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12-01-2016, 06:35 AM
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Caribou Sightings?
With the recent discussions on wolf culls, caribou protection etc, I thought I would ask if anyone has actually seen a caribou in Alberta lately, where and when?
I have seen caribou a couple times in Alberta, once on Highway 40 south of Grande Cache likely 10 years ago, and once in the Red Rock probably 10-15 years ago.
Anyone?
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12-01-2016, 06:43 AM
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There's a caribou patrol page on FB that update and post caribou sightings/activity in the GC area...
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12-01-2016, 07:03 AM
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I have seen a few up by Wabasca ,A really nice bull chased a cow right out in front of me ,
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12-01-2016, 07:29 AM
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Do tracks count?
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12-01-2016, 07:32 AM
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I used to see them regularly down the Chinchaga forestry road at about km 120-150 and south.
Also saw them once in a while south east of red earth, and occasionally north east of fort vermillion.
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12-01-2016, 07:39 AM
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Flying in a chopper we saw 6 northeast of Calling lake.
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12-01-2016, 07:42 AM
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We seen 2 big bulls this year in late August while sheep hunting in the willmore , pretty cool to see..
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12-01-2016, 08:07 AM
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The last time was October 2015 up the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range while working.
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12-01-2016, 09:56 AM
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Caribou
Picking blueberries along Hwy 881 NE of LacLaBiche saw a Bull in velvet and a cow and calf on the road.
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12-01-2016, 11:18 AM
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Fox Creek....40 ft in front of truck
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12-01-2016, 05:07 PM
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Saw the first tracks I've ever seen today. North East of calling lake
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12-01-2016, 05:44 PM
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Chinchaga !!!
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12-01-2016, 06:01 PM
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Saw three near firebag 4 years ago
Saw 13 south of Conklin and north of the weapons range 5 years ago
Tracks of a nice herd north of wandering river and south of crow lake in the back country
Nothing recently.
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12-01-2016, 07:35 PM
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South if GP at Chinook ridge seen a few as well as on the road to kakwa falls before the horn ridge trial about 10yrs ago small group of 3. Some in the headlights south of Grande Cache as well.
A neighbour looks after some lease roads in between fox creek and hinton and showed some pics of small groups last year like posted above.
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12-01-2016, 08:28 PM
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2010 saw two on HWY 881 just near Anzac and in 2013 saw two just outside the Cold lake weapons range on the road from Lacory.
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12-01-2016, 09:11 PM
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One of my drivers sent me pics of a herd north of LaCorey yesterday.
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12-01-2016, 09:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flight01
Saw three near firebag 4 years ago
Saw 13 south of Conklin and north of the weapons range 5 years ago
Tracks of a nice herd north of wandering river and south of crow lake in the back country
Nothing recently.
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I saw tracks in the sand East of Crow lake last year. Looked like half a dozen animals.
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12-01-2016, 10:46 PM
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have seen them twice in red earth. last time was 2013 which was also the last time I was up there. heard of around a dozen
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12-01-2016, 10:48 PM
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I've seen them between Hinton and grand cache, north of slave lake and north of lac la biche over the last ten years.
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12-01-2016, 11:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NCC
One of my drivers sent me pics of a herd north of LaCorey yesterday.
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I remember seeing them 12k or so north of La Corey in that patch of skeg before the south boundary of the grazing reserve.
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12-01-2016, 11:23 PM
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GOA biologist
For fear of the aforementioned, I reserve the right to not say if I saw an ungulate of the description laid out in this chat. The decimation of the wildlife as an act to protect said ungulate by the Alberta Government for fear of federal intervention is atrocious.
I will not believe that common sense said ungulate on ungulate crime was so high that we needed to kill off other species to slow their growth and preserve ones habitat from them.
Lo and behold the mighty predators came - one from the ashes - and ravaged the remaining ungulates till there was none to hunt.
All bs aside, I have hunted 355 for many years and it's an absolute industrial wasteland coupled by poor choices by the GOA that have destroyed a haven that will never recover in my generation. Shame on you.
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12-02-2016, 07:36 AM
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can Indians still hunt alberta caribou?......
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12-02-2016, 07:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drake
can Indians still hunt alberta caribou?......
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So I am told
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12-02-2016, 09:20 AM
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Saw a few north of Worsley when I used to work in forestry but that was a quite a few years ago now. Wolves have probably wiped them out by now.
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12-02-2016, 12:15 PM
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Seven crossed the Simoenete Rd
530 Am this morning in front of us at km 35 marker
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12-02-2016, 12:17 PM
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Quote:
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So I am told
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Not if the wood land caribou is on the endangered list from what the fish cops tell me
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12-03-2016, 12:20 AM
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I've seen tracks but never the animal.
I've heard of a sighting just outside Blackfoot grazing area in wmu 242.
The photos posted here are really interesting!
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12-03-2016, 08:02 AM
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1936 AB Hunting regs
I happen to have a original copy and low and behold ,you couldn't shoot caribou south of the Blindman River.........Harold
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12-03-2016, 01:46 PM
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1936? Very interesting. So where did they all go? I've read something about whitetail being invasive and affecting the numbers of other ungulates but can't remember where that was. Maybe it was something common and others will be able to bring the source up. I think Steven Rinella also has a short video on whitetail numbers affecting mule deer.
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12-03-2016, 05:59 PM
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Seen them around fox creek and conklin
The ones by conklin where 3 weeks ago
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