wolf tracks!!

There are wolves that roam very close to where our camp is setup here in the Teton National Forest. These particular tracks are from a bit further north … after a hike to check some remote cameras, I sat next to a reservoir to eat a snack and I stumbled on them. Three wolves started out moving along the edge of the lake, I realized as I backtracked them – towards the end of the trail there was only one.

I was hoping the other two weren’t in the dense willows right next to me as I scouted their trails.

Ok … part of me was hoping they were there.

3 sets of wolf tracks / Grand Teton National Park

wolf tracks 02 / Grand Teton National Park

wolf tracks 03 / Grand Teton National Park

wolf tracks 04 / Grand Teton National Park

wolf tracks 05 / Grand Teton National Park

The politics of wolves in Wyoming is very heated, there is the possibility that soon (after they are removed from the Federally protected status that they currently have until the end of August) in unprotected areas (outside Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park) that they will be allowed to be shot on sight with no regulation. See this link.

Come on Wyoming, let’s find a reasonable compromise eh?

To be walking where there are wild wolves is an experience I will never forget.