Was I being hunted?

That women in Ontario was killed by the alpha female in Haliburton. She went into the pen while having her period, the wolves looked to her as one of their own and the alpha female smelt her and was being threatened, that is how it was explained to me from the people in Haliburton and and outside source.

The extermination or wolves and coyotes actually increases their breeding, unless you get them all at once you will most likely end up with a greater number than you started with.
 
A buddy of mine had a similar experience 2 years ago. He told us about it that night in camp.

That's how they hunt deer - but i think once in a while they 'set up' on a human. I don't know if they'd have attacked you, i wonder sometimes if they're not just sharpening their skills or something.

BUT - i figure any wolf playing that game should learn one of our games. Specifically - "Tag, you're it", played with your rifle of choice :)
 
I would say the wolves were trying to decide if you looked ediable or not. Big leafy looking thing that makes moose sounds, confusing.

I have had wolves parallel my movements in the bush before but never close enough for me to be worried or get off a clean shot.
 
cariboo_kid said:
Geez booner, I bet that was good to get a bit of adrenaline pumping!

And just how far from my place are these 1000 pound grizzlies? :shock: :lol:
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Don't worry Kid, they are at leat 15 Kms from you. :lol:

I was actually hunting the Bulkley Valley area about 9 hours north of us.
 
nope

Naw dude, you walk human (two legs), stink human, and probably sound human (your suit makes a sound whether you hear it or not) I'm not an expert but I'd guess they 1) tried to figure out what you were 2) tried to figure out what you were doing 3) let you know they were there (accepted your presence) Like someone said, if they were hunting, you'd be dead. (though I agree with Red... it happens and they should not be comfortable arround people)

I had a run-in with a pack (that I never saw, but knew they were right there) one time, and it was an experience of a lifetime. I won't bore you with the details (because some of you have already heard the whole story) but I got dropped off pretty much in the middle of a pack (that had scattered, obviously before we arrived) by helicopter, on a swamp, North of Kapuskasing and I was SURROUNDED by howling wolves all day long...Nomatter what I did, they wouldn't leave. (that's all I'll say about that!)
Coincidentally, the following winter I started working for an outfitter in Kap :twisted: :twisted:

Here's a doggin story: (brief version)
We had followed a set of fresh tracks pushing a wolf toward two hunters set up across a swamp. All was going well. The boss calls over the radio... "how's it coming?" (and we were: where the green dots stop) So we had to stop and pull out the radio to tell him: " all's perfect, he made a bee-line" As we were stopped, (on snowshoes), I had turned sideways on our path (to the left), just to catch my breath and stabilize my stance for a second. Boss says: "okay, keep pushing" (we estimated we were about 250m from the swamp). So we walked about a hundred metres and the f*cker turned (so we come over the radio:" He's turned dead east"), followed for a hundred or so "he's turned dead south", followed for a hundred or so "he's turned west?" Boss says: "What??" :shock: (laughing) and we tracked him another hundred yards to the one spot where he walked trough a set of snowshoe tracks (mine) 90 degrees to our trail :roll: :shock: and that's where the ####er crossed-home-free. At each corner, it was like he sat down, checked his compass, and turned 90 degrees! Moral of the story is that I doubt we were pushing that close to him (100 m), so he had turned and gotten out of our way well in advance of the boss coming over the radio. He had sat there and watched us follow him!! :shock: 8) Now that was a cool feeling I'll never forget! and if I ever think someone's folllowing me, I can guarantee I'll pull that on them (and then make sure they know I did 8) .)
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Not to hijack, but they are cool critters, real chess players, and when I win, they die :twisted: .
my .02
Best of luck, bring a shotgun next time.
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I'm certain I was not winded because it was in my advatage through this whole incidednt and they never had a chance to get down wind. They were heading in that direction though when I busted them. I'm sure it would of ended at that point.

Still, the purpose of them double checking me and trying to wind me is for the sole purpose of finding potential prey. I call that hunting. I often do a stalk to get a better look. I consider it hunting.
 
I kind of agree that if they wanted to kill you they would have and you wouldnt be here telling us about it.

Contrary to that, I think they would take someone if they were rabid, sick, extremely hungry or a old lone wolf that has no teeth left.

It isnt really that big of a problem or it would be like a few years back when cougars were attacking people all over the place; and thats all you heard on t.v.

guess i got mixed feelings about it
 
In ten years working in the bush I've seen more wolves than bears. I don't recall any running "with the fear of God in their eyes". Whenever one actually left, it was always walking, or a gentle lope.

Two deer pushing a deer passed within 30' once, I talked to one for 5 minutes before I continued quadding to work and I have had 3 (that I saw) surround me one day on a hunt.

