Seen it first hand in Minnesota on property we own. Wolf numbers sky rocketed. They ate a lot of meat. A bad winter or 2 and the deer numbers fell. Fawn survival rates tumbled because of some bad back to back fawning conditions in the spring. Wolves got hungry and hunted harder and longer for...
Trailing a 5 point bull you put an arrow in, with all the taxing emotions, self doubt and toll it takes mentally and physically, then a 5 point bull comes out from the direction you are trailing a 5 point bull you put an arrow in, and that 5 point bull that just came out has an arrow in it...
Kinda sounds like pot meet kettle. Been there, done that, and still struggling with it.
Knowledge is power. Knowing the patterns helps avoid the patterns somewhat. Going into situations with known individuals that have these types of issues sounds genetic or hereditary, if this is a family...
Like was already mentioned it's not uncommon in Minnesota for elk, wolf and bear tags.
When the desired effect is to take tags out of the pool so those tags are not hunted and is completely intentional that those tags are taken away from willing participants for what they are intended, that is...
Sorry for your loss.
Nothing like a relationship with a dog. They are always there for you, then they aren't. It's brutally cruel. They give everything they have, and don't complain. Our 16 yr old griffon left us late winter. Just plain hurts and sucks! They mean so much, with so many memories...
Thanks! Good to know on the 50 yard shot pass through and no bones hit on your brother's cow. We've shot slugs through whitetails and the exit holes are impressive.