Wolves Stalked, Surrounded, and Attacked Stevens County Hunter

[pianoman9701]

It is sad, but I bet things will change faster when the wolves encounter an unarmed person.....your imagination can finish that thought. There is a reason our forefathers removed them.

But they're so cuddly and cute. Conservation NW brings them around to the schools and the kids all pet and hug them. How can they be bad? 

[buckfvr]

No one should tolerate an aggressive animal.............no one.

[Bean Counter]

I just cant understand why he didnt shoot more of the wolves when they were all around him. They were clearly aggressive.  He was armed. Why not shoot them all till they were out of sight. Glad he's ok.       Too many people letting wolves walk in my opinion.

I would have shot them all

[bhawley76]

Sounds like he got lucky, I cant believe he didn't try and stack them like cord wood.

[jackmaster]

i hate to say this but things will only change when someone of note is harmed by one of these killing machines, who have no place in the lower 48, its funny how domesticated dogs can be trained to do amazing things, yet wolf lovers think that wolves are to dumb to train themselves and adapt to survive, in my personal opinion wolves are probably the smartest hunters and most aggressive hunters ever to see the light of day, smart as otters but a hell of alot more vicious 

[HunterStrait]

All they wanted to do is run up and cuddle with him. 

[woodswalker]

It would be sweet if one of you guys knew how to capture them and train them to eat the liberals in Washington state . That is a good use for them, but I have a feeling liberals don't taste good.

You would starve the poor wolves to death, once you get all the BS out of most of them...nothing left but skin, bones and hair.  And a lingering patchouli scent...

[jrebel]

The hunter followed the law, he only shot the wolf that actually attacked.

Couldn't there be a strong argument that all were trying to attack as they surrounded him and clearly stalked him in heavy cover.  Even after the one of shot they stayed within 50 yards.....doesn't this again show an imminent threat.  They clearly are not afraid of the gunshot and they were clearly still hunting the guy. 

With the above said I think he would have been justified shooting them until they vacated the area or lay dead in a heaping pile of wolf. 

Very scary....that these animals will not change zip codes after one is shot.  Glad the hunter came out alive and uninjured.  My guess is will only be out the cost of one round and a set of underwear. 

[TommyH]

Glad he is ok,
Not surprised this happened tho. Only a matter of time until it gets real ugly and someone is attacked or ripped to shreads.   

[Special T]

Im guessing the wolves were pretty hungry if all they had was a scap of hide and some meat, of thier own wolf! Since the Wolf has nearly disapeared, how many reports of humans killing wolves will there be? Likely there will just be missing persons reports. 

[Fl0und3rz]

Adding extra underwear and another G20 mag to my pack.

[antlerman]

This is his account of what happened as told to me by the hunter himself:

Wolves Stalked, Surrounded, and Attacked Stevens County Hunter


I guarantee that the situation in Stevens County is far worse than I've seen in Idaho. The elk and moose are disappearing from many areas I hunt, normally I see at least 15 moose every fall, this fall I have not seen a single live moose and the elk numbers are way down too. Something must be done about these wolves soon before somebody gets hurt, the situation in Stevens County and northeast Washington is out of control.

(the hunter wants people to know that these wolves will hunt and attack people but wishes to remain anonymous to avoid harassment by wolf supporters)

I don't see as many moose or deer in the area that I used to see compared to the last 10 years.  I spend a good deal of time in the woods (above the valley bottoms) in this part of the state.  It is almost an eerie feeling in the woods now days!

[ELKBURGER]

In my opinion, every one of those wolves were attacking him. He should be justified shooting at any and all of them. They are very methodical in their approach to the target. If the lead attacking wolf had been missed, it would have been a much different headline.

[coachcw]

wow  I cant believe coyotes would attack

[brianmtsinc]

Wow....   

Thank God he heard that wolf coming... I can't imagine ....