- Location
- South Cariboo, BC
2 arrows remaining and you are smelling of fresh blood when along comes mister grizzly to check out your dead moose. That thought makes a casual stroll with a pack of wolves seem pretty tame...
Was I being hunted?
- Thread starter boonerbuck
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- Location
- South Cariboo, BC
Gatehouse said:cariboo_kid said:
That is when you reach deep in your pocket, and pull out your close range bear defense system!
Is that what you are demonstrating in your avatar? You'd whack the bear upside the head with a big fish? :lol: :lol:
That's a pretty interesting story; just read it for the first time.
It sounds like the wolves were already very close, when you called and they probably came out thinking they might be able to jump a moose. Then once they encountered you in that 3D camo outfit they were confused. Wolves are damn curious animals. I am sure you were never in peril though.
I know a guy who has that 3D camo, it's amazing stuff!
When we were moose hunting in October, we saw fresh wolf tracks almost every day. There is a helluva lot of them around. I will certainly kill any wolves I see if I get the opportunity.
Yet I also agree with the viewpoint that the wolves have an important role to play in the balance of nature.
It sounds like the wolves were already very close, when you called and they probably came out thinking they might be able to jump a moose. Then once they encountered you in that 3D camo outfit they were confused. Wolves are damn curious animals. I am sure you were never in peril though.
I know a guy who has that 3D camo, it's amazing stuff!
When we were moose hunting in October, we saw fresh wolf tracks almost every day. There is a helluva lot of them around. I will certainly kill any wolves I see if I get the opportunity.
Yet I also agree with the viewpoint that the wolves have an important role to play in the balance of nature.
- Location
- St. Joe's Island, Ont
I've had wolves follow me through the bush, had them ##### crossing on the traail behind me, never really worried but it did make the hair stand up on the back of my neck. It's an eerie feeling knowing they're there but as far as attacking me, I've never even thought of it.
I've got a pack on my lot right now, a mother and her pups from the spring, a buddy of mine got a shot in bow season but missed. I don't think they'll make it through rifle season.
I've got a pack on my lot right now, a mother and her pups from the spring, a buddy of mine got a shot in bow season but missed. I don't think they'll make it through rifle season.
My dad and I were out west of Bearberry if ya know where that isand we were hunting some big whitetails we'd seen there about a week before rifle season, anyway we were just on the edge of a big cutblock and my old dad saw a pack of wolves 800-900 yards away, he wasn't going to make that long of a shot so I get out my diaphram for calling elk and i start squalling like a wounded rabbit and them damn wolves start across this cutblock like bats outa hell, it was a pretty scary thing to see 5 wolves heading strait toward you, anyway we only shot 1 each but it was a pretty good time
Bah hysterics! :lol:
The Montana situation is more about politics, and $$$ then anything else, as BOTH sides of the issue have money, and power Agendas.
Besides which the Canadian situation esp' up North is VERY different...no need to import American politics, propaganda and problems into our country...we have enogh of our own thanx.
If in Grizzy country you should be aware, and alert anyway, and if it was me I'd be allot more worried about running into a Grizzly then a Wolf...esp' if you only have Archery as your defence. :shock:
Everyone I know who bowhunts in such areas has a back-up shotgun packed full of slugs with them. Hunt with the Bow, defend with the shotgun.
The Montana situation is more about politics, and $$$ then anything else, as BOTH sides of the issue have money, and power Agendas.
Besides which the Canadian situation esp' up North is VERY different...no need to import American politics, propaganda and problems into our country...we have enogh of our own thanx.
If in Grizzy country you should be aware, and alert anyway, and if it was me I'd be allot more worried about running into a Grizzly then a Wolf...esp' if you only have Archery as your defence. :shock:
Everyone I know who bowhunts in such areas has a back-up shotgun packed full of slugs with them. Hunt with the Bow, defend with the shotgun.
I was flicking through the TV channels this morning when I caught this news flash about Canadian Officials checking the DNA (etc.) of some dead wolves in an attempt to link them with the pack of wild wolves that attacked and killed a youngster (16?), TWO weeks ago .
Anyone hear about this about this attack ?...where it happened ? etc.
Anyone hear about this about this attack ?...where it happened ? etc.
- Location
- South Cariboo, B.C.
the keepa said:
But everyone knowes wolves don't attack humans!
My wolf count is now up to 11 for 2005. Todd Bartell and I seen a couple during our hunt. One was a real wopper Alpha.
