wolf story

that's a pretty sobering story. lucky guy to only have 1 to contend with or it could have been a bad time. thankfully i've never come up on a serious predator in the wild but i don't know i would have kept my cool as well, so nice work on his part to stay composed.

reminded me a lot of this footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqVE9qfg7yI

same sort of behavior...nipping and diving in repeatedly to find a weak spot in his defenses.

Predators have a survival instinct. They want to have a meal without being injured getting it or its game over for them in the wild. So I suspect that particular wolf was just testing the waters. And Evan was retreating the whole time so that would encourage the wolf.

I sent that coyote clip to him. I will see what he says. Looks like exactly the same behavior he describes.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: I call bullshat.

I tend to agree. I've run small livestock for a number of years, and been trapping for a number as well. Quite familiar with predator attacks. It ain't subtle or slow.

Not for a minute do I believe an attacking wolf would patiently stand by waiting for a person to pick up a boulder. Not do I believe a wolf would only close in enough to get its nose poked by a stick, repeatedly.

Rather, I suspect misidentification of a domestic dog running loose.

foxtrapper wrote:

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: I call bullshat.

I tend to agree. I've run small livestock for a number of years, and been trapping for a number as well. Quite familiar with predator attacks. It ain't subtle or slow. Not for a minute do I believe an attacking wolf would patiently stand by waiting for a person to pick up a boulder. Not do I believe a wolf would only close in enough to get its nose poked by a stick, repeatedly. Rather, I suspect misidentification of a domestic dog running loose.

We live in British Columbia. I guess most rural bc'ers can tell a wolf from a coyote from a dog. That might be a mistake you would make as you have shot and trapped all your wolves but here they are everywhere and they don't look anything like a dog.

But feel free to believe what you want.