Wolf Sizes

ive got a buddy of mine that has a few . he actually breeds them . hes got a third generation tame one that tries really hard to be a dog but sucks at it seeing as how hes a wolf . he cant bark and he is really big and freindly . wolves are not dogs they are canis lupus to be more precise . i dont remember what breeds he raised but he went through hell to get approval from the government to have them and he gets inspected from time to time . huge they are , and dont really resemble dogs at all.never seen ones that big before though, who knows?:D
 
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When they are not hunted, as they are not, here in Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, etc., they have absolutely no fear of Man.

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I disagree.
Hunted or not they do have an instinctive wariness to man/human scent.
 
gutsy said:
we should then poop on the outskirts of our properties.
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lol :D

If you are hunting and have a downed animal and need to leave the area for help etc. you can leave a clothing item with your scent on it or, yes, urinate by the kill which will keep predators away until you return.
 
Many a hunter has filled their breaches when a bear/lion/wolf shows up while they are butchering game. It don' work! :D
 
“NEW ROCKFORD, DAK, March 7 - The news has just reached here that a father and son, living several miles northeast of this city, were destroyed by wolves yesterday. The two unfortunate men started to a haystack some ten rods from the house to shovel a path around the stack when they were surrounded by wolves and literally eaten alive. The horror-stricken mother was standing at the window with a babe in her arms, a spectator to the terrible death of her husband and son, but was unable to aid them. After they had devoured every flesh from the bones of the men, the denizens of the forest attacked the house, but retired to the hills in a short time. Investigation found nothing but the bones of the husband and son. The family name was Olson. Wolves are more numerous and dangerous now than ever before known in North Dakota." (Saint Paul Daily Globe, March 8, 1888)
 
Anyone who thinks that wolves or any other predatory animal (even Elk or Moose) will cower or always balk at attacking a person is regretfully misinformed and/inexperienced. I really don't need to argue this though, if anyone disagrees then spend more time up in my neck of the woods.
 
I'd be thrilled. Since the rare attack on humans by wild wolves have been mostly rabid animals, why worry? You'd be lucky to just see them, let alone be "surrounded" by them.
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Heh heh, I guess I was lucky. When I used to live in Ontario, there was a whole pack of them that used to hunt on our property. one winter, when I was 4 years old, a pregnant wolf had made her den under a deck about 5 feet from our back door and lived there the whole winter. even gave birth right there. best part was that our back door was plain glass. The pack sometimes used to follow us on the way to the barn and it was terrifying the first few times but we got used to them.
 
I have the skin (includes head, legs and tail), as well as the skull of a female timberwolf out of N. Idaho. She was considered large for a female, weighing in at just over 90#. She was about 6' long including tail and stood nearly 2 1/2' at the shoulder. The one pictured is larger than mine, but then a male would be larger.

The pilot must be a big guy compared to the F&W guy, seeing the difference in the size of the animal compared to the two men.
 
Leanwolf said:
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How big is that wolf really? Put your fingers on it from shoulder to haunch, then move that spread to the man's foot and you'll see it reach all the way to ... his waist. Measure its foot to its back, about the same. If it were walking alongside him, the head would be at just the right height to rub behind the ears. :p
 
ADD - "Hunted or not they do have an instinctive wariness to man/human scent."

Add, "wariness" is one thing: "fear" is quite another. These Canadian Grey wolves here are wary, of course, but afraid of Man?? Not hardly. They have absolutely no reason whatsoever to be. Since they were transplanted here in 1995, they have been protected 100%. Shoot one and you go to Federal prison for five years and have to pay a $100,000.00 fine.
As for your opinion that the wolf is not nearly as big as it looks -- photoshopped -- you're wrong. You need to look at those pictures a bit closer, rather than just claiming they're fakes.

If you're ever here in Boise, Idaho, take an hour and drop by the Idaho F&G Headquarters downtown. Ask to see their exhibition room. There are two full-body mounted wolves there, and on the walls are two wolf rugs. Up close and personal, they're huge. Might be enlightening for you.

Believe whatever you want. No skin off my nose.

L.W.
 
I knew wolves got big, but damn, dude. I'd love to see one that size alive; wildlife is the main reason I get into photography.
 
Oh my god... I was hiking today... without a knife or anything...

I live in Boise. I am carrying a heavy bowie and a pistol (need to go shopping) from now on.

Thanks for the warning

and you can't even kill them?
 
kershlack said:
Oh my god... I was hiking today... without a knife or anything...

I live in Boise. I am carrying a heavy bowie and a pistol (need to go shopping) from now on.

Thanks for the warning

and you can't even kill them?
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Why would you want to? If itsminding its own business, leave it be.
 
A heavy bowie? :)
Keep a pistol handy if it makes you feel good.

99 times out of a hundred, if you stand there and smile at him, he'll smile back. Wolves are pack hunters,
we should recognize the kinship, they're the canid equivalent of our primate bands.

If he's in good country and eating well, you are the last creature he'd want to gag on. (People stink. :) )
Is the hundredth wolf out of a hundred dangerous? Of course, he's a carnivore, and you are meat. Be alert.

But way more people hurt themselves in the wilderness doing what they should know better than to do.
Loading yourself down with minimally useful gear could wear you down, make you careless, break an ankle ...

Crashing through the underbrush,
out of range of men with guns,
in a headlong, desperate rush,
the tired wolf still gasps but runs.

Stiff from wounds and dripping blood,
listening for the fatal sound;
Baying hounds close like a flood,
aching to take him to ground.

But the crafty carnivore
will elude the pack once more!​
 
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