We heard through the grapevine that a fellow that had been out this way yesterday came up on about 9 wolves trying to take down a moose just 4km up the trail. Tim went up and followed the trail today that the cow had left in the snow. The wolves did succeed - she had walked about 300m out into the bush before they found her again. I have heard about wolf kills in many books, but to actually see one was a real eye opener. The wolves are back almost as if on schedule. They (whether it is one or two or more packs) seem to frequent this area once every 3 to 4 weeks. Maybe time we will get to hear them howl - hopefully they don't get as close as they did the last time they were by. The moose should keep them busy for a few days yet...
Saturday morning update... Tim heard the wolves howling just after 7:00 this morning. I went for a walk out on the lake to see if I could hear them again. What I did see though was one set of wolf tracks next to where I had walked last night. It was early enough that the snow was still soft enough to leave their imprint. We had the noisy generator running last night so it might have came close by then.
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