Post by: bearpaw on December 09, 2011, 02:34:37 PM
Subject: Wolves as Man-Eaters
The Alaska Fish & Game just published a report confirming that the schoolteacher killed recently on the Alaskan Peninsula was indeed run down and killed by wolves. Although the report did not describe the condition of her body when found (respect?, delicacy?, ??) we are spared the documentation of wolves eating a human so the lies about that not happening can persist. The AF&G did however insert a sentence about not having any DOCUMENTED unprovoked attack by wolves resulting in death or eating a human. Why even the AF&G grind out these lies I leave to you. AF&G has both tinker belles and kiester-smoochers just like the other state agencies and the feds. Regarding Alaska and the old USA over the past 200+ years, there are many reasons why there are only limited such reports from isolated attacks to the inability to follow up on missing persons to the assumption of murder and to simply the lack of any one to document the thing. But our forefathers knew what wolves do and that is why the 150+year (just like Europe) campaign to eradicate wolves was given such resources and time by hard-working citizens with limited means and resources.
Here is something from a friend in Washington state that is good food for thought on this matter.
Jim Beers
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I sent the Alaska DFG report to a pretty wide distribution list, and this is one of the replies that came back.
Are you aware of this incident in the late 1970s?
YYYYY
From: YYYYY
Subject: Wolf incident
YYYYY, My name is BBBBBBBB and I live down near Montesano, Wash. I'm replying because I lost a very dear friend to wolves in Alaska. This happened back in the late 70's. Her name was Carolyn Vogt from Blaine, Wash. She and her husband were taking their gillnetter boat north for the salmon season. They ran into a so'wester and put the boat on the beach. Her husband drowned when the boat turned over in the surf but Carolyn survived. She built a small driftwood shelter on the beach and awaited rescue. Apparently during the night, the wolves dug under the shelter and drug her out and ate her.
Carolyn's Dad Carl went to the location right after it had happened and found what remained of her. A bush pilot had spotted the overturned boat and turned it into the officials. Carl was my Dad's carpenter's boss at his cannery in Naknek. Alaska.
The Alaska state patrol refused to go out to the site since they thought nothing was left so it was never listed as a wolf kill site.
Carl went to the site for four years after the salmon season was over and camped there trying to find any remains that were left of Carolyn. All he found were small bone chips. While there he killed any predator he saw. This incident ruined Carl's life and that of his wife.
Carolyn was extremely pretty and full of life. One of those type 'A' personalities. She didn't deserve too be eaten by wolves.
Carl told me he got there a few days after it happened and there was all kinds of evidence as to what went on. He said there were "no" bear tracks in the area at the time. BBBBB