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Good thing they were able to save the dog. I think this latest wolf attack is a taste of things to come....
HERE YOU GO BOYS!http://www.king5.com/news/Wolves-Visit-Blewett-Pass-Sheep-Bite-Herd-Dog-129767188.html
man thats sickening, you have a third generation farmer struggling to make a living and they have to figure out the compensation? if you ask me if he cant shoot the attacker then he should get at least double head price! i have seen tough hounds fight yotes and win but these canadian wolves are big fast strong animals i am not sure of a dog breed that can compete? even a big pit/ american bull dog/ shepared is really not a fair match and when its a pack your talking adding easily $20,000 in training, purchase, and care to the hearders overhead by adding a pack of large gaurd dogs.
Quote from: twistiron on September 14, 2011, 07:14:14 AMman thats sickening, you have a third generation farmer struggling to make a living and they have to figure out the compensation? if you ask me if he cant shoot the attacker then he should get at least double head price! i have seen tough hounds fight yotes and win but these canadian wolves are big fast strong animals i am not sure of a dog breed that can compete? even a big pit/ american bull dog/ shepared is really not a fair match and when its a pack your talking adding easily $20,000 in training, purchase, and care to the hearders overhead by adding a pack of large gaurd dogs.Here's the kicker, by saying a cougar killed the sheep which then supposedly attracted the wolves, there is a good chance there will be no compensation. This ploy was used in the Rocky Mountain states. The wolfers say they support funding for ranching losses, but many ranchers are unable to collect due to technicalities and to investigators who do not want their precious fuzzy wolves to take the blame for killing livestock.Do you actually believe a cougar killed the sheep? I honestly don't know, it depends who investigated the kill and if they were honest about it or not, but some of these people in WDFW are wolfers who do not want wolves to look bad, I give it a 50/50 chance that this whole statement stinks. There are ways to tell whether it was a cougar kill or a wolf kill, the two animals kill entirely different, I would liove to see the photos of the kill.
felines typically strangle crushing windpipes and canines disembowel or hamstring two opposite ends of the animal...this is basic animal biology stuff anyone with a tv can learn
Quote from: BIGINNER on September 12, 2011, 03:26:39 PMi think you ment blewett pass(on US 97) bluet pass is by mt baker.Now this is really funny. Sorry to threadjack, but I can't help myself. Bigginner correcting someone elses spelling just has me laughing........
i think you ment blewett pass(on US 97) bluet pass is by mt baker.
they could not really "investigate" the killed animal because the sheep herder did what sheep herders do when they find killed/dead sheep.... skinned it out to save the hide and let the dogs eat a free meal. sorry boys, dont worry though im sure my uncle will have many more sheep for them to investigate soon.