Wolverine Pictures!!

Henry Purucker and his group found their moose near the shores of McInnes Lake.  

The crows have found it within minutes

They sent the meat to town and then took the carcass out in the bush and set up a game camera.  The crows found it first and they set to work.  

Could be a Wolverine

Then during the night an interesting animal dropped by.  You can see his ghostly image in the photos. The next day he returns and it looks for all the world like a wolverine.

A wolverine looks like a fisher on steroids, with wide shoulders, a sturdy build and a ferocious reputation.  He has been known to kill deer, beaver and even moose! 

This fellow is rare.  I studied trapping records for 1970 to 1982 and could only find a very few wolverine in the Sachigo Hills (123 miles to the northeast) and on Cape Henrietta Maria (501 miles to the northeast).  I believe they are easy to trap out as they follow a trapline just like a trapper does.  A male has a huge home range of about 240 square miles.  The females are about 5 or 6 before they reproduce and only have 2 or 3 kits.  I guess when an animal has no predator they don't need many young, but trapping can change that.

Now that trapping has dropped off, wolverine seem to be making a comeback.  Sightings will always be rare and exciting.

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