Hunter shoots woman's husky in Alberta after mistaking it for wolf

I've seen a dozen or so wolves in the wild while hunting in color phases that range from solid black to silver grey to one that matches the dog in post #35 to a tee...the only one I got a shot at was that one...and I took the shot. It didn't have a collar on it but I did know a U of A scientist that made a living collaring wild wolves in a study for Ab.Conservation branch so... if that wolf would have had a collar on it I would have shot anyways.

That dog might not have been as large an animal as a full grown woof but woofs arn't born growed-up...so if your in the bush with a wolf clone put a damn vest on it. Even the fact that it was with other dogs isn't much of a defence...wolves and sled dogs were allowed to mingle hoping for pups with the strength& stamina of a wolf and a controllable disposition of the dog.
 
I have hunted a lot throughout my life and at times held my shooting because of being unsure of what was behind the target. When you decide to hunt, you have to assume responsibility for your actions. At 30 yards the guy should have heard the bell. I used to hunt with a pointing dog and I could hear the bell from a distance. I ran my dog off season to keep it in shape and it was not chasing big game and it kept close. The resources are shared by everyone, hikers, cross country skiers, etc. We don’t own the woods. When you are gung-ho, inexperienced or easily excited, accidents happen and it can be costly.
 
jacpor said:
I have hunted a lot throughout my life and at times held my shooting because of being unsure of what was behind the target. When you decide to hunt, you have to assume responsibility for your actions. At 30 yards the guy should have heard the bell. I used to hunt with a pointing dog and I could hear the bell from a distance. I ran my dog off season to keep it in shape and it was not chasing big game and it kept close. The resources are shared by everyone, hikers, cross country skiers, etc. We don’t own the woods. When you are gung-ho, inexperienced or easily excited, accidents happen and it can be costly.
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I agree with you post except for the "bell" part. Not everyone's hearing is acute, especially when getting older. Then put muffs or a hat on to keep one's ears warm.......well you get the picture. Anyone that suffers from tendinitis already hears ringing :(.

I hi-vis vest on the pooch would go a long ways to prevent such things from happening in the future. Not to trivialize to what happened but dogs being mistaken for wolfs and actually getting shot must be exceedingly rare event.
 
Thomas D'Arcy McGee said:
Do you have the legal citation for wildlife? Under the provisions of the Ontario’s Protection of Livestock and Poultry from Dogs Act, it’s legal for farmers to shoot dogs that attack their livestock; however, it seems to be different in BC.
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The BC story is about a farmer that is going to walk away poorer by whatever lawyers bills he gets stuck with by the lawyer.
The SPCA is all hand-wringy over that they farmer was supposedly cruel, when what he actually was, was incompetent with the firearm he used and didn't outright kill the dog that was harassing his livestock. The farmers Lawyer will get paid a lot, to point out that there is also a section of the Criminal Code that covers shooting animal that harass livestock or poultry.
Was researching just that, as had that exact problem, and dealt with it.
 
I hunt waterfowl...I can identify the species of a duck, the ### of a duck and decide if I want to take a shot before it exists the decoy rig on the wing. If I can't make a positive ID I pass on the shot...the black and white truth is we kill things...there is NO room for mistaken identity. I feel bad for the lady and her dog, hats off to her for not turning into a raving anti hunter.
 
Dogs running at large in farm land or running game are fair game. Have seen both dogs chasing calves and deer. I know this is harsh but loosing stock or game to someone’s dog is also tough to deal with. All jmho.
 
Possibly a total of $8000 for vet bills??? WTF? The vet wraps bandages around the front leg and patches both sides of the rear leg for $4000?!?!?! What a crock!
Admitedly I'm not a dog person but for 8 grand you can buy a lot of huskies. And yeah, to me a huskie resembles a wolf. Hitting the front leg and exiting the rear leg..a quartering shot where depending on the how the dog held its head, you wouldn't see a collar. Sorry, all I can fault the hunter for is shooting low. How can you miss at 30 meters?
 
bbobie said:
I never take my black dog out in the woods with out a reflective vest and a bell ,just because accidents can happen
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The shooter pulled the trigger and that act is not an accident he did that on purpose. This is not an accident the guy is just incompetent and should not be hunting. And the fact he only paid a thousand dollars of the vet bill, says even more about the type of person he is, this lady needs a good lawyer.
 
Rick65Cat said:
Possibly a total of $8000 for vet bills??? WTF? The vet wraps bandages around the front leg and patches both sides of the rear leg for $4000?!?!?! What a crock!
Admitedly I'm not a dog person but for 8 grand you can buy a lot of huskies. And yeah, to me a huskie resembles a wolf. Hitting the front leg and exiting the rear leg..a quartering shot where depending on the how the dog held its head, you wouldn't see a collar. Sorry, all I can fault the hunter for is shooting low. How can you miss at 30 meters?
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It goes up pretty fast. I spent 3K on a cat with urinary block for just 48 hours in hospital time.
 
a j cave said:
Dogs running at large in farm land or running game are fair game. Have seen both dogs chasing calves and deer. I know this is harsh but loosing stock or game to someone’s dog is also tough to deal with. All jmho.
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I have also and I agree, but I don't think this dog was running free or chasing game. It was off leash but I don't call that running free.
 
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