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Originally Posted by skyboltone
I only saw one Wolverine in my 10 or so years working pipeline projects. I was driving between Pump One and Pump Two on the haul road with 20 below or so and whiteout conditions; waiting for a semi to come buy so I could tail him; they sit higher up and can see a little further.
Anyway, I got out to relieve my self, with the pickup door open to try and keep at least some of it off me, when Mr Wolverine came around the backside of the pickup doing some kind of search and destroy work. I just dang near swallowed my chew, my heart missed a couple beats as I tried to clamp it off, get in the truck, get the door closed, think of something to do if he beat me to it and how to make out the accident report etc. etc. Weird stuff goes through your mind quick, ya know? Anyway, I must have surprised him too because he took about a 15 yard detour around the pickup then went back to the side of the road and resumed his march until he disappered into the white. Unforgetable.
Dan H
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I've seen sled dogs get into it with wolverines in traps along the trail. They get tore up too but survive as the wolverine is limited by trap chain. Funny thing is they usually go back and tangle with wolverine a second time before you can shoot the wolverine.
Once I did a fly in out in Innoko River country. Shot a moose along a lake, was cuttin him up and saw another bull across the lake. They smell of the dead moose someway makes other moose not so scared. Anyway, I called the second bull entire way around that lake, maybe 1 1/2 miles and my buddy shot that second bull when it was within 50 yards of the first dead bull. We gutted the second bull and went back to working on the first one. Then here comes a wolverine, jumps up on gut pile of second bull and starts eatin away. When he saw us looking at him, he showed us his teeth and growled up a storm. Then after he had his full, off he went. I could have shot him but didn't even cross my mind.
They are not as tough or smart as their reputation, we catch them in bucket sets with conibears. Pretty solitary, and you only find maybe one in a creek drainage. I see a few out and about every summer and they steal marten outta my traps in winter but they sure make nice fur hats that come down your back.