Wisconsin Deer Hunter Fends off Wolves with Walther PK .380

[jasnt]

On Sept. 23, Matthew Nellessen of Friendship, Wisc., an avid deer hunter and former U.S. Army sergeant who served with the 961 Engineers in Afghanistan in 2006 and 2007, was scouting a potential hunting area in the Colburn Wildlife Management Area of Adams County when he locked eyes with a wolf only 30 yards away. Acting on instinct he gained from military service, Nellessen immediately pulled his sidearm, a Walther PK .380, and chambered a round.

That’s when things went from bad to worse. As he racked the slide, Nellessen noticed two more wolves approaching from the left.

“It all happened so fast,” said Nellessen. "It was maybe 3-4 seconds and the wolves were on me.”

The first wolf came in from the right, mouth open, fangs ready to rip into Nellesen's leg. A swift kick from the man’s boot landed square on the wolf's face and deflected the bite.

“That first wolf missed my leg by 8-10 inches,” he said.

The other two wolves weren’t far behind. As the next wolf leapt toward Nellessen, the man jumped back and was able to fire a single round into the animal. Nellessen was unsure of the lethality of the hit, but two wolves immediately retreated for the bush bush at the sound of the gunshot and the third limped away “like a gut-shot deer," said Nellessen.

Though shaken, Nellessen, realizing he had not been injured in the ordeal, made a hasty, yet calculated retreat to his truck, he said, "clearing every bush and tree along the way with my .380.” Reaching a point roughly 600 yards from the truck, Nellessen breathed a small sigh of relief, phoned his wife and informed her of the ordeal.

“I thought, if the wolves were still following me,” said Nellessen, “I ought to give her an idea of where I’m at.”

Once home, he called the Wisconsin DNR.

The following day, with biologists from the Wisconsin DNR and U.S.D.A. Wildlife Services in tow, Nellessen returned to the scene of the attack, hoping to find a dead wolf. At press time no wolf had been found, but Nellessen said the group did find lots of wolf sign, and a blood trail that ended after roughly 150 yards.


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http://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2015/9/30/worldwide-exclusive-wisconsin-deer-hunter-fends-off-wolves-with-walther-pk-380/


 "they" continue to claim wolves don't attack people but the proof just keeps adding up.

[AspenBud]

Everyone stay home! The woods are scarier now that something else besides a cougar or a bear or your fellow man can kill you out there! 

[lokidog]

Good for this guy defending himself.  My parents have a rule at their N. WI property - no one enters the woods w/o a firearm and wolves within twenty yards of someone on the ground will be shot, period!

Aspen, the big difference, in case you are unsure, is that wolves hunt in packs and bear and cougar generally run away from people, also there are very few cougar in WI. 

[Special T]

Stackem like cord wood!

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[jasnt]

The point of this thread is not to show how dangerous the woods can be. But to further dis-prove the lies spread by wolf lovers.  They are not the harmless ecosystem improvers they claim. 

But since you brought it up aspen bud. How do you think that situation would have played out had he not been armed?  The world is a dangerous place and yes I believe the concrete jungle is a more dangerous place than the woods but like putting on a seat belt or a helmet I put on my pistol to head to either the concrete or real jungle.   Safety first

[timberfaller]

The $$$$$ per day lady, will straighten out any mis-conception you might have about the encounter!!!!

If your not careful, even the tree's will getcha!!

[AspenBud]

Aspen, the big difference, in case you are unsure, is that wolves hunt in packs and bear and cougar generally run away from people, also there are very few cougar in WI.

Well, this bear effectively out did all of the wolf packs in the lower 48 so far this year.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/13/us/yellowstone-grizzly-bear-put-down-hiker-attack-feat/

One bear, one dead person. The numbers did not matter.

If you think wolves are a bigger threat you are wrong. They might be in the same league, but that's about it. Could that change? Maybe. But I chalk these kinds of things up to the realities of being in the woods.

[AspenBud]

But since you brought it up aspen bud. How do you think that situation would have played out had he not been armed?

Giving that he wasn't actually attacked, or rather, he wasn't harmed, the answer to that question is a speculative one at best.

He made the call, he didn't try to cover it up, he is probably not lying given that, and that is about the size of it. The guy even says he doesn't blame the wolves and acknowledges he was probably somewhere he shouldn't be as far as the wolves were concerned.

And I agree, people are naive to think they can't be dangerous like a lot of wildlife.

I never go into the woods without at least a sidearm.

[jasnt]

But since you brought it up aspen bud. How do you think that situation would have played out had he not been armed?

Giving that he wasn't actually attacked, or rather, he wasn't harmed, the answer to that question is a speculative one at best.

He made the call, he didn't try to cover it up, he is probably not lying given that, and that is about the size of it. The guy even says he doesn't blame the wolves and acknowledges he was probably somewhere he shouldn't be as far as the wolves were concerned.

And I agree, people are naive to think they can't be dangerous like a lot of wildlife.

I never go into the woods without at least a sidearm.

if a wild predator(bear, cougar, or wolf) is close enough to get kicked in the face it's not courious. It plans to eat you or attempt to eat you.  That's not speculative.  3 wolves vs one man could end up very bad. 

Any one of us could end up in the same situation (odds are slim I know) yet every time one of these story's is posted some one has to make jokes about it. I don't see how it is funny.

[JJB11B]

But since you brought it up aspen bud. How do you think that situation would have played out had he not been armed?

Giving that he wasn't actually attacked, or rather, he wasn't harmed, the answer to that question is a speculative one at best.

