Bowhunter chased up tree by wolves in GMU 121!

[bearpaw]

By not doing anything aggressive back to the wolves (shooting/shooting at/hazing/etc) it just teaches the wolves that humans are prey and they will get bolder.

I fully agree with this, those wolves are learning that humans are afraid of them. 
Typically the smallest humans, children, fall prey to predators before larger humans become prey.

The person who experienced this knows this too. However, he simply doesn't want his family subjected to the same abuse and threats that the McIrvin's endured.

[TheHunt]

The very sad part it will take some "sacrificial lambs" to get the word out they need to be controlled.  But it will have to be kids or women with kids for the media to take off on the story and gain enough momentum to persuade the general public to control the wolves.   

BTW, I pack a weapon and I have two double stack clips as well. 

[haugenna]

I will not be the victim. it will be showtime with lots of lead flying.

+1, without hesitation!

I remember a cute and cuddly black lab snarling teeth and raised hair who was friendly on a coyote adventure.  That thing almost ate lead and a tripod.  When it comes to wolves, I don't think I am going to see if the charge is a mock charge or not.   

[snowpack]

Yeah bearpaw, I can understand why he didn't shoot.  I think it is more on WDFW for creating the problem in regards for not shooting.  Similar to Hirshey's story when they followed and charged her. 
Wolves have done this kind of stuff before.  I've read plenty of accounts of people that had to escape up a tree. 

[bearpaw]

Those wolves stalked hirshey for miles, halfway back to her truck.   

[huntnphool]

By not doing anything aggressive back to the wolves (shooting/shooting at/hazing/etc) it just teaches the wolves that humans are prey and they will get bolder.

The person who experienced this knows this too. However, he simply doesn't want his family subjected to the same abuse and threats that the McIrvin's endured.

So why not deal with it how he knows he should and then not post it on the internet, who would know to threaten him then? 

I believe that's what the third "S" implies.

[bearpaw]

He asked me to post it to get the word out, he just doesn't want identified publicly. As noted in my post, if WDFW cares and wants to talk, he is willing as long as his name is withheld from public view. The guy is trying to do the right thing. 

[Ridgeratt]

 

This could be a good topic to just set and watch.

[WSU]

Where is Hirshey's story?  I must have missed it.

[Dan-o]

That is a nightmare scenario.

I admit I'd be pretty dang freaked out if I was surrounded by a pack in fog and had my pistol.......   Can't imagine that same scenario w/o even a pistol.

I have a friend who bow hunts Idaho for elk and he swears he was surrounded/followed back to camp by wolves.   He had no pistol and got no shot, but it scared the crap out of him.    He'll pack pistol for now on.

Seems it's a matter of time before someone's luck runs out.

[kentrek]

What's more shocking than a story like this, is the number of storys there are of wolves stalking humans that go unpublished

During my 3 weeks in idaho this year I heard a handfull of stories about wolves stalking hunters...for up to a couple hours at a time always staying just out of sight in the brush..they all seem to be pretty similar in style..it almost seems like the wolves are "playing" with humans ?? Kinda like how yotes will play games with deer just waiting for one to mess up...

I wish more stories would go published just so "wolf lovers" could get a glimpse of the nature of these creatures

[buckhorn2]

It would be a worthy story to be told but for sure someone would turn it into the farmers dogs or something to turn his story around. To bad you have to have proof but that would only get more trouble.

[Vulcan]

Tag

[snowpack]

Has there been a final outcome for the case involving the wolf shot during the high buck hunt that was trying to attack the hunter?  Last I read ( a few months ago ), 'they' were investigating.

[buckfvr]

Wolf lovers could care less........its the people that are indifferent that need to be enlightened.