They are predators, and way too smart to be trusted out there.

That being said, I have not felt threatened enough (yet..... :shock: ) to shoot any.
 
I agree with the kill every wolf you see comment. They are large predators and sneaky enough not to be seen by humans if they don't want to be seen... If you do see one and it gives you a shot, it ain't scared of you. Any large predator that shows no fear of humans deserve a dose of lead.

Trouseeker
 
A buddy and me were up around Armstrong, ON, this week and we encountered one wolf. He stood watching us for a while (while we stood watching him) and then he dodged from sight, only to do a quick bound into sight again and then we didn't see him again. Although we heard a number of howls. My buddy was genuinely concerned that it might trail us, but I thought they were on the trail of moose (as were we).

I'm pretty sure they were sizing you up, trying to figure out exactly what you were prior to actually attacking you. Still, I would've been concerned too.
 
I've been followed by bthem ,but never close enough to get a shot in with my .22 ( the main fiream I used to carry while trapping)

There are lots of wolves in the Mcmurry area, but I think they get more cdurious than anything, however , have you ever seen a cat watch something, for a long time ...... :shock:
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What about that Alberta oil-field worker who, while walking back to camp, was repeatedly attacked by a large wolf . Only the arrival of the company bus scared off the wolf .
Can't find a link to that story....(googled a bit .)
I know of two guys from Dryden that were attacked by wolves . One guy, Bobby R., was rushed by a single-file line of wolves after he did some moose calling (in the later part of the season...December , I think) .Bobby shouted at them , but they kept coming across the snow covered swamp, so he started shooting . It wasn't until he had shot and killed at least 3 that the others turned tail and ran off...Bobby did likewise :lol: . Bobby went back the next day and there was nothing left of those 3 wolves except blood-spots and hair .
The other hunter was following some fresh cow and calf tracks , near dusk, when he hears some noise heading for him . Thinking that the moose are coming , he gets ready and is very suprised when three wolves lunge out at him . He hollers and starts shooting at the same time , but they don't quit until all three are dead . Buddy, a bow-hunter , said that he was glad he carried a rifle that day .
 
boonerbuck said:
I'm way more worried about the numerous very large grizzlies in this area. 1000 pounders are not uncommon here
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According to this weeks Dryden Observer we have(had ) a 1000 pound black bear in this area . :shock:
 
So, the list of "things that bite back" include: black bears, Grizzly, cougars and wolves. Anything else?
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Gophers...sorry had to do it. :mrgreen:
I was working on a ranch in Northern SK one spring when wolves started coming around. I was moving the cows during calving season and noticed one cow calving. So I left her and came back about 10-15 minutes to see how she was doing. To my surprise, there was a large black wolf eating the newborn. I rode up as fast as I could, hollering and screaming. It ran off about 25 yds into some thick willows. Then I saw 2 more to my left. They split and started to surround me, the cow and the calf. I took off to get a rifle, but when I got back the woves and the calf were gone.
Then last winter on the same place, we called in 3 wolves while coyote hunting. Wicked experience.
 
There was a black bear killed by a car a couple of years ago in Manitoba that weighed in at 1200 or so pounds. The biologists figured it would have peaked out at around 1400 lbs if was alive to hibernate.
 
Seriously...but I don't know if it is official .
I came upon the accident soon after it happened(a small car smashes into this large bear crossing the highway about 7:30 PM) After checking to make sure the people involved were OK.....the car's front end was totalled...(there were two other vehicles that had stopped ahead of me) , I checked out the bear . It was the largest that I had ever seen . I drove back to my kid's farm(nearby) to get my kid and his half-ton truck (I wanted that bear) . when we got back someone else had claimed the bear . I took some pictures with my digital camera and camcorder ...but they didn't turn out too good (it was pitch-black out and that black fur soaks up the flash)No-one had a tape measure but his front pads looked to be 7 inches across .My kid took two measured strides alongside the bears body and said there was still some bear left over(we estimated it at a little over 8 feet long .)
I thought that it would weigh easy 600 lbs. probably over 700 lbs....bigger than the 726 lb(gutted) road-killed at 2-mile corner(just outside Dryden)in1992.
I wrote a little about this latest huge bear in JYC's post on "Animal Magnetism......"
I have both articles (Sept. , 1992 and Wed.,Oct 19) in front of me ...but forget how to post :roll: ....and the Observers website is not up-to-date(too bad there is also, on the front page, a good article on a bear attack(Sept 21) on a reforestration crew-member(Peter Moore). The 250 lb. bear was attempting to drag Moore , sleeping-bag and tent into the bush .....but I digress.....again.....
I must work at my 'puter skills later .
 
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