Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
| Table 1. Estimated size of the wolf population in the 2,060-km² census area of the central Superior National Forest (Mech 1986 and unpublished), and buck harvest for areas in and near the wolf census area (Lenarz 1997). |
| Year | Wolf numbersa | Buck harvest | Adjacent areab |
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| Deer- dependent |
Total | Isabella area |
Ely area | ||
| 1975 | 44 | 44 | 58 | -- | -- |
| 1976 | 56 | 56 | 52 | -- | -- |
| 1977 | 45 | 45 | 54 | -- | -- |
| 1978 | 48 | 50 | 34 | -- | -- |
| 1979 | 39 | 46 | 38 | -- | -- |
| 1980 | 47 | 54 | 50 | -- | -- |
| 1981 | 41 | 48 | 51 | -- | -- |
| 1982 | 36 | 47 | 43 | -- | -- |
| 1983 | 38 | 50 | 36 | -- | 584 |
| 1984 | 23 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 479 |
| 1985 | 30 | 54 | 60 | 5 | 634 |
| 1986 | 27 | 47 | 63 | 8 | 697 |
| 1987 | 22 | 48 | 96 | 17 | 930 |
| 1988 | 28 | 59 | 87 | 83 | 814 |
| 1989 | 46 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 672 |
| 1990 | 21 | 51 | 77 | 106 | 771 |
| 1991 | 20 | 56 | 93 | 111 | 588 |
| 1992 | 23 | 53 | 97 | 98 | 765 |
| 1993 | 26 | 55 | 45 | 96 | 472 |
| 1994 | 28 | 55 | 38 | 88 | 482 |
| 1995 | 26 | 55 | 62 | 101 | 390 |
| 1996 | 33 | 69 | 28 | 70 | 250 |
| 1997 | 28 | 56 | 39 | 63 | 200 |
| a | In previous winter. All wolf packs in the census area fed on deer in 1975, but as deer were depleted in some areas (Mech and Karns 1977), fewer packs relied on deer. The difference between total wolves and deer-dependent wolves represents packs dependent on moose. |
| b | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources permit blocks 122-124 immediately west of the wolf census area. |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/mammals/buckharv/table1.htm
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