Wolves Attack & Kill Hunting Dogs (Warning Graphic Pictures!!!)

The Great White Hunter ^ | 1/28/10 | Ryan, The Great White Hunter

[pawnshop dave]

Sorry for getting snotty.I too am in northern WI.I do agree with you for the most part.But when the dnr is more worried about appeasing tree huggers than in common sense I get mad.
WHY did they feel it necessary to re-introduce timber rattle snakes to northern WI???? There are so many truly PRODUCTIVE things they could do.The hunters and sportsmen are the reason the damned wolves are here, our license fees pay for them. I spend an aversge of $100+ a year on hunting and fishing license’s.Ask the next tree hugger you run across how much THEY give annually????

[terycarl]

There are so many truly PRODUCTIVE things they could do

that having being said, sometimes predatory animals are reintroduced into an area where their prey (deer) are out of control. In my never to be humble opinion open hunting seasons would accomplish the same result and give people a lot of venison to eat...maybe the simple method works better that folling around with nature!!

I was born in Langlade county....White lake to be exact

[pawnshop dave]

Makes you wonder where they get their degree’s.
I was born in Kenosha (shhhhhh),now resident of marinette county.

[HolwingWolf]

It is unfortunate that is has happened it is a serious lost. Dogs are dogs wolves are wolves. Yes dogs are descents of wolves however years and years of breed have made domesticated dogs the ways they are however wolves are still the same they have not changed. They are still going to have the same instinctual pack drives Honestly as a Professional Dog Trainer I understand your lost but also understanding dog Language you also need to understand the wolf side of it to. Because their behavior is not going to change. Your dogs crossed over into their territory. I believe that the 500 yards is not a good distant. I believe that the Biologists should give people/hunter that are hunting a range of 5 Square miles which = 3,200 acres from a wolf den this still does not give a full guarantee of you not crossing paths with the pack, being that a larger Wolf pack territory can run within 301 Square Miles being that 301 square miles equals to 192,640 Acres. Territories can over lap each other which can become deadly. As you saw with your dogs. Wolves are extremely territorial animals as are some dogs are still imprinted with this instinctual behavior. If you learn to understand wolf behavior language and communication you will understand ever dog in the world including a hound dog.

Again I am so so sorry for you lost however if you are going to hunt in Wolf territory you should stay within closer range of your hunting dogs. As a Hunter myself with hunting dogs I can understand your dilemma however we keep our dogs within 300 yards of us this way if something attacks our dogs we kill the attacker/(S).