Pack of wolves in Wisconsin game camera.
Posted on 10/07/2024 6:11:05 AM PDT by marktwain
On Saturday, September 21, 2024, Chase Melton shot a wolf in defense of self and others. There were several witnesses. It happened near the town of St. Germain, Wisconsin, a township in the North Woods about 20 miles from the border of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A township is usually six by six miles square.
“So, I grabbed my gun just in case something would happen,” said Melton. “Then, the 13-year-old who was two people down from me said ‘Chase right behind you!’ I looked, and we had a wolf at about five yards – I probably could have touched it with my hand, that was extremely scary. So now, we’re really panicking were like alright were surrounded we have a wolf charging us right now.” Said Melton.
A witness that was hunting 300 feet away reported seeing at least five wolves surrounding the young hunters’ blind and another four in the general area. The witness also reported hearing barks, growls and howls coming from the wolves surrounding the young hunters’ blind.
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Pack of wolves in Wisconsin game camera.
The Left will record this as another case of gun violence, and another reason to ban guns.
Sounds like more of the story coming out on the most recent event. Sounds like a good kill.
Headline makes it sound like it was real struggle to decide to defend himself.
And now he will have a duck story to tell the rest of his life.... Key word being the rest of his life :-)
Beau and his crew have been hunting Black Bear in northern WI these past few weeks and they have had DOZENS of wolf on trail cams. They track with dogs and they’re all ‘garmined-up’ and the dogs have chased a fair amount of wolves this season, too.
A wolf will travel in a straight line, so it’s obvious as to what they’re chasing.
No encounters, and the season is over now, THANK GOODNESS!
It is everyone’s God given right to shoot any dangerous predator on sight if they are in places where humans live or travel. Wolves, bears, rattlesnakes, hawks, even eagles. Maybe one day our government will once again support that right, but I’m not getting my hopes up.
My wife told me the story of a great uncle of hers, who was taken to the woods at night camping near their home in Ontario, Canada. They were to set up by a bonfire. The great uncle was told (with no further explanation) “when you see to small lights, shoot at them”. The next morning, they were surrounded by wolf carcasses, and turned in the ears for a bounty.
51 wolves in three weeks, in Ontario, Canada, 1951.
our ancestors eradicated wolves for very good reasons
Grizzly bears used to be in California. Now they only exist on the state flag.
I heard about this on the radio.
Might have to add 12 gauge to my hiking kit (more apt than the rocks).
I’m just waiting for them to come down my way, we’ve had coyotes here in Northern Illinois forever, it seems. If I go out to a remote location with my telescope, I am definitely armed. Not so much for the two-legged animals, but for the four-legged animals.
Having "chased them off" with the defense, the rest of the pack won't be deterred. They all need to be killed.
“This wolf that was five yards behind us went off into the woods, came down, and then grabbed this wolf that I shot by the neck and started dragging it off. I’ve never witnessed something like that.”
They're going to eat it.
This "experiment" with unrestricted wolf population has already been run. In Denali National Park, two thirds of wolf deaths have been due to other wolves. They are overpopulated because the historic apex predator has been forcibly withdrawn. Indians thought they made good hats and coats, but more importantly from a game management perspective, den raiding for puppies was how they controlled the numbers.
“Chase is 19 years old. He and several of his younger friends had risen early to hunt ducks and geese. They arrived at their chosen location at about 3:45 a.m.”
The wolf was heard saying “Dudes, it’s 3:45 am. We’re trying to sleep here!”
Update: It turns out the wolf which was shot started flopping around. The other wolf dropped it, and the dying wolf flopped into they nearby water, where it expired.
A later account shows a picture of the dead wolf in the water.
If the wolf had known that, this might never have happened.
Having read David Mech's and Will Graves' accounts, and having had Valerius Geist as a personal friend, from what they taught me, that's just not normal wolf behavior.
He was one of the bright spots.
Could you clarify which behavior is "not normal"?
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