January 14th, 2021 at 11:45 PM ^
He looks like a go blue guy to me
January 15th, 2021 at 1:01 AM ^
Gulo gulo blue
January 14th, 2021 at 11:49 PM ^
The park service instagram account had jokes, which you'll appreciate
January 15th, 2021 at 8:22 AM ^
So... Maybe post a couple? Not all of have an Instagram account - hook a board member up!!!!
January 14th, 2021 at 11:53 PM ^
We're making a comeback
January 15th, 2021 at 12:33 AM ^
Magnificent
January 15th, 2021 at 12:46 AM ^
He is out there establishing new recruitimg territory. A lot of big critters hanging around that cauldara. Maybe he will find some big DTs for us.
January 15th, 2021 at 1:26 AM ^
Gotta be a couple grizzlies we can throw a jersey on to play DT
January 15th, 2021 at 8:23 AM ^
Good call! Maybe he's the 'enforcer' that will help to 'persuade' some DT's to play in Ann Arbor?
Who needs a bag?
January 15th, 2021 at 12:53 AM ^
God what a badass animal. I fucking love our name.
January 15th, 2021 at 1:14 AM ^
That's just Chaundee waiting to pick off a skip pass.
January 15th, 2021 at 8:24 AM ^
Or coming from the 3-pt line to 2-hand a put back. That was just a thing of beauty!
January 15th, 2021 at 1:26 AM ^
Yellowstone remains one of the very few places that “lives up to the hype” in my mind. It’s such an amazing place, and I can’t recommend enough making the trip someday to see it. It’s such a diverse landscape, with such incredible wildlife...just jaw dropping.
January 15th, 2021 at 1:43 AM ^
yellowstone and neighboring grand teton are a couple of the most beautiful places on earth. i was there when i was 12. hope to take my family out this summer if the condition of things allows.
January 15th, 2021 at 3:15 PM ^
Table Mountain hike in the Tetons is a highly recommended one. Starts in the west (non-park side).
January 15th, 2021 at 9:25 AM ^
I would also throw in Glacier as a must-see.
January 15th, 2021 at 11:39 AM ^
Yosemite as well. It doesn't have as much wildlife as Yellowstone, but is absolutely breathtaking.
January 15th, 2021 at 12:20 PM ^
GNP is the bomb-ass diggity. I was reading a research paper about tracking radio-collared wolverines there. One literally scaled the tallest or 2nd tallest peak in the park, went over the top at the tallest point, and then descended down the other side. Like in a matter of minutes. They don't half-ass anything.
January 15th, 2021 at 12:24 PM ^
While Yellowstone is an amazing place, it is absolutely overrun with people during peak, and even shoulder seasons. If you're hanging out near old faithful or any of the major attractions, you might as well be standing in Times Square. I've been to Yellowstone in January and it is a totally different experience - much preferable, IMO. But damn it was cold.
There are a lot of wilderness places that are not official national parks that not only live up to the hype, but they greatly exceed expectations. Most of them don't have any kind of roads, shelters, or man-made accommodations of any sort. I'm not going to list any of them here because notoriety tends to draw crowds. But just suffice it to say, if you think Yellowstone is great, you are only just scratching the surface and you are missing out on the truly spectacular places.
January 15th, 2021 at 1:04 PM ^
It doesn’t feel particularly original but for those interested in hitting all the NP’s (or at least the greatest hits), I recommend the tack of exclusively hitting them during the off season.
As you imply, it’s the difference between (a) true and unique wilderness awe and (b) human fannypack carnival with atypical backdrop.
January 15th, 2021 at 1:49 PM ^
I don't think those places will be overrun by the few dozen MGoBloggers who will see the post.
January 15th, 2021 at 1:58 AM ^
Very cool. Thanks a lot for posting this. What a magnificent animal.
January 15th, 2021 at 2:02 AM ^
And you guys said Harbaugh was vacationing in San Diego...pssh
January 15th, 2021 at 4:01 AM ^
“I would’ve walked here from the Rocky Mountains...”
