Wolverine caught on Trail Cam

Chug · 03-06-2008, 12:49 PM

Was going to place this on the Trail Cam Thread. But, since its new's too.
Would love to have this on my trail cam.... drats.

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/storie....2ab78980.html

Was going to add the photo, But figure it would be PC Taboo!!!

So here is linky: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/photos/wolverine.JPG

Hope it post correctly, if not.. I saved the photo.

Cornbread · 03-06-2008, 01:17 PM

That's one big weasel

It would be pretty hard for Fish and Wildlife to deny they are up there now.

drhall99 · 03-06-2008, 01:27 PM

jokester · 03-06-2008, 01:50 PM

Here's the pic re-sized for everyone...

-jokester

Ni! · 03-06-2008, 02:47 PM

That's very cool. I've always wanted to get a rare animal on one of my cams. Too bad they didn't have the camera set to video mode.

Chug · 03-06-2008, 02:55 PM

Looks like a Maker or Scent tube or something attached to the tree?.

hope someone will catch one on trail cam, in the cascades. They are sneaky. But we have them.

Great photo, plus its As they call it " Camera trap " .

backlash442 · 03-06-2008, 06:11 PM

That's way cool. I would have never thought wolverines were found this far west.

Chug · 03-06-2008, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by backlash442

That's way cool. I would have never thought wolverines were found this far west.

OPB did a segment on Wolverines. I think it was near Mt batchler & Hood, Used helo to fly areas looking for tracks..

Okay, had to dig it up for the info. High speed net Handy!!
Linky to OPB story, http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/episodes/view/1606

I know They are in oregon, Local Lawdog ( retired Found tracks & Scat) while deer hunting.

Dave G · 03-06-2008, 06:57 PM

That is cool!

nehalemguy · 03-06-2008, 07:32 PM

Key paragraph from the article.

"The discovery could affect land-use decisions if the wolverine is declared an endangered species -- a step the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering."

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willametteriveroutlaw · 03-06-2008, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nehalemguy

Key paragraph from the article.

"The discovery could affect land-use decisions if the wolverine is declared an endangered species -- a step the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering."

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There not Endangered. It will just turn into a land grab for the bongo beating hippies!

Super Fluke · 03-06-2008, 08:02 PM

That's pretty cool.

johndeeregreen · 03-06-2008, 08:08 PM

It is cool to see but I bet it will cause a lot of headaches for the locals around there.

garyk · 03-06-2008, 08:11 PM

Thanks! That's great.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chug

Was going to place this on the Trail Cam Thread. But, since its new's too.
Would love to have this on my trail cam.... drats.

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/storie....2ab78980.html

Was going to add the photo, But figure it would be PC Taboo!!!

So here is linky: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/photos/wolverine.JPG

Hope it post correctly, if not.. I saved the photo.

Chug · 03-06-2008, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by garyk

Thanks! That's great.

I hear's you can pet them things!!.. chuckles.

your welcome.

Had to post it, for its a Trail cam.. Them things are Everywhere now, Natl park service has Bunch of them deployed in the parks system.

Hate to find that thing in my tent.. Yikes

STGRule · 03-06-2008, 08:33 PM

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There not Endangered. It will just turn into a land grab for the bongo beating hippies!

Go bongo beating hippies!!!

Did those ever exist? I mean bongos were for beatniks. I don't recall them ever being associated with "hippies". I'll have to go look back through all my pictures to see if I ever played bongos.

jmg · 03-06-2008, 10:15 PM

wolverine back strap anyone? I wouldn't want to tangle with one!!

willametteriveroutlaw · 03-06-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by STGRule

Go bongo beating hippies!!!

Did those ever exist? I mean bongos were for beatniks. I don't recall them ever being associated with "hippies". I'll have to go look back through all my pictures to see if I ever played bongos.

I saw them in Eugene on my last visit, smelled of petuly and had bongos.

freespool · 03-07-2008, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by willametteriveroutlaw

There not Endangered. It will just turn into a land grab for the bongo beating hippies!

Wolverines are native to Oregon, I recall one getting shot near Three Fingered Jack in the early 60's.

driven2fish · 03-07-2008, 07:16 AM

That's cool!

Kruechief · 03-07-2008, 08:40 AM

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Key paragraph from the article.

"The discovery could affect land-use decisions if the wolverine is declared an endangered species -- a step the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering."

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Did you notice she found the critter in NORTHERN CALIFORNIA????

There is not much left land or anything else to grab in that state. Just keep the bugger out of Oregon... no more illigals...

Quote:

The elusive animal scientists feared may have been driven out of the Sierra Nevada long ago by human activity.

Let those Wolverines return to their own state and take control of the issues there.... that's what I say. Perhaps we could support them with sort of covert actiivities...

But by God they need to work out there own issues back where they came from.

Beamerfish · 03-07-2008, 09:04 AM

RogueFishr · 03-07-2008, 09:23 AM

Nice Beamerfish!

I thought wolverines have been in Oregon for a long time. There is (or at least was) a sign warning about wolverines on the North Umpqua.

RF

willametteriveroutlaw · 03-07-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by freespool

Wolverines are native to Oregon, I recall one getting shot near Three Fingered Jack in the early 60's.

Those are both true statements, but one has nothing to do with the other, except that the ESA has been missued in many occasions to Lock up public land and take away access and usages. Wolverines are a pretty cool animal, I have seen several in Alaska and on the Alcan over the years.

garyk · 03-07-2008, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by willametteriveroutlaw

Those are both true statements, but one has nothing to do with the other, except that the ESA has been missued in many occasions to Lock up public land and take away access... ..

If we'd take care of the land for the long term, we wouldn't need an ESA.

Lock-ups? Funny, I've been across Oregon and into many places most people don't ever see and I've never found any public lands off-limits to access due to the ESA. I have found plenty of places on public lands where I didn't want to go because of the human animals turning the place into a dump.

It's all about taking care of what we've inherited.