Wolf (Canis sp.) attacks life-like deer decoy: Insight into how wolves hunt deer?

Thomas D. Gable; Daniel P. Gable

doi:10.22621/cfn.v133i1.2044

Wolf (Canis sp.) attacks life-like deer decoy: Insight into how wolves hunt deer?

Thomas D. Gable, Daniel P. Gable

Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology

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Abstract

We know of no documented observations of wolves (Canis sp.) detecting and then attacking a White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) during spring, summer, or fall. We describe an observation of a wolf attacking a life-like, two-dimensional deer decoy in November 2017 near Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. The wolf appeared to locate the decoy by sight rather than sound or scent, suggesting that the profile of a deer is sufficient to trigger an attack by a wolf.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	16-19
Number of pages	4
Journal	Canadian Field-Naturalist
Volume	133
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v133i1.2044
State	Published - 2019

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Keywords

Canis
Carnivore
Hunting behaviour
Killarney Provincial Park
Odocoileus virginianus
Predation
Predator-prey
White-tailed Deer
Wolf

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