182 pound Minnesota Wolf!

[WCTaxidermy]

My brother in law from Minnesota sent me this picture.  It was killed near Cook, Minnesota.  I didn't know Wolf's got this big.  He told me that the Picture is legit.  Thought I would share it with those that haven't seen it yet.

[quadrafire]

That is a beast.

I'm surprised it isn't in the 300 lb category. 

[BullMagnet76]

Nice 

[bear hunter]

  I want one 

[Knocker of rocks]

Calling snopes.

Isn't the largest recognized wolf ever taken was a 175 pounder?   

[Skillet]

Nice (dead) wolf, but I don't see anything close to 182 pounds.  I have a 100# dog and it looks pretty similar in size to me.  Some serious foreshortening going on in that pic.  If you look at the buckle on the sling of his rifle, it would cover his face.  Camera is in the grass.  Classic pose for making the animal look bigger than it is. 

Still cool, though 

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Looks mean!

[BIGINNER]

That is a beast.

I'm surprised it isn't in the 300 lb category. 

GIVE IT A WEEK.  THEY TEND TO GAIN WEIGHT AFTER THEY HIT THE INTERENT 

[Knocker of rocks]

That is a beast.

I'm surprised it isn't in the 300 lb category. 

GIVE IT A WEEK.  THEY TEND TO GAIN WEIGHT AFTER THEY HIT THE INTERENT 

   Good one!

[Skillet]

That is a beast.

I'm surprised it isn't in the 300 lb category. 

GIVE IT A WEEK.  THEY TEND TO GAIN WEIGHT AFTER THEY HIT THE INTERENT 

 

[turkeyfeather]

The research I found online says the biggest ever killed in North America was 175 lb. And I have a 120 lb golden retriever and that looks considerably bigger than my dog.

[Bob33]

Another obesity epidemic. Too many cheeseburgers and soft drinks.

[turkeyfeather]

Another obesity epidemic. Too many cheeseburgers and soft drinks.

You talking about me or my dog? 

[Hunter Dug]

I bet the dude holding that beast is at least 180 to 200 pounds, and that dog looks considerable bigger than him.  Good for the hunter trophy no matter what it weighs.

[Fl0und3rz]

Who said you don't need more than 10 rounds to hunt? 



Kill it.  Kill it dead.  And then kill it again.   That thing gives me the heebie-jeebeis and will visit me in my sleep.

[bucklucky]

Awesome wolf. I can say if you take a wolf with the long hair they really look huge. But When I get a lifesize form in the look more  like a grey hound without the hide on the form. Long and tall but not as big around as you would think.

[MichaelJ]

120 lbs most likely. Wolves are decieving in their size compared to their body weight. The larger ones I've held were back legs touching the ground and head over my shoulder and I'm 6'0". They look 3X the size of my black lab male who is 80 lbs and their heads/skulls were at least twice the size of a domestic dog. The largest ID wolf I saw on the scale was 123lbs and the largest AK wolf was 130ish. They look big and are very big, but lean muscle build for running so the weight isnt there. Still amazing animals and a little scary when you come up on them.

X2.  The one we killed last year dwarfed my buds 80 lb lab but only weighed in around 95 lbs...

Mike

[yakimarcher]

The research I found online says the biggest ever killed in North America was 175 lb. And I have a 120 lb golden retriever and that looks considerably bigger than my dog.

In the fall 09 issue of Big Buck mag there is an article about a 197lb wolf killed in Alberta by a guy named Jim Johnston. There was a thread about it on here.

[turkeyfeather]

Stupid internet!!!  I searched for largest wolf killed and that's what it came up with. Ok, well then 197 it is.

[yakimarcher]

Stupid internet!!!  I searched for largest wolf killed and that's what it came up with. Ok, well then 197 it is.

http://westchesterbowhunting.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/new-alberta-record-wolf-kill/

[Knocker of rocks]

I do not believe those stories.  If there was a 182, 197 or 230 pound wolf taken, there would be a AP story quoting a Warden or biologist with a State, Federal, Provincial or University.  These are all internet word of mouth stories with zero official verification.

A wolf 25 pounds heavier than the previous record is a big deal.

The worlds biggest wolf was taken in Alaska in the 1930's, qand weighed 175 pounds.

[Bob33]

Stupid internet!!!  I searched for largest wolf killed and that's what it came up with. Ok, well then 197 it is.

http://westchesterbowhunting.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/new-alberta-record-wolf-kill/

That's the most well travelled wolf that ever lived.

Not only has it been in Alberta, but it was also sighted in British Columbia, Manitoba, Idaho, and Montana.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/idwolves.asp

[Russ McDonald]

Up there where I grew up.  Wolves have been there since I lived in Minnesota.

[robodad]

My brother in law from Minnesota sent me this picture.  It was killed near Cook, Minnesota.  I didn't know Wolf's got this big.  He told me that the Picture is legit.  Thought I would share it with those that haven't seen it yet.

I was sent the same thing but said it was from Wisconsin  Who really knows anymore 

[villageidiot]

Nobody really knows what the biggest wolf killed is.  All those trappers in Canada and Alaska don't bother to drag them back to camp and weigh them.  They just skin them.  they are miles from electricity and could care less about beating some record.  Would you drag a stinken carcass miles through the snow to weigh it?  All you get paid for is the pelt and all the attaboys in the world won't buy a loaf of bread.  We killed a bear back in 1975 that weighed 590 lbs. (we weighed it).   Still have a picture of it and it only got in the local paper and they didn't have google or anything to keep it on record back then.  Most of the weights you see are guesstimates I believe.  These guys are right in that a wolf has long hair and his carcass looks like a greyhound, very skinney and lankey. 

[yote]

holy pep 

[Kola16]

The thing looks like a bear 

[Smossy]

My brother in law from Minnesota sent me this picture.  It was killed near Cook, Minnesota.  I didn't know Wolf's got this big.  He told me that the Picture is legit.  Thought I would share it with those that haven't seen it yet.

Wow thats like something straight out of a warewolf movie. I never thought they actually got that big? Wow wow, makes you wonder who really is top dog out there in the woods.

[Smossy]

My brother in law from Minnesota sent me this picture.  It was killed near Cook, Minnesota.  I didn't know Wolf's got this big.  He told me that the Picture is legit.  Thought I would share it with those that haven't seen it yet.

Anyone think to check his stomach? See what kind of diet he consisted of? If I ever got me a wolf that large, obviously not in this state because theyre protected but, I wouldnt help but want to see what he was eating to be able to get to such a size.

Im going to make a new thread and relate it to this. Because Ive got an interesting question.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,116041.new.html#new

[WI_Frekles]

It is a good photo-shop job.... it started making it's rounds last fall.

Wolf face blown up and morphed onto the body of a bear.

Another link to it was at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stockbridge-Saloon/170623673463

[NRA4LIFE]

Yeah, my buddy back in WI sent that to me quite a while back and that story had it shot near Woodruff. WI.  Looks fake to me.

[Russ McDonald]

MN DNR studied the picture and said it was fake.

[bearhunter99]

It is a good photo-shop job.... it started making it's rounds last fall.

Wolf face blown up and morphed onto the body of a bear.

Another link to it was at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stockbridge-Saloon/170623673463

While the picture may be morphed or long-armed or the camera advantageously located, that is definitely not the body of a bear.  If that was the body of a bear it would have actually been way cooler in my opinion because that would have been one hell of a color phase rug! 

[Bean Counter]

Another obesity epidemic. Too many cheeseburgers and soft drinks.

I will call Mike Bloomberg and see if we can get wolves to be limited to 16 ounce venison steaks or less.

[elkoholic1]