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#1
10-27-2013, 08:01 PM
Just thought it was interesting and would share.


http://www.opb.org/television/programs/o...in-oregon/
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10-27-2013, 08:11 PM
They are fierce little buggers.
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10-27-2013, 08:15 PM
(10-27-2013, 08:11 PM)Prospector Wrote: They are fierce little buggers.


I've seen one at the Wildlife refuge. Never in the wild. I've never seen a marten, or any wild cat for that matter in the wild. Bears maybe. In Yosemite, back when they had the firefalls.
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10-27-2013, 08:20 PM
I had a ladyfriend that insists we saw one together. I bought a dash cam afterwards, just to settle those kinds of disputes, but the ladyfriend and I are no longer together. And I'm not sure she has a good grip on reality, either. Smiling (The forest service guy didn't believe her either, and I only caught a glimpse of whatever it was from the rear.)
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10-27-2013, 08:29 PM
(10-27-2013, 08:20 PM)PonderThis Wrote: I had a ladyfriend that insists we saw one together. I bought a dash cam afterwards, just to settle those kinds of disputes, but the ladyfriend and I are no longer together. And I'm not sure she has a good grip on reality, either. Smiling (The forest service guy didn't believe her either, and I only caught a glimpse of whatever it was from the rear.)

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[Image: fisherpage1.jpg]
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10-27-2013, 08:46 PM
Thanks, Tia. This is great to know.
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10-28-2013, 06:30 PM
(10-27-2013, 08:46 PM)tornado Wrote: Thanks, Tia. This is great to know.

You can't hunt them can you?
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10-28-2013, 07:46 PM
A very cool video, thanks Tia. Wolverines are amazing.
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10-28-2013, 08:37 PM
(10-28-2013, 06:30 PM)Tiamat Wrote:
(10-27-2013, 08:46 PM)tornado Wrote: Thanks, Tia. This is great to know.

You can't hunt them can you?

Up north they trap them for their pelts.
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10-28-2013, 08:57 PM
(10-28-2013, 08:37 PM)Prospector Wrote:
(10-28-2013, 06:30 PM)Tiamat Wrote:
(10-27-2013, 08:46 PM)tornado Wrote: Thanks, Tia. This is great to know.

You can't hunt them can you?

Up north they trap them for their pelts.

Yep, or shoot them. Along with wolves and Lynx they are the most valuable pelts.
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10-28-2013, 09:00 PM
(10-28-2013, 08:57 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(10-28-2013, 08:37 PM)Prospector Wrote:
(10-28-2013, 06:30 PM)Tiamat Wrote:
(10-27-2013, 08:46 PM)tornado Wrote: Thanks, Tia. This is great to know.

You can't hunt them can you?

Up north they trap them for their pelts.

Yep, or shoot them. Along with wolves and Lynx they are the most valuable pelts.


I think I heard somewhere that wolverine is valued for it's fur because frost won't stick to it or something...
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10-28-2013, 09:01 PM
(10-28-2013, 08:57 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(10-28-2013, 08:37 PM)Prospector Wrote:
(10-28-2013, 06:30 PM)Tiamat Wrote:
(10-27-2013, 08:46 PM)tornado Wrote: Thanks, Tia. This is great to know.

You can't hunt them can you?

Up north they trap them for their pelts.

Yep, or shoot them. Along with wolves and Lynx they are the most valuable pelts.

People who have chickens...tend to shoot them on sight.
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10-28-2013, 09:02 PM
(10-28-2013, 09:01 PM)Prospector Wrote:
(10-28-2013, 08:57 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(10-28-2013, 08:37 PM)Prospector Wrote:
(10-28-2013, 06:30 PM)Tiamat Wrote:
(10-27-2013, 08:46 PM)tornado Wrote: Thanks, Tia. This is great to know.

You can't hunt them can you?

Up north they trap them for their pelts.

Yep, or shoot them. Along with wolves and Lynx they are the most valuable pelts.

People who have chickens...tend to shoot them on sight.


Wolverines are a barnyard pest? Seems like they are way in the wilderness. Must be some hardcore homesteaders.
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10-28-2013, 09:06 PM (This post was last modified: 10-28-2013, 09:06 PM by PonderThis. Edited 1 time in total.)
They generally live at altitudes above 4500' and I think only one has been photographed in the state of Oregon ever. It's not like they're a common barnyard pest.
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10-28-2013, 09:14 PM (This post was last modified: 10-28-2013, 09:16 PM by tvguy. Edited 1 time in total.)
A wolverine is a big weasel. I have no doubt they would eat your chickens if you lived near them.

There is a women who lives all winter by herself in a very remote research center in Alaska. There is a show called" life below Zero" about her and some other people.
She is very knowledgeable and experienced and she was convinced a Wolverine was hunting HER!
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10-28-2013, 09:19 PM (This post was last modified: 10-28-2013, 09:21 PM by PonderThis. Edited 1 time in total.)
There's 3 confirmed wolverines in the whole state. http://www.opb.org/news/blog/ecotrope/wo...in-oregon/

And everything eats chicken, if they get a chance!
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10-28-2013, 09:28 PM
If there isn't food up at their altitude, they'll come down just like any other animal hungry for food and water
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10-28-2013, 09:43 PM
(10-28-2013, 09:28 PM)Prospector Wrote: If there isn't food up at their altitude, they'll come down just like any other animal hungry for food and water

Why would they live where there is no food? And BTW, if there was no food at the 1040 elevation where I live I would descend to an elevation of 1020 and get food at Albertsons.
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10-28-2013, 09:44 PM (This post was last modified: 10-28-2013, 09:45 PM by Tiamat. Edited 1 time in total.)
(10-28-2013, 09:14 PM)tvguy Wrote: A wolverine is a big weasel. I have no doubt they would eat your chickens if you lived near them.

That Fisher Cat, pictured above looks a bit wolverinish. Wolverines don't really evoke weasel for me.
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10-28-2013, 09:51 PM
(10-28-2013, 09:44 PM)Tiamat Wrote:
(10-28-2013, 09:14 PM)tvguy Wrote: A wolverine is a big weasel. I have no doubt they would eat your chickens if you lived near them.

That Fisher Cat, pictured above looks a bit wolverinish. Wolverines don't really evoke weasel for me.

Well a fisher cat is from the weasel family.
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