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Title: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: wolfbait on February 25, 2010, 07:52:42 AM: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
February 24, 2010

The pictures below I received in my email. It is my understanding that these pictures are of the same wolf written about in the Coeur d’Alene Press and the same wolf IDFG biologist Jim Hayden nearly blew a gasketover. In the email I received it said the wolf weighed 175 pounds. The CDA Press article said that Brett Pitcher got what he “estimated” to be a 180-pound wolf. Hayden went half out of his mind to think the CDA Press would write that when the wolf was not “officially” weighed. Who cares? It’s a big wolf.

The photos show the wolf complete. When Pitcher took the wolf to IDFG headquarters, where Hayden inspected it, it was only the head and fur, as is only required for inspection.

Congratulations on a marvelous kill and I’ll say it again. I don’t care how much it weighs, it’s a big wolf.

Pictures

http://mainehuntingtoday.com/bbb/2010/02/24/idaho-panhandle-man-bags-first-wolf/ (http://mainehuntingtoday.com/bbb/2010/02/24/idaho-panhandle-man-bags-first-wolf/)
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: luvtohnt on February 25, 2010, 07:57:11 AM: I just can't see 180 pounds. It appears to be tall if it was standing on all 4, but skinny. It looks in the picture to be no bigger than my old rott, and she was only 98 pounds. I guess I would just have to see it in real life. Always good to see wolves being managed.

Brandon
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: Bigshooter on February 25, 2010, 12:36:48 PM: I don't think it's 180. But at least it's dead.
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: GoldTip on February 25, 2010, 12:48:08 PM: It being dead is all that counts in my mind, whether it's 80 or 180, still a lot of animals saved.
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: whacker1 on February 25, 2010, 12:56:45 PM: pretty cool trophy for a high school kid. kudos to him. -- Cheers :brew:
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: bearpaw on February 25, 2010, 01:41:50 PM: Here are the photos I recieved on email, same wolf, looks pretty big.... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: Machias on February 25, 2010, 01:46:13 PM: Nice color, very nice size as well!
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: jackelope on February 25, 2010, 01:51:06 PM: whats it the 1st of?
thats not the 1st wolf that got killed when the wolf season opened...first of 2010? the guy's 1st wolf?
cool color and congrats to the hunter for sure.
I don't think he's 180 pounds either. I have a 90 pound lab and he's a little bigger than my mutt.
I say 130 or so.
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on February 25, 2010, 03:14:59 PM: he's 108 lbs...a big one! the reported even called the biologist that weighed this animal...lousy reporting.
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: boonerboy on February 25, 2010, 03:37:46 PM: where is my wolf tag. :'( Pretty cool pics!
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: Kain on February 25, 2010, 04:33:40 PM: Another story on this wolf.

http://cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_1ae38b6f-0d8d-5529-8b53-03d5118ce217.html (http://cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_1ae38b6f-0d8d-5529-8b53-03d5118ce217.html)

I dont know if this is the same wolf WAcoyotehunter is talking about though because the kid only brought the hide and head to the check station.
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: TheKid#10 on February 25, 2010, 04:38:51 PM: Cool, good for Brett. :tup: I know this guy, good kid and a good hunter as well. He was in an elk camp with me back in 2006 by Pritchard. Wolfs are getting bad around there.
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 25, 2010, 04:56:47 PM: great to see another one dead! congrats to him.
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: bearpaw on February 25, 2010, 05:38:13 PM: No matter what he weighed, he's big and I congratulate him. I wished I had one just like it, heck it looks like the head nearly weighs half of what he claimed...just kidding...lol :chuckle:
Title: Re: Idaho Panhandle Man Bags First Wolf
Post by: mulehunter on February 25, 2010, 08:28:31 PM: Nice DEAD Wolf! At Least its DEAD! Makes ME HAPPY!!!!!! :IBCOOL:

Mulehunter ;)