Posted on 11/12/2017 6:01:19 AM PST by marktwain
On 27 October, 2017, an Oregon elk hunter found himself being stalked by three wolves.
One of the wolves charged directly at him, in spite of his yelling in an attempt to scare it off. The hunter fired at the charging wolf, believing his life was in danger.
The wolf was killed, and the other two wolves ran into cover at the shot. The hunter initially thought the animal might have been a coyote, but examination by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) revealed it was an 83 lb female wolf.From bluemanountaineagle.com:
Further investigation at the site of the shooting indicated the hunter was 27 yards from where he shot and where the wolf died. The wolf was seized and later released to ODFW for examination. The Union County District Attorney’s Office was consulted regarding the investigation, and based upon the available evidence, the case will not be prosecuted as this is believed to be an incidence of self-defense.
It is unlawful to kill a wolf in Oregon, except in defense of human life — and in certain instances involving wolf depredation of livestock.
According to ODFW, this incident marks the first time that a wolf has been reported shot in self-defense in Oregon since they began returning to the state in the late 1990s.
The myth of the “harmless” wolf was created by the intense hunting and trapping pressure applied by hunters and trappers equipped with 19th century technology, extending into the mid 20th century. Wolves are opportunistic top level predators in direct competition with man for the top level spot. It was relentless hunting with modern rifles, trapping with steel traps and snares, and poisoned baits that reduced wolf populations and made them shy
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Remove the hunting and trapping pressure, and wolves lose their fear of man as the top predator.
Same thing happened with Brown Bears on the Kenai Peninsula when I lived there. AK Dept of Fish and Game spread the myth that humans were intruding into the bear’s natural habitat and that is why there were so many “defense of life and property” shootings. Less than 1% of the land on the Kenai Peninsula is available for private ownership. The bears no longer feared humans - THAT is why there were more DLP encounters. Morons. I read recently that the policy has changed and now there is a regulated hunt for Brownies on the Kenai. The first two bears taken in 2016 each weighed over 1400 lbs. Kodiak Island bears have nothing on the Kenai bears.
A bear was coming up on my trash. I fired a round which hit about 15 feet behind him and he ran off. Actually, he went behind my garage and waited until I went back inside. He then came back and carried my garbage can back into the woods and ransacked it.
A warning shot is just a loud noise. It does not say, hey, I ought to leave this guy alone. If they are focused in on food it will not deter them for long and the next time, you might not notice them. The only safe wolf is a dead wolf. Sorry. There is no place where there are people that there should also be wolves.
A warning shot into an attacking predator is probably the best warning shot of all.
A direct result of too many graduates of Ecology programs in the AK Dept of Fish and Game, I expect.
Your vignette is yet another example of Leftist blissninnies running policy, when they should be making lattes or doing something else societally useful.
What a wimp...
Who can’t fight off a 83 lb wolf with their bare hands while his wolf buddies wait around for their turn...
I guess libtards think so...
Warning shots are of dubious value, whether the predator is an animal or (alleged) human. Make every shot count!
Gunshots only work where the animal associates it with hunting. We have been warned that gunshots may attract predators looking for a gut spill that results from hunters killing big game.
“Tree huggers are an interesting breed, their notions IMO are somewhat distorted toward non human life. “
I call it the Disney effect. People raised on movies where animals are just people in furry bodies have no idea how dangerous wild animals are. While I was on a tour in Canada the guide pointed out a bunch of Japanese tourists attempting to pet mountain goats. She said, “Those animals look placid but the are very stressed. Every year some tourist gets hurt or even killed trying to pet them.”
A warning shot?
Oh, just like if someone is trying to car jack you be a sport and fire a warning shot? FU. Some scheissekopf of a prosecutor will say “well you weren’t really in fear for your life!” Double FU and go to hell MR. DA.
Release some wolves into ODFW offices. Let’s see how that goes.
There are more animal attacks in the end times but I look forward to the time when:
Isaiah 11:6-9 New International Version (NIV)
6 The wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them.
7 The cow will feed with the bear,
their young will lie down together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
8 The infant will play near the cobra’s den,
and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.
9 They will neither harm nor destroy
on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
Maranatha!
We photographed the mountain goats up on the Beartooth Pass this summer. We stood a very respectful 100 feet away and used a zoom. We also stood close to our car. A healthy respect for ALL animals is always a good plan.
Some prosecutors find warning shots to be evidence of laudable restraint.
http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2015/09/ok-warning-shots-evidence-of-restraint.html
The only good wolf is a dead one. We can hunt coyote year round here but not wolves yet.
“Tree huggers are an interesting breed, their notions IMO are somewhat distorted toward non human life. “
Repulsive and disgusting is more like it. There is a reason wolves were decimated by our ancestors.But oh no, they couldn’t leave well enough alone. Some lousy bureaucrat in Washington decides to reestablish them in someone else’s neighborhood and start the problem anew. I’d likes to see wolves (and rattlesnakes while we are at it) reestablished in Central Park and DC’s Rock Creek Park.
Gut-shoot wolves with solid point bullets so they die miles away with no evidence left to connect it to who shot it.
Sorry bleeding hearts, if you don’t want them to suffer you better change the law on shooting them.
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