Wise owners never forget that, no matter how sweet Fluffy is.
Posted on 08/20/2013 6:12:17 PM PDT by Rebelbase
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- A southeastern Idaho ranch lost 176 sheep as the animals ran in fear from two wolves that chased through a herd of about 2,400 animals south of Victor....
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The rumor is that the head sheep was named McCain and he was "Just trying to get along" with his distinguished friends from across the river.
Actually the almost full moon was so bright last night that I woke my husband up to ask him what/who was shining a light into our bedroom. I’m a nearsighted sissy.
I’m in Eastern Oregon and Victor is 500 miles away, but I doubt the weather was any different than the rest of the PNW.
I rather like wolves, actually, or at least I can tolerate them, as long as they observe the arrangement our respective species have come to - first one that looks at me crossways eats a bullet. The wolves understand that perfectly - I do wish that the econazi drama queens back East did.
And "Never Cry Wolf", which was a huge propaganda piece. Went to see it with my folks at the drive-in when it came out. Suckered for the message then (I was 14), but have since learned better. They do kill for the hell of it. They don't just cull only the sick/weak/young.
Bears and cats are one thing, but olves are something else. Wolves are gigantic trouble and there are real reason our forbears got rid of them in the south 48.
yeah, I know they are. If I had animals that were threatened by wolves, I would shoot at that time.
I do believe that wolf populations must be curtailed or controlled, otherwise they are indeed a serious problem.
Despite knowing this, I do think it would cause me grief to kill one, even if doing so was justified.
I know exactly what you mean. We have a 120 lb male and a 75 lb female German Shepards and their strength is enormous as well, I am in awe of their reflex speed is scary. Trying to get the best of them with hand speed is useless.
Beautiful animals and loyal to the end to their “pack”.
I have a couple goats for sale. Where are you at?
“I do think it would cause me grief to kill one, even if doing so was justified.”
Killing any animal for sport causes a bit of “reflection” in me - not grief, almost a sorrow but not quite. Respect I suppose.
But if it was an animal that was killing or had killed my livestock (if I had any) or pets, I would have no grief or reflection or respect. Except for the ones that it had killed.
I found out my girl dog likes to play soccer with her softball.
This is one of the most entertaining things I have ever done with a dog.
She’ll drop her ball and wait for me to come steal it. if I pick it up with my hands she knows I’m about to throw it, so she gets ready to chase.
But if I approach it with my feet she goes into defensive stance and waits for me to kick it.
She’s extremely fast. No matter what direction I kick it, she’s on it in about a quarter of a second it seems. It hilarious to try and fake her out, sometimes I can and can kick it about 15 feet away from her before she gets it.
That’s a point for me if she has to run to get it. If she blocks it with her front paw, that’s a draw and we go again, but if she catches the ball in her mouth within 2-3 feet of me, she gets a point.
It is in this game that I can see how slow I am and how slow she is not.
I lost my other shepherd in June, a 92 lbs male, he was my best friend. I adopted this dog, Isis, about 5 days later. I truly feel she was sent by God to me. She was mana for the soul and balm for the heart, and is quite possibly the most incredible animal I have ever known in my life to this point.
Thats how wolves mostly do it. Clamp down on their windpipe until it is over. My daughter has a wolf mix. I have had to rescue a goat from her before.
The reason it would bother me to kill a wolf in particular is because I know they are social pack animals.
But yes, sometimes we must do what must be done.
Yep, along with coyotes, mountain lions and bears.
If you’re not at the top of the food chain, you’re inside it.
So you don’t think they keeled over from fear or piled up? I wonder if the wool could have disguised bite marks on the body, and only visible on 10 of them?
Freegards
Where wolves of Idaho?
*There* wolves!
Some might have “stroked out” from fear.
Maybe.
The pack went wilding.
This is not exactly “normal” but it’s not unheard of.
I guess they could check a few dead wolves for tick born diseases but other than that, I can’t make a good excuse for this.
Sheep don’t really fight.
Bless their dim-bulb little hearts, that’s why it’s easy to lead them to slaughter.
Wise owners never forget that, no matter how sweet Fluffy is.
Well for starters, ya don't name him Fluffy............Just a suggestion :)
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