Fig. 22.—The remains of Wolf No. 12 were found near a highway, and broken bones indicated he had been hit by a vehicle (Photo by Richard P. Smith)
Wolf No. 13 was killed next. He had been located south of Sagola in Dickinson County on July 20, the first time he was found since June 27. He was still there on July 27, so a ground check was made. It revealed that the wolf had been dead for perhaps 2 or 3 weeks. His flesh had decomposed, and only hair, bones and the transmitting collar remained (Fig. 23). His leg bones and ribs were mostly disarticulated, his skull was separated from the vertebral column, and his mandible had separated. A small caliber bullet had passed through the ramus of the left mandible and had entered the base of the cranium. The hole through the mandible was 0.26 inch × 0.34 inch (6.6 mm. × 8.6 mm.) and that through the cranium was 0.34 inch × 1.30 inch (8.6 mm. × 33.0 mm.). Three small lead fragments were removed from the cranium.
Fig. 23.—Wolf No. 13 had been shot, as the hole in the jawbone indicates (Photo by Tom Weise)
The remains of Wolf No. 13 were sent to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Research Center at Rose Lake and examined by staff pathologists Dr. L. D. Fay and Mr. John Stuht. No fractures or other signs were found that might indicate that he had been trapped. However, some of the smaller foot bones were missing and a complete examination was not possible. Notches were found in both shoulder blades, and one rib was broken, suggesting that the animal had been shot twice by a small caliber firearm in addition to the head shot. The hole in the left scapula indicated a deep penetrating wound. The notch in the right scapula indicated a bullet traveling more parallel to the body.
Table 8. Details of Deaths of Translocated Wolves
| Wolf No. | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Sex | Female | Female | Male | Male |
| Last date tracked | Nov. 17 | Sept. 19 | July 10 | July 27 |
| Date killed | Nov. 16[14] | Sept. 20 | June 28 to July 4 | Early July[14] |
| Date found | Nov. 18 | Sept. 20 | July 11 | July 28 |
| Manner of death | Gunshot in head and right foreleg | Gunshot in, head, after being trapped | Struck by automobile | Gunshot in head and chest |
| Location of death | Van Riper Lake 5.4 miles (8.7 km) north of Champion (T49N-R30W-Sec 36) | Floodwood Plain 3.1 miles (5.0 km) south of Witch Lake (T44N-R24W-Sec 11) | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) north of Amasa (T45N-R33W-Sec 17) | 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Sagola (T42N-R30W-Sec 5) |
| Weight | 52 lb. | 56.5 lb. | ||
| (23.6 kg) | (25.6 kg) | Unknown[15] | Unknown[15] | |
| Condition | Excellent | Good | Unknown[15] | Unknown[15] |
[14] Estimate
[15] Decomposed