Would you like to be escorted out of your hunt by....

[royinidaho]

Wolves.....

[Classicvette63]

He forgot the first rule about firearms. I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have. That's why I always carry a firearm in the woods. Some of the bunny cops don't like that but it ain't their hide that will get chewed up either.

[fabsroman]

I agree with that completely Classic. I hate going into the woods without a gun, even when we don't have a lot of bears and no wolves around here. I would hate to meet up with a rabid fox or coyote and not have a gun. You can bet that if I was hunting/walking in wolf/bear country, I would have a .300 Magnum rifle or .500 pistol on me. I prefer to be the hunter and not the hunted.

[multibeard]

"Basically they will just escort you out of the area." Husselman said.

Sounds like the words of a typical wolf hugger.

I would never go unarmed in an area where there were wolves. Our stupid laws make it so that you can not even have a long arm in you car unless you have a valid hunting licence. Going to a shooting range or gun repair shop are about the only exceptions.

Carrying one in the woods with out a hunting licence is prohibited.

[Skyline]

Well actually it is pretty common for wolves to trail alongkeeping an eye on hikers, etc. When we have been out on pack trips we have had wolves follow us litteraly hundreds of times. We have also had them surround our tent camp at night and howl at very close range.

It happened once during the day as well, up in northern British Columbia while we were on a fly-in moose hunt. We were in the tent cooking some fresh rainbow trout when they started howling outside the tent. I peeked out and there were 5 wolves. We shot two before the rest managed to get back into the bush.

We have had them kill a couple of our horses over the years as well. They come in at night and you can hear them howling as they approach, then the commotion, but can't see to shoot. Usually you here a sharp crack and a yelp when the horse connects, and that would be the end of it.

Wolves do follow people all of the time. But, I bet your wildlife boys aren't telling anyone about the fellow that was killed by wolves this last year in northern Saskatchewan. They believe it is the first 'recorded' case of a human being killed by wolves in North America. Of course, by the nature of the beast there would be little left for evidence after someone was killed and eaten by a pack. It is not surprising that many people believe this is hardly the first time it has happened, just the first time it was documented in recent times.

Wolves killling and eating people was relatively common in ancient Europe.

[Dan Morris]

Tell ya what, when kid n dad go into the brush, we BOTH carry...
357's or 44 mag......wolves are not a problem here...yet. However, bear n cat are around. If we never fire one, they have paid for themselves. Simple open carry.
Dan

[fabsroman]

This thread reminds me of the two tree huggers that went camping with the grizzlies for years on end without a firearm around. The grizzlies eventually ate them and all they had to defend themselves was a frying pan.

I love my dog, but I will not trust him around a baby and definitely would not leave him alone with a baby. The only reason I keep him in the house is because I am not worried about him turning on me and causing much harm to me. At the end of the day, animals are animals, even though people might think otherwise and love those animals.

It is always better to be prepared, especially with wild animals.

[royinidaho]

Watched a documentary on the educational channel last evening. Was about an English couple that started a ranch in Montana in the 1840s or so.

Lady's name was Evelyn Cameron. Turns out she took many photos. Over the years.

Show'd pics of "wolfers", one holding a pup.

More than a few family photos showed people holding what surely looked like wolf pups.

Pretty interesting.

[fabsroman]

What is a "wolfer"? Is that somebody that hunter wolves? Kind of like waterfowlers are waterfowl hunters.