The pack also fed on a discarded deer carcass near Nisula, and then killed a 5½-year-old doe near Kenton on April 15 (Fig. 21); this animal also had bone marrow with a low fat content (6%).
The next day, lone Wolf No. 10, back in the Huron Mountain area, killed a 4–5-year-old doe with fat-depleted marrow (5.6%).
No doubt not all of the deer killed or fed upon by the translocated wolves were found, even when snow was present. However, it is clear from the observations we did make, and from the fact that all 26 scats we analyzed from this pack contained deer hair, that the wolves did adapt to killing deer in their new environment and that it was their primary food.
Near Atlantic Mine the wolves scavenged on garbage from loggers, and then near Otter Lake they spent several days also feeding on garbage. A discarded cow (Bos taurus) head was scavenged, and at least one red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) was consumed. Lone Wolf No. 10 was found near the Big Bay dump nine times, or 29% of the times she was located during tourist season (May through August).
Table 4. Analysis of scats collected from released wolves
| Date | No. Scats | Wolf No. | Location and items found |
| March 22 | 5 | Pack | Laws Lake, deer hair |
| March 29 | 1 | Pack | Otter Lake area, deer hair, red-backed vole hair, grass, refuse (including coffee grounds) |
| April 3 | 2 | Pack | Otter Lake deer kill, scats soft and dark, some deer hair |
| April 8 | 3 | Pack | Nisula, deer hair |
| April 17 | 5 | Pack | Kenton deer kill, scats soft and dark, deer hair |
| June 28 | 3 | Pack | Gibbs city area, summer and winter deer hair |
| Total (Pack) | 19 | ||
| March 27 | 2 | No. 10 | Conway Lake, deer hair |
| April 18 | 2 | No. 10 | Pine Lake, deer hair |
| June 1 | 1 | No. 10 | Huron Mountain Club, fawn deer hair and hoof |
| Total No. 10 | 5 | ||
| Sept. 20 | 1 | No. 11 | Floodwood Plains 3.1 miles (5.0 km) south of Witch Lake, deer hair, and ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) bones and nails |
| July 1 | 1 | No. 12 | Collected from under dead No. 12, 1.9 miles (3.0 km) north of Amasa, deer hair |
| Total | 26 | All |
Fig. 21.—Each deer killed by the translocated wolves was examined from the ground (Photo by Richard P. Smith)
The three wolves were located near beaver lodges or dams on April 10, April 15, May 7, June 8, and June 12. No beavers were known to have been killed by them, however, and no beaver remains were found in their scats (Table 4).