The most likely source is from the Yellowstone area wolf population, but this is by no means certain. She could have been a privately released wolf or a wolf that escaped from the 1995 Ligertown debacle near Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. The story is more unusual in that she spent part of 1999 - 2000 hunting sheep and wild animals with a Great Pyrenees sheep guard dog that had begun killing and eating sheep rather than guarding them. BACK TO TOP . Steve Brashear Clint Wilkes Hon.
Today marks the start of the winter season in Yellowstone National Park.
Roads open at 8 am for all winter recreation, depending on snowfall and driving safety. Popular winter activities include snowmobiling, snow coaching, cross-country skiing and wildlife watching. This winter season is notable in that it will be the last winter with full snowmobile access. Starting next winter, snowmobiles will be placed under new restrictions, leading to a gradual phase out of the machines by the 2003-2004 winter season. The only road open to automobiles during the winter months is the northern entrance via Gardiner, Montana, to the northeastern entrance at Silver Gate and Cooke City, Montana.