Posted on 01/28/2010 2:00:46 PM PST by OneVike
I talked to Mel and he is very frustrated, not just because he lost a great dog but also because he called a local game biologist who told him that our dogs were killed not 500 yards from a known denning site. According to the biologist they don’t publicize information like that because people might disrupt the wolves.
I guess the fact those wolves could have killed all three of these guys means nothing to the leftist who control the game dept.
Interesting and heart wrenching account of a couple hunters and the tragedy that befell their dogs in Northern Montana. A friend who lives in the area emailed me about this
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I live in Northern Wisconsin and had a wolf lunge at my car last fall. Scared the daylights out of me. If my window would have been open he would have been on my lap. Thankfully, We dont see many here.
Denning site appears to NEED some disruption. I’d suggest rifle fire or something explosive.
I've had wolves follow my dogteam trail, then jump off trail when we appear. Had wolves come right to my yards edge following my woodlot trail to house. I keep my plotts in 15X15 kennel when outside, main reason is the wolves.
I had one buddy who had 2 blueticks shipped up from Montana for bear; lost both of them to wolves.
My cousin summed it up very well: “Now we are learning why our ancestors got rid of wolves.”
It’s high time we educate the liberals on the history of the way it was. Mass election last week was a good start, but it was just a start.
Bummer Ping...
Elsewhere, I’ve heard of some concerns of what the future holds.
North American wolves have a reputation of being leery of humans, unlike Asian-European wolves, that have long been known to attack humans, especially in Russia. However, this is subject to change, in that North American wolves are learning that most humans are little or no threat, even less than a sheep.
And coyotes are learning that some humans can be attacked, and there has been a jump in such attacks. Coyotes are so versatile that they are even moving into suburban and highly urban city areas.
There have been reports of wolves and coyotes cross breeding as well as coyotes crossing with fighting dogs. These are extremely dangerous possibilities and may likely haunt us in the future.
Wolves Eat Dogs - Martin Cruz Smith
Take heart - I saw an article claiming WI leads the nation in wolf deaths...
If they will kill dogs, they will kill humans.
Hunt the wolves down and exterminate them. Then dispose of the carcasses and keep your mouth shut.
The only good wolf is fertilizer.
The wolf population in Wisconsin has been exploding in the last few years.
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Not too far from where I live, there was a woman walking her dogs and had a pack following them. They didn’t run off when she yelled, and they tried getting her dogs right by her. She sprayed them with bear spray and was able to get away to a nearby house. I’d prefer my 45 personally.
Had two run in across the road about 300 yards in front of me when I was driving home from your place last fall. Wish I had a chance for a shot.
A sad story. As already noted, there are reasons our ancestors got rid of wolves and bears.
Just 8 days ago, a coyote was captured in Harlem, NYC.
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