

https://dec.ny.gov/regulatory/regulations/proposed-emergency-recently-adopted-regulations/fish-wildlife-revisions

Edited January 8 by Gill-T

[Whopper Stopper]

We are now over run by wolves in the arrow head of Mn. The DNR lies about the numbers. Dogs have been disappearing for several years. No more moose hunts as of 2011. The deer population is on its ass in northern Mn arrowhead. You do not want them.

[rolmops]

There are fewer and fewer hunters in the woods each year. We may need the wolves to regulate the deer population and possibly control chronic wasting disease.

Edited March 16 by rolmops

[Gill-T]

We are so far below the carrying capacity of the land in NYS for deer due to all the doe permits handed out plus the harsh winters in the Adirondacks. Adirondack deer numbers are already at a low .5 deer per square mile. Do we want that number lower??  My trips to Kansas are eye opening. Kansas gives you one buck tag and one doe tag. There are deer everywhere and they are not starving…. they are quite healthy. Our agriculture lands are much more lush and fertile in NYS. Other than no-hunting zones around cities/towns, the deer population has room for expansion plus allow for older age structure. Check out Minnesota forums on how they feel about wolves. People don’t bother hunting the northern part of the state anymore due to wolf predation. Nor has wolves prevented disease in those areas. 

[rolmops]

I just did some reading up on wolves and coyote populations. Mostly because this morning on my walk I saw 4 coyotes in a piece of unused land in Brighton. ( I like to call it turkey park). It made me wonder as to how many coyote there are per 1000 acres compared to how many wolves there would be on that same amount of land.

I have heard it said that wolves have territories of hundreds of square miles and that they do not tolerate coyote.

Would wolves actively lessen the coyote problem? Or are both the same?

 

Edited March 18 by rolmops