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<blockquote data-quote="calling4life" data-source="post: 2695005" data-attributes="member: 48454"><p>You do realize that seeing a wolf or two that has gone... whatever pounds, isn't disproving anything, right?</p><p></p><p>Out of the how many thousands of wolves you guys claim are everywhere, you guys are giving accounts of a few wolves...</p><p></p><p>You do know how averages work, yes?</p><p>Just like how black bears up to 1100lbs have been found doesn't mean black bears are 900+ lbs.</p><p></p><p>Our DNR talks about live trapping 800lb black bears, you know the average size black bear shot here? It's about 140lbs.</p><p></p><p>So one off wolves that are 160, 180, etc pounds doesn't mean anything other than they can get that big, and that's a far cry from them being that big in general. </p><p></p><p>And it doesn't make an average of, say 110lbs any less true. And for what it's worth, Idaho fish and game says 70-110 for males and 60-80 for females. So, 90lbs for males to hit the middle, 70 for female, and to combine them, that'd be an 80lb average... or thereabouts(depending upon sex numbers). MNs International wolf center notes the average male wolf in MN to be about 70-85lbs. </p><p></p><p>Anyways now in MN they are claiming our average wolf pack is about 3.6 wolves. I'm really beginning to wonder what they're doing with this stuff, isn't 3 a minimum size possible to even be considered a pack?</p><p></p><p>Doesn't even sound plausible that it's that low, does it sound better to say we have 1,000 packs at 3.6 wolves/pack vs 500 packs at 7.2... or are our wolves starting to become more individualistic?</p><p></p><p>They noted pack size from 2-7 but is 2 a pack? I mean wouldn't you have to have 3 at least to be a pack, 2 is a pair. Are they getting more funding if pack size is small or what's going on</p><p></p><p>Maybe the wolves are shacking up with coyotes because they're better company... who knows I guess. </p><p></p><p>Anyways, it's amusing to see the number of wolves killed by the USDA here, but hey, we can't have a hunting season, I'd hate to bring money in when we could instead pay for a Gov't agent to "manage" them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="calling4life, post: 2695005, member: 48454"] You do realize that seeing a wolf or two that has gone... whatever pounds, isn't disproving anything, right? Out of the how many thousands of wolves you guys claim are everywhere, you guys are giving accounts of a few wolves... You do know how averages work, yes? Just like how black bears up to 1100lbs have been found doesn't mean black bears are 900+ lbs. Our DNR talks about live trapping 800lb black bears, you know the average size black bear shot here? It's about 140lbs. So one off wolves that are 160, 180, etc pounds doesn't mean anything other than they can get that big, and that's a far cry from them being that big in general. And it doesn't make an average of, say 110lbs any less true. And for what it's worth, Idaho fish and game says 70-110 for males and 60-80 for females. So, 90lbs for males to hit the middle, 70 for female, and to combine them, that'd be an 80lb average... or thereabouts(depending upon sex numbers). MNs International wolf center notes the average male wolf in MN to be about 70-85lbs. Anyways now in MN they are claiming our average wolf pack is about 3.6 wolves. I'm really beginning to wonder what they're doing with this stuff, isn't 3 a minimum size possible to even be considered a pack? Doesn't even sound plausible that it's that low, does it sound better to say we have 1,000 packs at 3.6 wolves/pack vs 500 packs at 7.2... or are our wolves starting to become more individualistic? They noted pack size from 2-7 but is 2 a pack? I mean wouldn't you have to have 3 at least to be a pack, 2 is a pair. Are they getting more funding if pack size is small or what's going on Maybe the wolves are shacking up with coyotes because they're better company... who knows I guess. Anyways, it's amusing to see the number of wolves killed by the USDA here, but hey, we can't have a hunting season, I'd hate to bring money in when we could instead pay for a Gov't agent to "manage" them. [/QUOTE]
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