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I know I complain about the wolves a lot but there's A LOT of wolves up north. Between a few bad winters and the over managed herd. Hell, we in area 178 were intensive harvest (5 deer allotments) then managed harvest (3 deer allotments) right up to the bucks only the last two seasons, even though all the areas around us were lottery for does. So we had a bunch of extra hunters around us from 08 till 2013. Our deer taken average around the camp was good till 5 years ago. But the worst part is the three separate wolf packs around our "area" has taken a heavy toll on the herd. Last year the only buck taken by the three camps/leases on our logging spur was a big 8 pointer that the wolves killed and ate, was a yard away from their shack steps. Nice huh, they drove in to open camp the morning before opening day and the bucks rack, some hide, bones and a big blood stain was a tripping hazard.