-The Wolverine
January 15th, 2021 at 5:05 AM ^
now i need to find the one that was leaving tracks around the farm last year. still convinced (about 90%) those were wolverine tracks. so far none seen this year, but we've had an incredibly weak snow year - hoping we get in a solid snow cycle up here. a bunch of deer got poached around the farm before Christmas and the meat was getting stripped incredibly quickly. too many tracks around the carcasses to pinpoint any wolverine tracks - coyote and raven tracks everywhere.
January 15th, 2021 at 9:47 AM ^
XM, I firmly believe that I captured one on my trail camera a few years back in the Cadillac area. Feeding off a gut pile with 3 coyotes near. It wasn't a great picture and you could only see it from the backside. The DNR said it wasn't a good enough picture to confidently say what it was.
January 15th, 2021 at 10:05 AM ^
depending on where you are in the cadillac area, there is a lot of habitat that a wolverine would like. i should add, too, that the tracks i saw were after i'd seen what looked like a wolverine going away from me one fall morning in the woods, during low light conditions. the silhouette wasn't a fox, raccoon, coyote, etc. that was what started me trying to confirm it with tracks which i found on two occasions in nearly the same place, a month and two months later.
January 15th, 2021 at 12:23 PM ^
where are you? Always wondered - can't remember whether NLP or UP. Don't need grid coordinates or anything, just curious.
January 15th, 2021 at 7:23 PM ^
No longer in the UP
January 15th, 2021 at 5:55 AM ^
That’s a house cat taking a dump
January 15th, 2021 at 10:33 AM ^
Its a wolverine taking a dump on a pile of buckeyes !
January 15th, 2021 at 6:02 AM ^
Perhaps the MGoBoard FAQ should be updated to clarify that "on topic" includes posts about actual wolverines? It's at least a gray area!
January 15th, 2021 at 8:49 AM ^
Maybe your negs will help clarify the issue.
January 15th, 2021 at 8:59 AM ^
MGoUserName checks out - has to make everything sour.
January 15th, 2021 at 7:45 AM ^
Our alumni / alumnae reach is truly global and extends even into more remote corners of the woods. I like it.
January 15th, 2021 at 9:02 AM ^
Especially since the last Wolverine we read about who lived in the remote corners of the woods was Ted Kaczynski, so I like this story considerably more.
January 16th, 2021 at 1:46 PM ^
Kaczynski was an idiot savant. He was brilliant because he recognized the problems that combining automation and artificial intelligence would pose for humans when pretty much only sci-fi authors thought about such things (and he understood the problem much better than the sci-fi guys). He was an idiot because he thought that he could do something about it using violence.
Here's a good read by another prominent UM alum on the subject.
January 15th, 2021 at 7:48 AM ^
Wolverine wondering if attacking a trail cam would be fun.
January 15th, 2021 at 8:10 AM ^
No way man. I am sure that they penetrated Yellowstone in Red Dawn. Get with it. That is just embarrassing.
January 15th, 2021 at 12:20 PM ^
AGREED
January 15th, 2021 at 8:27 AM ^
Obligatory: can he play DT?
January 15th, 2021 at 8:36 AM ^
That's no Wolverine. That's just Mike Hart making his way back to Ann Arbor.
January 15th, 2021 at 9:37 AM ^
Open-field run thru Indiana?
January 15th, 2021 at 8:45 AM ^
Word is he’s just passing through on his way to the West coast. Going to show Gonzaga who’s boss.
January 15th, 2021 at 8:48 AM ^
Henceforth, the park is known as Maizestone.
January 15th, 2021 at 12:42 PM ^
Very clever and underrated comment! Wish I'd have thought of it.
January 15th, 2021 at 9:15 AM ^
With those eyes, it's definitely Murderwolf.
January 15th, 2021 at 9:15 AM ^
Always great to be reminded that Michigan has such a badass nickname. I wish the athletics teams would push the "Wolverines" team name a little bit harder in their branding.
January 15th, 2021 at 9:15 AM ^
He looks on the young side to me. That critter is a serious as a heart attack and I love the way he/she is looking directly at the camera in the ecowatch link picture.
January 15th, 2021 at 9:19 AM ^
GO BLUE MY BROTHER!
