Yukon, Canada

[spiral fable]

Decided to do another one, cause why not.
This one is set in northern Yukon territory, and has a variety of new and old species.

Feel free to go all out on ideas

Class 9:
. Muskox (*new)
. Polar bear (*new)

Class 8:
. Alaskan moose (*new-ish)

Class 7:
. Walrus (*new)
. Grizzly bear

Class 6:
. Barren-ground caribou (*new)
. Arctic wolf (*new)

Class 5:
. Dall sheep (*new)
. Stone sheep (*new)

Class 4: ( empty )

Class 3: ( empty )

Class 2:
. Arctic fox ( *new)
. Wolverine (*new)
. Beaver

Class 1:
. Snowshoe hare (*new)
. American red squirrel *new
. King eider (*new)
. Surf scoter (*new)
. Common loon (*new)
. Tundra swan (*new)
. White-tailed ptarmigan (*new)
. Snow goose

Biomes:
. Boreal forest/Boreal forest transition zone: ver cold forests with tall spruce trees, that get smaller when creeping up mountains, and are sparse in transitional zones into the tundra.

. Tundra: open plains with arctic temperatures, that freeze over with snow, and are home to many species.

. Wetland: where waterfowl and moose thrive, the many ponds along a river that feed the poplar and brush.

. Mountains: void of almost any shrubbery and rocky, these mountains rise high above the plains of the tundra and forests. These mountains can be very sharp or sometimes rounded, and are the perfect place to hunt the new sheep species.

. Ocean/coastline: this is the place where walrus group together a lay out on the black beaches of northern Yukon. The walrus shouldn’t get too comfortable and neither should you, because the indomitable polar bear hunts here. The coast is a common place to see polar bears other than the tundra.

. Weather: it should snow and be cloudy a lot. The cold winds, especially since it’s next to the Arctic Ocean.

Biome photos

[paper siren]

Since we already have the Yukon, though it is in Alaska, i’d prefer backfilling there instead: https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1190729485583122482

[neon canopy]

Isn’t it the border between Yukon and alaska

[paper siren]

I don’t actually know

[steel vale]

Canadian Lynx How could you Forget Canadian Lynx?!

[spiral fable]

My bad😂

[spiral fable]

CANADA LYNX!!!!

[ivory mountain]

class 7 grizzly and walrus, class 2 wolverine, class 6 wolves, seriously?

grizzly is fine at class 8, walrus should be class 8, wolverine should be class 3 (They are The same size if not larger than Eurasian lynx which are class 3) and all wolves should be class 4

[gleaming plank]

You have a lot of species that the Yukon Territory is known for (Moose, Caribou, Dall's Sheep, Grizzly Bear) but also species that barely live there (Polar Bears mostly live on Herschel Island but occasionally travel along the Northern Coast and Muskox only really live in the far north while Stone's Sheep mainly live in the Southern Yukon near the BC border)

I also notice you have Walrus as a Class 7 Species, they are very tough animals with thick skin and a lot of blubber, any gun in the game that maxes out at Class 7 will have a tough time, its why on most Arctic Reserve threads that I have seen (Like Whiterime Ridge Wilderness that is set in the Northwest Territories (by me)) have them as a Class 9 Species

[ebon island]

Wolverines, I love them. They're fierce beasts with very sharp senses. They can smell a carcass from miles around and they're quite cunning, too.

I'd really like a reserve in the Arctic or the Northwest Territories; there are a lot of animals there that we don't have.
The winter reserves we have are what, Medved Taiga, and a bit of snow in Sundarpatan? I think those are the only winter reserves.

[gleaming plank]

You say Northwest Territories eh

[ebon island]

Ya, or the artic. A winter reserve.

I would have said here in Northern Quebec, but there aren't many big mountains. Yes, there are some, but not as big as the ones in the other reserves.

[gleaming plank]

There are two reserve suggestions I know about that are in that area: For the Northwest Territories there is #1070045518002147458 and for Nunavut there is the #1375853270890840245

[heavy sun]

Walrus is very interesting, i feel like wolverine is better for class 3 instead of 2 tho

[ivory mountain]

they should be class 4 really, those things are NASTY

[paper siren]

Classes has to do with the calibers required to take them down, not anything else

[ebon island]

You're telling me...! 😲 When it finds a carcass, it won't give it up for anything; it'll face a bear, wolves, etc. It holds its ground. They have such a powerful jaw that if we get caught, we're done for.

[ivory mountain]

most people here in canada will use things like .308 or .30-06 to make sure they die

[ebon island]

A beaver is also very territorial; I was almost attacked by one when I was wild camping on Crown land. That was scary.

[paper siren]

Ohh so it’s that kind of animal? Like how higher calibers are used against tigers and lions?

[ivory mountain]

pretty much, they are relentless

[paper siren]

Do they frequently attack people?

[ebon island]

No... Not at all, I'm the one who got too close to observe them, a male and female on the other side of the river. The female dove down with their famous tail slap on the water as an alarm sign. The male swam toward me in a zigzag, evaluating the situation. He got out of the water right in front of me. My reaction was to scream and clap my hands loudly; he turned around and headed toward his nest.

When I returned to my camp, my hands were still shaking. 😂 That was a close call.

[paper siren]

Thank God for that reaction hahaha

[ebon island]

😂 I was in the middle of nowhere in the forest, on Crown land. I was alone. This time I spent a month and a half in the forest—no incoming cell service, no GPS. I was playing with fire.

[ivory mountain]

Wolverines do ocassionally attack people and it's NEVER Pretty

[ebon island]

Yes i can imagine 😵‍💫

[ivory mountain]

wolverines are capable of choke slamming Caribou what they can do to a human is catastrophic

[paper siren]

I saw a video of one on the back of a bull elk like balancing on it’s back then grabbing a hold on it’s neck getting the elk down to the ground

[ebon island]

Yes, and beavers too, we see them in movies, documentaries, at the zoo, but in the wild, they are incredibly big, wow/oof.

[ivory mountain]

class 4 or even 5 would suit wolverine because you are insane if you try and use something smaller than a .270, .308, or .30-06

[ebon island]

Me i would use a bazooka 😂

[paper siren]

No use, it would just grapple that grenade to the ground and jump you

[ebon island]

It would eat the grenade 🤣

[heavy sun]

Is this like something like lion where its not that big but its a high class for like its attack/damage or sm idk

[ivory mountain]

yeah, they can shurg off five rounds of .243 which is why high calbiers are used

[paper siren]

Hahhaha

[molten juniper]

Well Yukon is in Canada but there is a Yukon valley mountain wilderness area that is in Alaska and Yukon valley is I believe based off of the Yukon valley and Yukon mountains that are in Canada but don’t quote me on that

[gleaming plank]

The Yukon Valley Reserve is confirmed to be in Alaska

[molten juniper]

So then it must be based off the Yukon valley in Alaska

[ivory mountain]

it is