BK7 on Wild Dog Patrol

[Wolf_1989]

We have a neighbor who'd been having trouble with a pack of wild dogs killing his sheep. He'd lost six sheep to them over the last month and two weeks ago they killed one of his collies.

I was talking to the old guy last weekend and he told me what had been happening and invited me to come over and help him take care of the problem. The next day I took this pic while walking over to his farm near sunset.

I have two blade kits I use in the woods. Sometimes I carry a khukuri, sometimes I carry a western styled knife teamed up with a tomahawk. In this case it was my 2nd favorite Becker - the BK7.

I think they look great together.

Right at dusk we saw them sneaking out of the treeline moving down towards the sheep. At about 100 yards we let loose on them. I got three with my AR15 and he got two with his old Garand. One got away.

The old guy is a USMC (pacific theater) WW2 veteran and even though he's no spring chicken, he sure can shoot!

I went back to his house today and we did a little target shooting and he talked about his experiences in the war. Never pass up a chance to talk to an old combat vet. Those guys are awesome and have a lot to teach you.

The lone surviving feral dog hasn't been seen since his buddies got wiped out.

He really liked my BK7 and his son is going to buy one for him. What sealed the deal is when I told him all the new ones are made by KaBar. You shoulda seen his eyes light up at that.

 

[Shearwater]

Glad you got to share some time and action with the WWII Vet. He's probably close to the age my dad would be if he was still with us.

Be real careful with the feral dogs. Laws probably differ a lot state to state. Here I think a farmer can still kill a dog on the farmers property if its after his stock. I'd know the law and stay within it.

The last pack of "feral" dogs I faced had just wounded a fawn on public land and they showed back up as we were checking to see if the fawn could survive (it didn't). Anyhow, most of the pack were wearing collars and tags and had pretty obviously just come from a subdivision 100 yards or so away and across a creek.

If we'd had weapons with us, we might have been within the law to attempt to destroy those dogs. Particularly since they were threatening us, but there could have been a really big stink over it.

Had another situation with dogs running loose and a person on our deer lease apparently taking matters into his own hands. I was afraid that might start a war. Sometimes doing what's right ain't doing what's smart.

 

[mete]

Feral dog problems seem to have been taken care of in many places in the NE by coyotes. Before the coyotes came there was a fellow hunting them as they had been killing his sheep. He found one day that the largest dog of the group was tracking HIM !!

 

[Wolf_1989]

Glad you got to share some time and action with the WWII Vet. He's probably close to the age my dad would be if he was still with us.

He turned 87 in May.

Be real careful with the feral dogs. Laws probably differ a lot state to state. Here I think a farmer can still kill a dog on the farmers property if its after his stock. I'd know the law and stay within it.

His grandson (same age as me) is an officer with the Dept Of Wildlife. Everything's legal. One of the plus's around here in this rural area is everyone knows everyone, everyone knows everyone's dog, what everyone else drives, their house, etc. There's no rifle season in this state for deer but for varmint hunting you can use pretty much whatever you want. Plus this is on private property and I was actually with the landowner.

The last pack of "feral" dogs I faced had just wounded a fawn on public land and they showed back up as we were checking to see if the fawn could survive (it didn't). Anyhow, most of the pack were wearing collars and tags and had pretty obviously just come from a subdivision 100 yards or so away and across a creek.

We were watching them through binoculars and didn't see any collars. He visually recognized them as the same dogs he'd been seeing go after his sheep.

After we walked down there, it was obvious these were ferals. They were mangy, really skinny, and a couple of them looked part coyote to me. Indeed no collars and the biggest one which looked part rottweiler had a lot of scars on his face.

 

[Shearwater]

Sounds like its all good Wolf. Lets hope we are still getting out and around when we are 87!

 

[FK]

Wolf,

Great story, thanks for posting.

My old time fly fishing mentor is a Korean War vet. He never spoke of his experiences until recently. Remember the movie "Saving Pvt. Ryan"? this guy has a very similar experience. He joined the Army at the outbreak of the Korean War, stayed on for almost three years in active combat. He stated that he wanted to help the new kids stay alive, that was the main reason for the three tours. He remembered very vividly when he was a new arrival and some of the older sargents took care of him. His mother finally went to her US Senator and complained that her only son was in combat for almost three years continuously. The Army sent out an officer and brought him out, and put him on a ship to the States.

Several weeks later he was in Ft. Dix, NJ and met another soldier from the company next to his,,,,,, the guy was very surprised and stated that a few days after he left, his position was over run by the Chinese and the entire company was wiped out to the last man.

My mentor joind a local Police Dept. and in 28 years, never fired his weapon. He said that it was easier to scare the bad guys into surrender rather than get into a fire fight.

Regards,
FK

 

[Wolf_1989]

I stopped by his house today after work. No more sign of wild dogs.

He told me his son ordered him a BK7 off the internet this morning.

How cool will it be to see that old Marine working on his farm with a KaBar BK7 on his belt and his trusty Garand on the tractor?

:thumbup:

 

[Snake Dr.]

I stopped by his house today after work. No more sign of wild dogs.

He told me his son ordered him a BK7 off the internet this morning.

How cool will it be to see that old Marine working on his farm with a KaBar BK7 on his belt and his trusty Garand on the tractor?

:thumbup:

Great Story/Info. Wolf, Feral Dog's are "Very Dangerous" We got them here In Eastern Nebraska with the Biggest population's running Herd's of Deer along the Missouri River Bottom's, And they will confront you and Track you as Prey, I Shoot them on sight ! We have some petty Big Pack's being close to a Big Town and "Morron's" turning Dog's loose along the River Road and they revert back to the Wild, That's Great you Helping out your Neighbor In need, Them Feral Dog's would have Killed all his Sheep, You need to get us a picture of your Friend's Garand Rifle and BK7 with the Tractor, That would be Great, I'm sure he used the Ka-Bar Fighting/Survival Knife In Military Service and that's Great He's getting a New BK7 Ka-Bar for on the Farm, Them Pack's of Feral Dog's alway's have the dominant Male that's the one you want to get First, I Like your Hunting setup Wolf the AR15 & Fort Turner Iroquois Hawk and the BK7 look Great together ! :thumbup:

 

[Wolf_1989]

There's a post on the BK&T forum here where I mentioned I have worked for many years helping the neighbors on their farms, using my main butchering knife the magnificent Magnum Camp.

Well, his farm is the main one.

He doesn't have hogs anymore but he does have some sheep and a few goats and several dairy cows (mostly Holsteins and a couple Jerseys). He has a couple Morgan horses too and he still rides. 87 years old and he's still riding horses! His farm has become a sort of voluntary co-op because of us younger people pitch in and help him out. In return he gives us a lot of stuff from his farm. He's given us a good deal of sweet corn this summer and I'll often deliver him some eggs courtesy of my folks' hens and sharpen knives and other tools for him.

I went to school with one of his grandsons (the Dept Of Wildlife guy) and we've all been friends for many years.

But I tell you what I've never seen somebody so excited about getting a knife. Him waiting for his BK7 to arrive reminds me of a little kid waiting for Santa.

 

[nc527]

Forget the ar-15, run at the dogs with the hawk in one hand, and the ar across your back, create a rambo like scene.