Wolves kill hunting dogs near Dent Bridge

CLEARWATER TRIBUNE | January 13, 2005 | Vicki McLeod

[conservativeharleyguy]

"we aren't always at the top of the food chain"

Now that's exactly why I'll never SCUBA dive or swim more that about 30 feet out in the ocean. If you stop moving in the water long enough, even the little fish will feed on you.

[PLMerite]

I've never head of any of the places mentioned in the article; what state is this?

[Delphinium]

Idaho, where people live, not just wild animals.

[clyde260]

What state is this?

[Delphinium]

I'll never SCUBA dive or swim more that about 30 feet out in the ocean

Sharks have always been in the ocean, what if they decided your back yard, or the childrens park was a good place to transplant them too?

educate yourself

[Sam Cree]

Another wolf article with interesting discussion.

[Delphinium]

wonder what kind of dogs they wereProbably "Walker hounds" and in that area there was 10 wolf packs reported a year ago. Some packs might have as many as 16 in it.

The only dog I know of that might take a wolf is a great pyrenees.(msp)

[Ditter]

Interesting post but it would be nice to know *where* you are talking about.

[nightdriver]

"It's a complex issue, but demagoguery and empty rhetoric will not solve it."

The ol' .270 has been and will continue to be a solution, one at a time.

[Sam Cree]

It doesn't necessarily surprise me that wolves would "sport kill," providing they have the time and leisure to do that. I've owned dogs all my life, they sport kill all the time.

As for wolves wiping out whole herds of prey animals, that sounds very weird to me, something must be out of balance. Which is not a surprise, I guess, if the habitat is actively being "managed." The same people also want to "manage" you and I.

[FITZ]

You think there shouldn't be ANY wilderness areas? I like them --- I often prefer to go where bears and wolves are and the inner city and barrio types aren't.

[HairOfTheDog]

No clue at all where this is... Alaska? Wyoming? Florida?

[Palladin]

22 posts before I found out where the heck this was at.

Journalism 101: News stories should contain WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT, and WHY in the first paragraph.

[Casloy]

Something odd about this story. Three of his 4 dogs were killed by wolves. I can't imagine those four dogs not fighting back at the same time. In other words, the wolves would have to break each one out of the group one at a time and kill them, unless there were about 8 wolves. Hunting dogs are usually not fearful and are so adrenalined up from the hunt they would fight back hard if attacked. After all, they are going after bobcats. Something is missing in this story.

[Delphinium]

What's the point of doing it if there's no risk?

The point is we have always had predators.

my ancestors helped eradicate most of the wolves for good reason back when few lived in Idaho.

Now they have introduced a species of wolf that is twice the size and thrives more than anyone guessed.

Now Idaho is one of the fasted growing states and these wolves are coming too close to home.

They are also wiping out our elk and moose herds, which is a huge % of our customs,culture, and economy.

>educate yourself

[HairOfTheDog]

I fear it was a mistake to re-introduce wolves, because I think the wolves will end up suffering eradication ~again~, but I really like your style. I have more respect for the intrinsic value of things wild than I do the intrinsic value of suburbia.

[Delphinium]

Clearwater County, Idaho

>Clearwater County

[FITZ]

What about a cannes perres?

[Delphinium]

I am not an expert but have several friends who have lost dogs, horses, cattle,and sheep.

All I know is a few years ago my friends lost 4 dogs to wolves at one time.

Walker hounds are small dogs next to 7,120 pound wolves.

[unbalanced but fair]

Isn't this about the use of public lands also?