In the first couple of days of this visit, we heard that wolf pups from a den in the Slough Creek area had been taken to a rendezvous area to the east in the Lamar Valley. It seems that the entire Junction Butte Pack had gathered in this location with about 34 members, including 18 pups and several yearlings. Unfortunately, this area is roughly a mile across the Lamar Valley from where we can park along the road. Even with our spotting scope, they were hard to see. Then we heard that the wolves had taken down a bison and the carcass was much closer on the near side of the Lamar River. We headed out very early the next morning to set up to view the carcass site about 1/4 mile away as dawn was breaking.
A coyote was also out in the same area
Here is a short video from the carcass site
Here are a couple of poor quality videos of the pups at the distant rendezvous site.
Great shots, Art! The crows are waiting for the "second seating"!
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