The only right thing would be for any of the congressional delegation who voted to protect the wolves to be required to hike thru wolf territory once a year wearing a pork chop vest.
"Oh look congressman, he's smiling at you!"
Posted on 11/05/2010 9:58:27 AM PDT by jazusamo
The lesson learned here is to always be armed in bear/wolf country. A .44 magnum, 454 Casull or S&W500 would do the trick.
This was a dreadful situation, but my question is, why did the hunters submit a report? They had to know they’d get in trouble for defending their lives. That’s not allowed! If it had been me—which God forbid!—I’d have adopted the “shoot, shovel, and shut up” approach.
The other story cut your loses and keep them to yourself.
The only right thing would be for any of the congressional delegation who voted to protect the wolves to be required to hike thru wolf territory once a year wearing a pork chop vest.
"Oh look congressman, he's smiling at you!"
Because someone always opens his big mouth. Better to get it out in the open than have your buddy telling the story around and then the a**hole game wardens show up to arrest you for not reporting it.
Actually it is legal to kill a wolf or grizzly in self defense. A MT F&W warden went back on Monday and verified the scene and wolf tracks that followed them for 200 yards when they left. This is cut and dried self defense IMO, it sounds like the feds have to go through their bureaucratic abc’s to verify it was self defense.
The fed fine is huge plus jail time for illegally killing a wolf. Even though it was out in the boonies you can never be sure who’s around. I believe he did the right thing in reporting it.
Thanks, you’re right.
Agreed, and throw in a few enviro nazis of the Defenders of Wildlife type to go with them.
I grew up in Columbia Falls. Beautiful country.
Montana had a hunting season for wolves slated for this year (186 tags), but was overturned by a judge and is now tied up in litigation. Wolves are becoming a huge problem here in Montana (for hunters, farmers and ranchers). Not to mention the safety of those just wanting to enjoy the outdoors.
...you are one of the few people that I have run across lately who recognizes the power that county sheriffs have. Sheriffs are the highest directly elected law enforcement officers that exist. Unfortunately, most county sheriffs do not seem to recognize the raw power that they possess. Most of them cave in and surrender to the feds or even state police when they move into their counties because the sheriffs will not exercise their authority.
County sheriffs could change our Country if they would only grow a pair....
Wouldn’t they do the same balistic forensics as they would with a homicide?
I think his case was where the term “Shoot, Shovel, Shut-up” came from
Look at Sherrif Joe Arpaio
you are 100% correct- he is running the show there, and they know they can’t stop him
And that's a real shame.
We stayed near Columbia Falls, on Spoon Lake. Here are some of our shots:
I reckon a griz would eat wolf, too, same as elk...just saying, nature has a way of cleaning things up.
I have two wolf licenses that were with my father-in-laws gun collection. Both are nation wide US, with one 1944-1945 female, and the other is 1945-1946 for a male. I guess you have to wait for them to pee before you shoot.
Beautiful pics, TG!
When gunpowder speaks, beasts listen.
Have you ever tried to field dress and cut up an animal as large as an elk?
Note that they were using horses, not a pick-up.
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