Jumped by a Wolf - Almost

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Kenny_G2

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Here is one way to get your blood pumping on a Friday morning.

I have been trapping beaver most of the week on some private properties getting rid of nuisance beaver. Was out checking beaver traps at 1030 this morning at a rural property just outside of Thunder Bay.

I was resetting the lodge and had just finished ripping a big hole in it to motivate the beaver to come out and play and was bending over resetting a 330, when I hear the homeowner from across the pond on his yard shout something. I can hear russling and think I have a pissed off beaver to deal with. I stand up and over the lodge comes a mature Timber Wolf, :eek: and all I have between me and him are a set of steel setting tongs. As soon as we make eye contact the wolf puts on the brakes, about 10 feet away, and retreats to about 30 feet and stops. He stays there and is sizing me up as I beat a hasty retreat along the beaver dam.

I was dressed in a black hoody and black jeans and I think the wolf figured I was the beaver working on the lodge until I stood up. I normally carry a 10/22 with me while checking traps but the pond and lodge are practically on the fellows yard so I don't bother. If I had it a quick shot between the lookers would have got me a few hundred bucks. Anyway, just glad the wolf stopped when it did.

The homeowner was left a little stunned though. He thought the beavers were a problem, now he has a wolf lurking around. Especially a wolf that did not seem overly scared of me once he knew what I was.

Might be time to try and get that ATC for trapping, although I doubt I will for private land trapping. The 357 would have worked nicely.
 
That must of woke you up.

Never really noticed any wolves or ever really heard anyone talk about htem around here. Just usually bear this and bear that. However seen some tracks when I went shooting a couple weeks ago. Guess they are coming out of the woods now.
 
make him into a rug :D

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Sorry, but I can't share any sympathy with you, of being in danger. That's because I don't think you were in danger from the wolf.
The wolf realized you were not a beaver, so he quickly retreated, to see what you were. He still didn't know you were a human, but just trying to figure out what you were.
If you wanted to see his tail end speeding away, all you had to do was give a yell and jump at him.

(Oh well, these threads have been pretty quiet for a while!)
 
The last wolf that stood too long in front of me got a 150 grain headache from the Jungle Carbine I was carrying.:sniper:
Although there was at least four of them in a tight pack running through the underbrush,I think he was more surprised to see me.:eek:
 
H4831 said:
Sorry, but I can't share any sympathy with you, of being in danger. That's because I don't think you were in danger from the wolf.
The wolf realized you were not a beaver, so he quickly retreated, to see what you were. He still didn't know you were a human, but just trying to figure out what you were.
If you wanted to see his tail end speeding away, all you had to do was give a yell and jump at him.

(Oh well, these threads have been pretty quiet for a while!)
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Wasn't really looking for sympathy, but I do wonder if I hadn't stood up would he have followed through with the initial pounce. Like you said, once he realised I wasn't a beaver he stopped to reassess. I don't really see it as a near death experience or anything, but it certainly got the adrenalin flowing.

Actually once he knew what I was he still didn't leave. I could still see him for 2-3 minutes inside the bushline and could hear him splash around the far side of the pond when I left. There are houses about every 1/2 km in the area so I am sure he knows what humans are.

I have always thought more about running into a bear when checking the traps than wolves. Overall, it was a pretty cool experience.
 
Nonus said:
That must of woke you up.

Never really noticed any wolves or ever really heard anyone talk about htem around here. Just usually bear this and bear that. However seen some tracks when I went shooting a couple weeks ago. Guess they are coming out of the woods now.
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It was one concession west of Townline. Actually a few winters ago people feeding deer on the outskirts of town were getting upset wolves were killing deer in their back yards.

My property backs onto Crown land and I have started getting wolves on my property in the past few years. I snared one last year lurking around the house, he actually had a broken leg so I think he was looking to snack on one of my beagles. There are quite a few more with all the deer around.
 
I was 30 minutes up Spruce River road where I seen the print.

However good thing you didn't have Mr. Wolf come on these forums showing off the latest human he got mounted on his wall.

For being in a place surround by nothing but bush and wild animals we have very little attacks. That is probably a good thing, still have yet to see a wolf in the wild so I guess they are rare.
 
It didn't know what you were.
For the wolf, you looked like an animal in distress or sumpin.

P.S. ..... or maybe, if you say you were bending over,
he came with another intentions. Who knows....
 
Kenny_G2 said:
It was one concession west of Townline. Actually a few winters ago people feeding deer on the outskirts of town were getting upset wolves were killing deer in their back yards.

My property backs onto Crown land and I have started getting wolves on my property in the past few years. I snared one last year lurking around the house, he actually had a broken leg so I think he was looking to snack on one of my beagles. There are quite a few more with all the deer around.
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Beaver is a choice food for wolves, so he was likely disappointed that you were not a beaver. Wolves get used to people surprisingly easy and lose there fear of humans, so your wolf appeared to be well acquainted with people. He probably new you by name!
It may even be a toss up whether their choicest food is beavers or beagles! They love dogs and they don't have to be familiar with people, in order to get your dog. A some-times trapper I once knew, lived in a cabin in the bush by himself, four or five miles from the nearest neighbor. He had a big dog that he kept on a chain by his cabin. One night the wolves killed the dog, before he could get out to save him.
 
Nonus said:
I was 30 minutes up Spruce River road where I seen the print.

However good thing you didn't have Mr. Wolf come on these forums showing off the latest human he got mounted on his wall.

For being in a place surround by nothing but bush and wild animals we have very little attacks. That is probably a good thing, still have yet to see a wolf in the wild so I guess they are rare.
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Didn't someone get attacked by a bear on the trails between Confed and Lakehead a year or two ago?
 
Wally said:
Didn't someone get attacked by a bear on the trails between Confed and Lakehead a year or two ago?
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Hmm not that I recall, I know there are a lot of bears in town but I do not recall any attacks. The college will even get someone from security to escort you to your care if you are really afraid of a bear.

I know there was some wanker attacking/assaulting females on those trails a couple years ago.
 
I have spent a lot of time in the Canadian bush and I am sad to have to admit to seeing only 2 wolves in the wild. Both followed me for a while but kept well back and generally out of sight. Curiosity I guess.
 
powder burner said:
this is a prime reason trappers should be able to pack side arms. How often is a firearm within arms reach when setting traps and doing general trapping stuff?
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Never for me.

On set days I dont even take a gun with me. I only take a .22 on check days for dispatch purposes.

Now if I were allowed to carry a pistol in a holster (allowing me to use both hands for trapping tasks) I would be all over it.

I have more problems with 2 legged critters than the 4 legged kind anyways.
 
Last I heard, trappers could get a carry licence for trap line work?
Not sure if it was true or not, but would have to jump through a bunch of hoops to get a carry permit in Canada.

I got out of the trapping game about the time I heard about it.

Sure would have been good to have a 22 revolver for dispatching the heavier critters.:)
 
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