We have Timber Wolves that were re released here in the Chiquamaqon & Nicolet National Forests. Yes, they can be hunted by permit now, or if they are taking your livestock.

I don't know how their numbers have done over this last hasrsh winter with sustained temps of -40*F, and over 5 foot deep snows. The deer herds were dramatically cut in numbers by starvation during that time.

I have seen a cinnamon colored wolf loaping down our road as my kids waited for the bus many years ago.

The last wolf I saw, did a circle on the shoulder of the road as my vehicle approached. Twice, this beautiful, black, fire orange eyed wolf gazed at me as I slowed down. Awesome.



Just thought that this was a kewl pic too of a blue eyed black.


Had a friend who had a 1/2 wolf 1/2 German Shepard. So very smart, liked to stay outside in very cold weather with his thick coat. When I walked him, his back feet fell into step of the front foot prints, just as a wolf. He stalked when we walked, lol.

They are indeed beautiful Creatures. My friend had wolf for many years. One of the most loving gentle companion. My friend was just very lucky to have one that had those traits. I kind of started this thread for the memory of Lobo.

Just saying, I had a professional aquaintance who was Ojibwe (Chippewa Tribe), she told me that they considered the extremely light blue eyes that appears in caucasians to be evil and of devil like.

Glad my blue eyes are a little darker.

The wolf features prominently in a number of Native American stories. There is a Lakota tale about a woman who was injured while traveling. She was found by a wolf pack that took her in and nurtured her. During her time with them, she learned the ways of the wolves, and when she returned to her tribe, she used her newfound knowledge to help her people. In particular, she knew far before anyone else when a predator or enemy was approaching.


A Cherokee tale tells the story of the dog and the wolf. Originally, Dog lived on the mountain, and Wolf lived beside the fire. When winter came, though, Dog got cold, so he came down and sent Wolf away from the fire. Wolf went to the mountains, and found that he liked it there. Wolf prospered in the mountains, and formed a clan of his own, while Dog stayed by the fire with the people. Eventually, the people killed Wolf, but his brothers came down and took revenge. Ever since then, Dog has been man’s faithful companion, but the people are wise enough not to hunt Wolf anymore.

In the end, the Minnesota wolf hunt prevailed despite all court challenges.

The dry scientific and legal facts offer fodder for heated discussion, but there is an important story of spiritual and moral imperative that has escaped media attention. This sacred story of creation belongs to Native peoples. In Minnesota, there are seven Anishinaabe (Chippewa, Ojibwe) reservations and four Dakota (Sioux). Understand that tribes retained these "reservations" after ceding original homelands to the United States through treaty agreements. The federal government did not "give" anything to the indigenous people. Most of the land was taken, treaties are under legal challenges, and for that reason, putting values and numbers on "acreage" is meaningless. And here it is where we must begin with the wolf, who is the heart center of the native peoples' creation story.

The Anishinaabe or Ojibwe creation story teaches that the original man, the Anishinaabeg, was "lonely and asked the Creator for a companion," says Reyna Crow of the Northwoods Wolf Alliance.

The Creator sent Wolf (Ma'iingan) to be the Peoples' companion and brother. Ma'iingan and Anishinaabeg were told to travel together and name everything in nature, including all of the plants and animals. After they did this, they returned to the Creator who told Wolf and Anishinaabeg that he would separate them. From now on they would forever walk apart from each other, but that they would live parallel lives. "WHAT HAPPENS TO ONE WILL ALSO BEFALL THE OTHER," the Creator said.

The final part of the creation narrative tells the People that Wolf felt badly that his human companions would be lonely without him. So, he gave his descendant, Dog (Animoosh), as a sacred gift. Now Dog is the Peoples' loyal and devoted companion, ensuring that there is no need to walk alone.

In the course of the brutal settlement of America, both the wolf and indigenous peoples were hunted, slaughtered, hated, and vilified as white culture bled across the tapestry of the land. Indeed, Wolf and the People are still walking parallel lives.

"If you take the fur of ma'iingan, you take the flesh off my back," says Robert DesJarlait, of the Red Lake Ojibwe-Anishinaabe Nation. DesJarlait is a writer, journalist, artist and a member of the University of Minnesota Council of Elders. DesJarlait "signs his works of art with the symbol of a wolf's paw to honor the historic and ancient connection between tribal people and wolves."

When legalizing the wolf hunt, the DNR did not consider the effect that the death of an alpha male or female might have on the cohesiveness of the pack, nor did scientists consider the fact that wolves mate for life. In fact the "public input" on the wolf hunt has been termed a "public relations exercise" by the DNR and the Democratic Legislature. "The DNR was under considerable pressure from lawmakers, livestock interests, hunting groups and others to get going with the hunt," according to an analysis in Minnpost.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/georgianne-nienaber/minnesota-wolf-hunting_b_2112944.html

Wow. I enjoy reading that, thank you for posting.

I LOVE all the pics..
Thanks Tazzops

Thank you.