Wolf tracks in central CO

[def90]

Yeah, what are the odds that someone on this site lost a range finder in your unit anyway?

If your unit is part of Summit county or runs north along hwy 9 (in other words a highly populated and traveled area) who’s to say this isn’t just someones pet husky hybrid running around in the woods? I know some people up by Green Mtn Res that have some very large dogs that like to run.

[Blockhead]

Why the secrecy about the tracks?

Explained. Twice.

Again, if you're concerned about your personal safety, PM me. According to the internet, wolves can travel 10-30 miles per day and can range 500 miles from heir home, so giving you an exact location is probably meaningless if you're worried about being stalked.

Didn't think this was particularly noteworthy or I would have mentioned it earlier: A ranger at the Forest Service told me there had been several sightings of lone wolves in the area, so finding the tracks wasn't an unprecedented indication of wolves in that general location.

[StagLefty]

Also, I lost my fancy Fenix flashlight in unit 33 on Friday, so if you find that, let me know.

Did you leave it on ? Easier to find if you did

[Blockhead]

If your unit is part of Summit county or runs north along hwy 9 (in other words a highly populated and traveled area) who’s to say this isn’t just someones pet husky hybrid running around in the woods? I know some people up by Green Mtn Res that have some very large dogs that like to run.

I'm not an animal biologist and to be fair, we didn't know what predator they were from when we found them. It wasn't until we checked a trail guide book that we had an idea. The forest service had no qualms about calling them wolf tracks when we showed them, so take that for what it's worth. What I was fairly confident about was that they were fresh.

[hunterhawk]

I understand the secrecy about the location until the rangefinder has been figured out. If it was unit 15 or unit just to the east of that i hunt both but over the counter archery so dont pay attention enough and lost my rangefinder it is a Leopold i can give you the model number.. maybe even serial number if i can find the box.

If not my rangefinder, i also got pictures of wolf tracks near where im talking about. I am from Michigan and have seen tons of wolf tracks and saw where the wolves took down a deer. Showed it to the DOW and he didn't want to believe it and also kept saying a dog

[sniper7]

Explained. Twice.

Again, if you're concerned about your personal safety, PM me. According to the internet, wolves can travel 10-30 miles per day and can range 500 miles from heir home, so giving you an exact location is probably meaningless if you're worried about being stalked.

Didn't think this was particularly noteworthy or I would have mentioned it earlier: A ranger at the Forest Service told me there had been several sightings of lone wolves in the area, so finding the tracks wasn't an unprecedented indication of wolves in that general location.

You’re kind of a tool aren’t you. You really think guys on this site are concerned about their personal safety because you found a track? That’s special and insulting. Some of us are interested where this supposed wolf might be at and couldn’t give two shits about some sorry ass range finder. If you wanted to be secretive about the whole thing then why bother coming on here touting about your special track.

[Gman]

They're coming...

[Little Dutch]

To be fair, I thought the found rangefinder might be a hunting buddies. He "misplaced" his sometime over the weekend in GMU 59. I also jumped the gun, sent a direct message with the query, and then found out he had found it in his day pack. Just too cold and wind-worn to have found it when he looked and we assumed it was left on a ridge somewhere. <shrugs>

I too would like to know where the tracks are though, I know there was a collared wolf spotted in Northern CO a few months back, linked to the Wyoming herd.

[Blockhead]

You’re kind of a tool aren’t you. You really think guys on this site are concerned about their personal safety because you found a track? That’s special and insulting. Some of us are interested where this supposed wolf might be at and couldn’t give two shits about some sorry ass range finder. If you wanted to be secretive about the whole thing then why bother coming on here touting about your special track.

Why are you so concerned where it is?

[Irving]

Wolves in Colorado are a hot topic that many of us like to discuss. Why wouldn't we be interested in where they are? When you say "central" Colorado, that make me think of somewhere like Tabernash, where I'd have assumed it'd be more North.

Why so shady about the whole thing? It's not like it's your wolf. It's a public resource that belongs to everyone. We all live here and are curious what they are getting up to.