He made the call, he didn't try to cover it up, he is probably not lying given that, and that is about the size of it. The guy even says he doesn't blame the wolves and acknowledges he was probably somewhere he shouldn't be as far as the wolves were concerned.

And I agree, people are naive to think they can't be dangerous like a lot of wildlife.

I never go into the woods without at least a sidearm.

if a wild predator(bear, cougar, or wolf) is close enough to get kicked in the face it's not courious. It plans to eat you or attempt to eat you.  That's not speculative.  3 wolves vs one man could end up very bad. 

Any one of us could end up in the same situation (odds are slim I know) yet every time one of these story's is posted some one has to make jokes about it. I don't see how it is funny.

Agreed!

[Boss .300 winmag]

But since you brought it up aspen bud. How do you think that situation would have played out had he not been armed?

Giving that he wasn't actually attacked, or rather, he wasn't harmed, the answer to that question is a speculative one at best.

He made the call, he didn't try to cover it up, he is probably not lying given that, and that is about the size of it. The guy even says he doesn't blame the wolves and acknowledges he was probably somewhere he shouldn't be as far as the wolves were concerned.

And I agree, people are naive to think they can't be dangerous like a lot of wildlife.

I never go into the woods without at least a sidearm.

He never said in the articulate he shouldn't have been there, don't put words in his mouth! 

[wolfbait]

 Most people know that at first there never was a wolf attack in North America, an then when that turned out to be a lie, those who are promoting wolves like to say there have only been a few wolf attacks. Of course wolf attacks are not really wolf attacks unless the wolf kills the person, in other wards the wolves were just wanting a little play time with their human friends.

I would think a wolf attack by more than one wolf would be quite hard to come out of unarmed, or for many people one wolf alone. The fact that wolf promoters alway try to throw in bears, cougars etc. to some how soften the wolf dangers always amuses me.

The problem I see happening in WA is wolves have/are being allowed to grow out of control, many folks don't have a clue there are wolves in an area, because those promoting the wolves either will not confirm wolf packs or deny any wolves are in the area unless forced to do so, this puts the public in danger. You will notice the grizzly bear signs are up, why not wolf danger signs? Because wolves are harmless?

[jasnt]

I agree wolf bait. I've posted this before but it relates to this thread.


Wolves don’t attack people – BUSTED
There are no known gray wolf attacks on humans in modern times in North America – USFW
The definition of “modern times” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is: the present or the immediate past. Considering most animal rights and environmental groups claim that the wolf has been nearly extinct since the early 1900s, it’s obvious that there would be no documented attacks, so let’s evaluate times when wolves were plentiful. Historically Documented Attacks, When Wolves Were Plentiful*:
France: Between 1580 and 1830, 3,069 people were killed by wolves
Sweden: Between 1763 and 1767, 99 people were killed by wolves
Italy: Between the 15th and 19th century 440 people were killed by wolves
Russia: Between 1943 and 1947, 60 people were killed by wolves, 46 were children
India & Pakistan: In 1875, 721 people were killed by wolves
Iran: In 2005 and 2008 two people were killed.
North America: Prior to the 1700s there were no records kept on wolf attacks. However, there is a lot of folklore from Native American culture which depicts wolf attacks. In 1807 during the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped on the shores of the Yellowstone River when a wolf came into camp and bit Private Richard Windsor.
Near the Ohio border in 1803, wolves attacked two men, killing one.
In 1833 a wolf attacked a trapper camp in Wyoming biting 13 people.
In 1881 an 18 year old female was attacked by a wolf in Colorado.
In the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918 a wolf attacked the expedition, which is now on display in the National Museum in Ottawa.
In 1922 a trapper and two Indians sent to find the trapper were found killed by wolves.
Modern Times, When Wolves Are “Near Extinction”*:
In 1974-1975 wolves killed 165 dogs in Fairbanks, Alaska, which resulted in the killing of 13 wolves. After the wolves were culled, the attacks reportedly drastically dropped.
In 1996 five wolves attacked and killed 25 year old Patricia Wyman in Ontario.
In 2000 a 6 year old boy and 9 year old boy were attacked by a wolf in Icy Bay, Alaska.
In 2000, 23 year old Scott Langevin was attacked by a wolf while sleeping on Vargas Island in British Columbia.
In 2005, Kenton Carnegie was attacked and killed by wolves in northern Saskatchewan.
In 2005, Fred Desjarlais  was attacked in Saskatchewan when returning home from Key Lake.
In 2006 six people were attacked by a wolf in Ontario.
In 2010, Candice Berner was jogging in Chignik Lake, Alaska when she was attacked and killed by wolves.
In 2013, a good samaritan driver Dawn Hepp was attacked by a wolf on the side of the road in Manitoba.
In 2013, a teenager was attacked while in his sleeping bag in Minnesota. He physically pried the wolf’s jaw open to remove his head.

Read more
http://oregonoutdoorcouncil.org/top-wolf-myths-busted-wolves-do-attack-people-do-impact-hunting-do-surplus-kill-et-al/

[wolfbait]

The "wolf promoters" know what wolves are about, they also knew that if the truth about wolves would have been brought out before the introduction instead of the lies, there wouldn't have been one. Wolves were not introduced because they were endangered, they were introduced to ruin ranching and hunting. Wolf promoters must lie to the public because it is their job, welcome to the brain washed new age biologists that feed the green, state game agencies.


 

[Bango skank]

So this guy didnt even have a round chambered.  I just dont get why people walk around with their guns like that.