Yes, that was an attack.
Here is some other wolf news.....
Another attempt to de-list the wolf in the Great Lakes area. https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4680550-Another-bill-introduced-to-delist-wolves
One of the Isle Royal wolves already died. https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2019/09/four-more-wolves-moved-isle-royale-one-dies-shortly-thereafter
400 miles south in he city of Detroit alone they get 460-500 domestic dog bits annually. Also maulings and deaths. Mostly pit bulls. Send the mangy pits up to fight it out with the wolves.
2 Beagles in yard barking.
Guy looks outside to see what's going on and a wolf runs up, grabs a dog and runs off into the bush.
Guy grabs shotgun and takes off in pursuit of wolf hoping to save his dog.
He comes up on the wolf w the dog pinned to the ground. He fires a shot into the air hoping to scare it away from his dog.
Wolf takes off, then sees the guy and makes a b-line right for him. The guy shoots/kills the wolf at less than 10 feet. He drops gun and goes to check on dog. Turns out the dogs heavy collar saved him but he was torn up pretty bad.
MDNR investigates and collaborates the guys story that it was self defense.
The End.
Wherehave I heard this?
Day of the gun.....
KH
To imply it was the first ATTACKED BY A WOLF on a human in Michigan is a bit dramatic headlining.
Not like he got “attacked” while going to the mailbox at the end of driveway,
At least he wouldn’t be charged and fined $10,000 for killing an incorrectly classified endangered species.
That is actually quite abundant in numerous countries.
Couple observations: 'specie' is not a word... :) Hedge, it never left, esp. in Detroit. Bou', I'd say send the wolves to Detroit to take out the pits instead.
My gut feeling: If wolves adapt like coyotes do, then we are going to have an open season on them, for sure. Just a matter of a couple decades.
The intended correct word ‘species’ “is both the singular and plural form “.
Suffered another attack on my spelling!
My rule of thumb: if I have to change my shorts afterward, it was an Attack. ;)
Seriously - when a large predator approaches ANYONE or ANYTHING in an aggressive or manner, that’s an Attack. If it approaches in a Stealthy manner, that’s a Stalk, which is (Duh) a prelude to an attack.
Anybody see the surveillance cam footage of the coyote that gave chase to a 5-year-Old girl who had gone out to check the mailbox?
You can say that wasn’t an all-out “attack”, but it sure as hell was an exploratory. And frankly, if it had been my kid, there would be absolutely NO parsing of words...
GF, you get honorable mention !
For the life of me, I simply will never understand why people let government dictate their livelihood and safety. Rule of order is great. However, rules of bliss ignorance and agenda deserve zero abidance by folks that stand in the harm they create.
A man had his 40 lb. beagle/hound taken from his back yard by a wolf. He stated in his report to the Conservation Officers who investigated the scene that he keeps a loaded shotgun by his back door and when he seen the wolf swipe his dog and carry it off into the woods he grabbed the shotgun and ran in the direction he last seen the wolf traveling.
After approx. 100 yards he came upon the wolf who had the dog pinned against a tree stump trying to kill it by tearing its throat out. He fired a shot in the direction the wolf was to distract it so that he could possibly have the chance to grab his dog.
The wolf let go of the dog and began to make a circle around the scene when he noticed the man and charged. At approx. 10 feet he fired one shot killing the wolf instantly. He then dropped the gun and ran to his dog who was alive but unconscious.
The man then rushed his dog to the local vet where its wounds were treated. The owner stated that if it were not for the heavy metal collar the dog was wearing it would be dead.
KH
"First there was one was one in the wolf pack, then they brought Doug home and there was two in the wolf pack and then 6 months ago Doug introduced me to you guys, and now I know for sure I just added two more guys to the wolf pack. Four of us wolves running around the desert of Las Vegas looking for cocaine and strippers". HO
KH
