Ecological studies of the timber wolf in Northeastern Minnesota.

L. David Mech; L.D. Jr. Frenzel

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Ecological studies of the timber wolf in Northeastern Minnesota.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

L. David Mech, L.D. Jr. Frenzel

Year:

1971

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper NC-52. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Aerial observations and radio tracking showed that wolves had ranges of 43 to 1,000 square miles. Kill rate during usual winters was one deer per wolf per 18 days, but harsher winters allowed increased kill. Wolf-killed deer generally were older and had more abnormalities than hunter-killed deer.

Keywords

Canis lupus, timber wolves, wolf, kill rate

Citation

Mech, L. David; Frenzel, L.D. Jr. 1971. Ecological studies of the timber wolf in Northeastern Minnesota. Research Paper NC-52. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station