The Lone Wolverine: Tracking Michigan's Most Elusive Animal

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The Lone Wolverine The Lone Wolverine ✦ ✦ ✦ Tracking Michigan’s Most Elusive Animal Elizabeth Philips Shaw and Jeff Ford The University of Michigan Press ✦ Ann Arbor Copyright © by Elizabeth Philips Shaw and Jeff Ford 2012 All rights reserved This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publisher. Published in the United States of America by The University of Michigan Press Manufactured in the United States of America c Printed on acid-free paper 2015 2014 2013 2012 4 3 2 1 A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-0-472-11839-7 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-472-03487-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-472-02847-4 (e-book) To my children, Summer, Courtney, and Nathan, for all the years of love and support; to their loved ones, who have grown our family in such wonderful ways; and to my parents, who always believed. Thank you. —elizabeth philips shaw ✦ To my father, Jac, and Grandpa Charlie for instilling in me a passion for the outdoors; my mom, JoAnn, for taking me in as one of her own; my sister, Teri Skidmore, for designing the website and maps for this book; my buddies, Steve Noble and Jason Rosser, for their help with research; Carol Dusek, Marilyn Millikin, Betty Trumble, Laurinda Rose, and Barbi Kennedy for their love and support; Aaron and Ryan Schenk for not allowing the wolverine to be shot; Steve McNiel for use of the spy cam and video system; my Deckerville family, which made teaching very gratifying; my father-in-law, Harold Titus, for nearly two decades of hunting bucks together with stick and string; Audrey Magoun and Judy Long for keeping the Gulo ‹re burning deep inside me; my wife, Amy, and children, Riley and Clint, for their love and support; and Elizabeth Shaw for her love and interest in the wolverine, her writing skills, and for being such a positive force in getting this unique story into print! —jeffrey jac ford ...