They may or may not have had intentions of dining on you, you'll never know. It is quite common for them to follow hunters and usually the hunter dosen't know he's being followed. Several times out hunting I have seen a set of boot tracks in the snow and follow them to see what the other hunter was up to only to find that wolves intercepted his tracks and followed him for a long ways. One time after a daylong hunt I cut back on my own trail to find wolves had followed me. I never saw hid nor hair of them. I don't think the wolves are targeting the hunter for a kill but hoping the hunter will shoot something and that they will get some leftovers.
Booner's post reminds me of a very similar situation experienced by a friend of mine who was bow hunting moose near Prince George about 10 years ago. He was in full camo and had been calling. A cow moose passed by him looking a bit nervous. He then noticed a few wolves which appeared as if they had been in pursuit of the cow, but instead of continuing in the direction of the moose, the wolves came towards him. The way he told it, they knew something was "there", but his full camo had them confused. At one point he counted 5 or 6 of them within 15 yards of him. He eventually shot and killed a large black male at about 10 yards ( with his bow). The others did not run off, but upon noting their fallen buddy, took a few investigative "sniffs", and drifted away into the woods. Biggest adrenalin rush of his life, and it left him literally shaking in his boots. I was on hand when said beast was being relieved of his hide.
The area where the bear was killed has a lot of grain fields plus a LOT of roadkilled deer(at least 15 to 20 ) in a 1 mile stretch on either side of where he met his demise...plus there are the railroad tracks about a quarter-mile away(probably lots of dead animals there also )...so he had lots to feed on .troutseeker said:
There have been a quite few times where you would see a deer carcass laying in the ditch in the evening ...the next morning it would be gone .
If you wish to see pictures that I took just after the accident, go to Keepa's Album in the photo section . They didn't turn out too good , but I had them enhanced .
Back to wolves.....anybody have any info on the fatal wild wolf pack attack on a youngster ...about 2 - 3 weeks ago ???
I posted this on Gunbastard on 10 Nov. RCMP in Saskatchewan are reporting the first suspected death of a human in North America by wolves in more than a century.
The Mounties say wolves likely killed an Ontario man in northern Saskatchewan earlier this week. The body of the 22-year-old was found Tuesday at Points North Landing near Wollaston Lake, about 450 kilometres northeast of La Ronge.
Canadian gray wolf. (CP file photo)
An autopsy indicated he was likely killed by animals, says RCMP spokesperson Heather Russell.
The Mounties say wolves likely killed an Ontario man in northern Saskatchewan earlier this week. The body of the 22-year-old was found Tuesday at Points North Landing near Wollaston Lake, about 450 kilometres northeast of La Ronge.
Canadian gray wolf. (CP file photo)
An autopsy indicated he was likely killed by animals, says RCMP spokesperson Heather Russell.
I would also agree that if they were hungry they would have had you for dinner,they may have been used to hunters and knew that if they followed you they may get a gut pile! Either way I would be fearsome of having to fight them off of any kill you may have got!!
I would second the thought of a 45 colt in my waistband!!!
Bob
I would second the thought of a 45 colt in my waistband!!!
Bob
Generally, I don't mind wolves; I don't bother them, and they haven't bothered me, so far.
However, I do know that wolves are large predators that should not be trusted. They are at the top of the food chain around here. They kill very large animals, such as Moose, and Bison. They will eliminate any animal they consider a competitor.They've cleaned-out the few cougars that have venture this far north and the coyotes that showed up a few years ago are gone too, and bears are constantly falling prey to them.
I would not be comfortable facing down a pack of animals that regularly kill and feed on prey weighing up to 2,500 pounds, and are capable of ripping 550 pound Grizzly into pieces.
So far every wolf I have met with has turned tail and fled. There are increasing pressures on all wildlife these days so you never know how preditors will react to humans. I say it is wise to kill any wolf you encounter, it may just be planning the same for you.
However, I do know that wolves are large predators that should not be trusted. They are at the top of the food chain around here. They kill very large animals, such as Moose, and Bison. They will eliminate any animal they consider a competitor.They've cleaned-out the few cougars that have venture this far north and the coyotes that showed up a few years ago are gone too, and bears are constantly falling prey to them.
I would not be comfortable facing down a pack of animals that regularly kill and feed on prey weighing up to 2,500 pounds, and are capable of ripping 550 pound Grizzly into pieces.
So far every wolf I have met with has turned tail and fled. There are increasing pressures on all wildlife these days so you never know how preditors will react to humans. I say it is wise to kill any wolf you encounter, it may just be planning the same for you.
