Wolves are rad.

[rideit]

I propose that in any place where there is open season on Wolves, there should also be open season on range-cattle. Seems fair.

[MakersTeleMark]

The vandemics are eating the animals.

[BmillsSkier]

Happy 30th anniversary of wolves being reintroduced to Yellowstone NP

[GiBo]

Unfortunately we lost the Queen recently. She had a good run.

https://mountainjournal.org/legendar...ith-rival-pack

[BmillsSkier]

Unfortunately we lost the Queen recently. She had a good run.

https://mountainjournal.org/legendar...ith-rival-pack

I saw that last week. That's an incredible run; what an amazing tale of survival and growth she gave to her pack and the Yellowstone wolves.

[summit]

Anyone encountered wolves or coyotes in the alpine in the dead of winter?

Heard some howling and whooping that was clearly canids at several points, and I actually saw one canid atop an alpine rock pile at ~11,900ft on the west face of the divide. I spend a lot of time in this drainage and had never seen this before, much less on a sub-zero day in the winter. It struck me as very odd for either coyotes or wolves as there is limited prey up there and the weather is harsh.

[yeahman]

I saw four wolves last summer in the alpine, ~11,000 feet which is high for Montana and far above treeline. They were going after some bighorn sheep, chasing them into cliffbands where the sheep seemed to have a big advantage. Seemed odd to me to see them that high chasing that game, but what do I know. The deer and elk in the lowlands would seem like much easier prey.

[Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo]

Anyone encountered wolves or coyotes in the alpine in the dead of winter?

Heard some howling and whooping that was clearly canids at several points, and I actually saw one canid atop an alpine rock pile at ~11,900ft on the west face of the divide. I spend a lot of time in this drainage and had never seen this before, much less on a sub-zero day in the winter. It struck me as very odd for either coyotes or wolves as there is limited prey up there and the weather is harsh.

Not often but I vividly remember riding the gondola on Aspen on a powder day in February years ago and watching a coyote making first tracks on the top of Bell Ridge right under us as we were riding up. No idea why he was up there.

[stealurface831]

I saw one on a ridge at about 7500 feet in February 2 years ago. Not exactly alpine but above treeline and about 1500 feet above the valley floor.

[LongShortLong]

I've seen coyotes at Kirkwood. 7800' One allegedly ate a ski bum's crock pot contents. Sugar Bowl had trouble with ropes getting cut into 6 inch lengths. Forget whether it was foxes or coyotes. 6900'
If "alpine" is above treeline, then technically no. Also rarely sub-zero in freedom units. As for harshness, the Donner Party left vivid notes in their diaries. They camped and died 1000' lower. If Sugar Bowl had been built a century earlier, they'd have found the lodge and escaped the history books.

[fomofo]

They got better places to be.

https://abc7chicago.com/amp/post/coy...dzie/15797022/

[summit]

It might have been 11,700 but either way it was above treeline on that particular slope by a few hundred feet.

[goldenboy]

I've seen coyotes well above treeline, but perhaps it was more of the later winter/ early spring season. Hibernating marmots and pikas would potentially be a tasty treat? Or winter kill, I've seen plenty of elk carcasses on the snow near and above treeline in my travels.

[Percy Rideout]

Anyone encountered wolves or coyotes in the alpine in the dead of winter?

Heard some howling and whooping that was clearly canids at several points, and I actually saw one canid atop an alpine rock pile at ~11,900ft on the west face of the divide. I spend a lot of time in this drainage and had never seen this before, much less on a sub-zero day in the winter. It struck me as very odd for either coyotes or wolves as there is limited prey up there and the weather is harsh.

Yote mating season is about to start.