Wolves, Canis lupus, Carry and Cache the Collars of Radio-collared White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, they Killed

• Published in: The Canadian Field-Naturalist
• Main Authors: Nelson, Michael E., Mech, L. David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2011
• Subjects: Wolf; Canis lupus; White-tailed Deer; Odocoileus virginianus; caching; radio-collars; den; homesite; Minnesota
• Online Access: https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1130; https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v125i1.1130

Wolves (Canis lupus) in northeastern Minnesota cached six radio-collars (four in winter, two in spring-summer) of 202 radio-collared White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) they killed or consumed from 1975 to 2010. A Wolf bedded on top of one collar cached in snow. We found one collar each at a Wolf den and Wolf rendezvous site, 2.5 km and 0.5 km respectively, from each deer's previous locations.