DNA is back it is a wolf  wolf wolf wolf

She hit a moose, and the collision actually peeled back the roof of her car. Michelle Higgins didn’t let it stop her from continuing on with her 38 km drive to work - and as it turns out she can’t remember any of it.

The New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources is looking into the possibility that a wolf shot in the province last month might have been held in captivity, maybe even as a pet.

"We are not sure on that 100 per cent for sure, but we have DNR staff working on that,” Minister Bruce Northrup told CBC News on Wednesday.

Wolves were believed to have been hunted to extinction in the province.

But earlier this week, DNA tests confirmed the 88-pound animal shot by a hunter…

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The Newfoundland wolf subspecies was not formally described until 1937 by zooligists G. M. Allen and Thomas Barbour, after it had already been led to extinction

CHARACTERISTICS

The Newfoundland wolf was a medium to large wolf up to 5.5 feet long (nose to end of tail) and up to 100 pounds. It was said to be white, with a black stripe down its spine.

EXTINCTIOn

Although hunting, trapping, and vigorous predator control methods were used on the Newfoundland wolf, it…

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Well I never thought that coyotes group would be this big and growing so the next question would be how big can it get

 

 

Question      What calls work for you (how long on each call)

 

 

Question     How long and how many stands (how long in your stands)

 

 

Question     How many trips did you make b4 you shott your 1st coyote

 

 

Look forward to your answers

 

 

Hope to put together…

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•Are coyotes dangerous? Answer yes

If coyotes are near your home



•Never leave edible garbage or pet food outside.

•Limit use of birdseed, and pick up fallen fruit around your property.

•Keep pets indoors, or under supervision when outside. Roaming or unattended pets

are an easy target for coyotes. Have pets spayed or neutered to avoid attracting coyotes.

•Never attempt to tame a coyote by feeding it.

•If you are having a problem with coyotes near your home,… Continue

Coyote shooting season in Newfoundland and Labrador is currently open until July 9, 2011. The 2011/2012 season runs from Sept. 10, 2011-July 07, 2012



This licence permits hunters to hunt coyote using centrefire rifle calibres up to and including: 225 (i.e: .17 Rem, .22 Hornet, .204 Ruger, .218 Bee, .222 and .223 Rem., 223 WSSM, .22-250 Rem., .220 Swift, .224 Weatherby Mag., and .225 Win). Hunters using shotguns may only use No. 2 shot or larger (slugs are not permitted). Holders of a… Continue

A coyote attack in Nova Scotia this week is fueling demands for a bounty on the animals, which began when a Toronto folk singer was killed by coyotes last fall.

Sue Sinclair was attacked by a coyote Thursday morning in Maitland, N.S., a community about 100 kilometres southwest of Halifax. The incident happened near a bridge popular among both locals and tourists for viewing tidal bores.

Sinclair was standing near the tourist centre at the Gosse Bridge when a coyote approached…

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