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What is the closes distance you had an incounter with a wolf? Without hunting for them

Heard them but never seen one
31 (25.2%)
0 to 50 feet
15 (12.2%)
0 to 50 yards
16 (13%)
50 to 100 yards
25 (20.3%)
100 yards plus
36 (29.3%)

Total Members Voted: 123

Author Topic: Up Close and Personal, or Distance  (Read 13695 times)

Offline iusmc2002

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Re: Up Close and Personal, or Distance
« Reply #45 on: June 17, 2014, 10:38:06 AM »
Have not seen any yet, but if I do, I would have to take a second look at it through my scope just to be certain of my target.

Disclaimer- I did not say where I would be looking at it through a scope so do not assume I am in a State that is illegal to shoot them. I may just be in a State that  allows them to be hunted with a valid license. Thank you, that is all. Carry on!

I will be blunt...
If I see one, it had better be able to run 2900 feet per second. I'm not taking any chances of being torn apart alive.  :mgun:
You're kidding right?  You have a better chance of choking on a piece of cheese than you do of being "torn apart" by wolves.

So, to mitigate that danger, make sure you chew your cheese completely before swallowing and smoke the wolf  :tup:

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Re: Up Close and Personal, or Distance
« Reply #46 on: June 17, 2014, 11:22:42 PM »
Yes I am kidding. I use to fear cougars until I had one walk into me at 25 yards last year. The thing turned so fast and was gone. I am leary of wolves thou. If I was ever in danger, then maybe I would feed it a barrel of balistic tip salad.

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Re: Up Close and Personal, or Distance
« Reply #47 on: June 18, 2014, 10:32:20 PM »
No, i have not seen or heard one yet, but i have seen tracks up above the tucannon in the blues.

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Re: Up Close and Personal, or Distance
« Reply #48 on: June 18, 2014, 10:41:13 PM »
Have not seen any yet, but if I do, I would have to take a second look at it through my scope just to be certain of my target.

Disclaimer- I did not say where I would be looking at it through a scope so do not assume I am in a State that is illegal to shoot them. I may just be in a State that  allows them to be hunted with a valid license. Thank you, that is all. Carry on!

I will be blunt...
If I see one, it had better be able to run 2900 feet per second. I'm not taking any chances of being torn apart alive.  :mgun:
You're kidding right?  You have a better chance of choking on a piece of cheese than you do of being "torn apart" by wolves.

I bet Candice would have argued that little pile of BS, if she could!

DNA and Investigation Confirm Candice Bernier Killed by Wolves http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2011/12/07/dna-and-investigation-confirm-candice-bernier-killed-by-wolves/

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Re: Up Close and Personal, or Distance
« Reply #49 on: June 19, 2014, 07:07:31 AM »
Of course- the single verified wolf mortality in the US in a century.  Jogging in wolf rich country, with an IPod in, seems like a bad idea.  Better lock and load if you see any bees....


Average Number of Deaths per Year in the U.S

Bee/Wasp 53
Dogs 31
Spider 6.5
Rattlesnake 5.5
Mountain lion 1
Shark 1
Alligator 0.3
Bear 0.5
Scorpion 0.5
Centipede 0.5
Elephant 0.25
Wolf 0.1
Horse 20
Bull 3

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Re: Up Close and Personal, or Distance
« Reply #50 on: June 19, 2014, 09:16:32 AM »
Have not seen any yet, but if I do, I would have to take a second look at it through my scope just to be certain of my target.

Disclaimer- I did not say where I would be looking at it through a scope so do not assume I am in a State that is illegal to shoot them. I may just be in a State that  allows them to be hunted with a valid license. Thank you, that is all. Carry on!

I will be blunt...
If I see one, it had better be able to run 2900 feet per second. I'm not taking any chances of being torn apart alive.  :mgun:
You're kidding right?  You have a better chance of choking on a piece of cheese than you do of being "torn apart" by wolves.

I bet Candice would have argued that little pile of BS, if she could!

DNA and Investigation Confirm Candice Bernier Killed by Wolves http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2011/12/07/dna-and-investigation-confirm-candice-bernier-killed-by-wolves/

My wife saw three wolves yesterday in lower Alder cr, 75 yds out, last years pups.

WOLF ATTACKS ON HUMANS http://www.aws.vcn.com/wolf_attacks_on_humans.html
« Last Edit: June 19, 2014, 09:25:53 AM by wolfbait »

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Re: Up Close and Personal, or Distance
« Reply #51 on: July 15, 2014, 01:25:10 PM »
My closest was 11 yards, me and my buddy were coyote hunting up in the wedge and we called in 5 wolves. The lead one ran by me at 11 yards, The second was posted up at 45 yards scanning the field. 3 more showed up about 100 yards away. Then they all started howling back and forth. It was a crisp cool early morning and you could see the steam coming out of their mouths as they were howling. This was my first encounter with wolves. It was very cool experience to have. I just wish it was legal to shoot them. We didn't find a single deer or elk track around in a couple miles.

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Re: Up Close and Personal, or Distance
« Reply #52 on: July 15, 2014, 02:02:44 PM »
I ran into a wolf at about 25-30 yards during shed season in the Blues in 2012.

 


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