Posted on 11/23/2015 3:55:05 PM PST by marktwain
Wolf attacks are extremely rare, less common than mountain lion or bear attacks in North America. It is not hard to understand skepticism about a hunter’s account of a wolf attack where he used a .380 pistol to successfully defend himself, in central Wisconsin. The pistol used was a Walther PK.
The Department of Natural Resources investigated. They believed the account, but did not list it as a wolf attack, because there was no injury to the defending human.
The first wolf came in from the right, mouth open, fangs ready to rip into Nellesen's leg. A swift kick from the man's boot landed square on the wolf's face and deflected the bite.
"That first wolf missed my leg by 8-10 inches," he said.
The other two wolves weren’t far behind. As the next wolf leapt toward Nellessen, the man jumped back and was able to fire a single round into the animal. Nellessen was unsure of the lethality of the hit, but two wolves immediately retreated for the bush at the sound of the gunshot and the third limped away "like a gut-shot deer," said Nellessen.
Another account from the same area lends credibility to Nellesen’s story. A father and son were in the area for a youth deer hunt on October 10th, a little more than two weeks after the first incident.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
I carry a 9 with 17 rounds +17, +13 while hunting in an area the wa dnr assures us has no wolves, contrary to Oregon’s assessment of the territory nearby.
Linkee no workee.
The proper thing to say would be “lends credence”
yung dum journalists shredding our language.
Dean, that link is bad.
so he wasn’t a lone wolf then?
Sorry, I will get a link that works.
I carried my .40 with me when I would go muzzleloader hunting for deer in Iowa. I live 15 minutes outside of Omaha and my neighbor had a picture of a mountain lion in his backyard. DNR said it was a young one. Haven’t seen him since.
This should be a good link.
Taking down a wolf with a .380?
Hmmmm....
prolly a PPK/S
Typical wolves are about 80 pounds. Typical coyotes are 45 pounds. A wolf hitting 120 pounds is rare. They are thin skinned and their skulls are nothing special.
Coyote = average 1st grader.
Wolf = average stripper
A .380 is -plenty- enough gun to kill a coyote or wolf.
Just for scale of course. A stripper brings a level of dope-fueled predatory meanness to the equation. I’d want a little distance.
Nice rig for the far north. And I’d think it sends a subliminal message to any two legged predators you might meet.
Know why a carry a .45?
Because I can’t carry a .46.
DNR doesn’t want to acknowledge wolf or big cats, because when they do, they’ll have to ‘manage’ them.
In my experience, if you can’t actually run away, it is better to get in close and hang on.
I believe the link works now.
I’ve long been of the opinion that wild predators prey on/eat Liberals mostly...Because in general, Conservatives are smart enough to go into the wilds armed appropriately...As you’ve so ably illustrated...
So, again in general, odds are there’s little real downside to wild animal attacks on human prey...Liberals get eaten; Conservatives defend themselves...
It’s just Nature’s way...Predators need to eat, and The Herd species need to be thinned...Win/win situation, IMHO...
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