Post by: bearmanric on June 11, 2012, 10:56:18 AM
Lobo Watch
Wolf attack in YNP is confirmed by the top -dog Doug Smith in Yellowstone National Park. A man was chased into a river by a pack of wolves, and he remained in the river long enough, without any other "mode" of escape of safety and had to be revitalized for extreme "cold- temperatures." Again this attack has been confirmed in YNP by Doug Smith, and another park official. There is also a witness to the attack, of a pack of 5 wolves chasing this man into the river.
Post by: wraithen on June 11, 2012, 11:02:06 AM
Post by: sebek556 on June 11, 2012, 11:09:41 AM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on June 11, 2012, 11:25:37 AM
Post by: seth30 on June 11, 2012, 11:28:15 AM
Post by: dirty24d on June 11, 2012, 11:30:57 AM
But I thought wolves were shy and ran from people. He must have been old, sick and weak.
That one made my day right there!!
:chuckle:
Post by: MichaelJ on June 11, 2012, 11:35:43 AM
"Bea James Baker
YNP ph# 307-344-7381, Doug Smith. Scott B Rockholm (Yellowstone is Dead) has interviewed Doug Smith. Doug has acknowledged an incident but with a much different story line. Here is the quoted info from Scott's post: "Doug Smith is claiming that A female wolf escorted a man away from the den site. My source said that 5 wolves moved on the man until he retreated to the river, where the man floated a mile with wolves following. More to come." Will keep you all informed."
Mike
Post by: seth30 on June 11, 2012, 11:37:40 AM
Post by: Machias on June 11, 2012, 12:21:34 PM
Post by: seth30 on June 11, 2012, 12:23:35 PM
Breaking News: It was just discovered the 5 wolves had just returned from a showing of the movie "The Grey". :):)you just made me spit my coffee out :chuckle:
Post by: brianmtsinc on June 11, 2012, 12:26:53 PM
:chuckle: :chuckle: Now that's funny!
Post by: Special T on June 11, 2012, 12:28:39 PM
Post by: dirty24d on June 11, 2012, 12:48:01 PM
Trailer on first page. The wolves must have gotten all fired up after watching it!! good call Machias!!
Post by: JohnVH on June 11, 2012, 12:56:19 PM
Post by: Huntboy on June 11, 2012, 12:57:55 PM
But I thought wolves were shy and ran from people. He must have been old, sick and weak.:yeah: :bash: :bash: :bash:
Post by: Moose-head on June 11, 2012, 01:45:38 PM
Post by: MichaelJ on June 11, 2012, 02:12:51 PM
Mike
Post by: JimmyHoffa on June 11, 2012, 02:28:37 PM
No links yet. Word of the LoboWatch FB page is that YNP is trying REALLY hard to suppress this story... not surprising!I tried searching for the story and couldn't find anything on this yet. The best I could find was a story about a wolf that the park killed in 2009 because it kept chasing people on bicycles and motorcycles.
Mike
Post by: bearpaw on June 11, 2012, 04:57:53 PM
Very glad the guy was smart enough to get in the river.... :yike: :yike: :yike:
Post by: xsf1 on June 11, 2012, 08:55:22 PM
expect to see a lot more of this kind of news, then sooner or later (later) society will realize that once again, us outdoorsmen were right again and the wolf population need to be closely regulated or they will eventually be the dominant species in the woods. this is a sad story.
Post by: Special T on June 11, 2012, 10:54:28 PM
Post by: sebek556 on June 11, 2012, 11:01:12 PM
Post by: MichaelJ on June 11, 2012, 11:10:59 PM
Mike
Post by: GrainfedMuley on June 11, 2012, 11:59:55 PM
Post by: NWBREW on June 12, 2012, 12:22:49 AM
I am thinking he was chased......and you can bet your butt there was more then just one.....even if that was all that was seen at the time.
Post by: wraithen on June 12, 2012, 01:31:34 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on June 12, 2012, 01:54:16 AM
Post by: sebek556 on June 12, 2012, 09:26:18 AM
Post by: bearpaw on June 12, 2012, 09:29:32 AM
Post by: bearmanric on June 12, 2012, 10:04:30 AM
Bea James Baker
to update the YNP wolf attack story - per Scott B Rockholm of "Yellowstone is Dead" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYxGJB5dJxI. Scott did extensive interviewing today w YNP officials and others. per Scott "I received a tip on a developing story out of Yellowstone Park about a man that was attacked by a pack of wolves. I interviewed Doug Smith, Wolf Project Leader, and the event did occur. The Park Service is down playing the event, but I should have more details soon." This was earlier this morning. He has spent the day piecing the story together. Will post more as it arrives.
www.youtube.com
Post by: bearpaw on June 14, 2012, 06:42:56 AM
Park officials looking into hiker's encounter with wolf
June 12, 2012 8:30 pm • By MARTIN KIDSTON mkidston@billingsgazette.com
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/park-officials-looking-into-hiker-s-encounter-with-wolf/article_d7792b2f-c56f-5ee9-a173-60955d360864.html?print=true&cid=print
CODY, Wyo. — A man hiking in Yellowstone National Park encountered a female wolf outside a den and sprayed the animal with pepper spray before fleeing the scene.
Yellowstone Park officials confirmed Tuesday that the man, whose name was not released, encountered a female wolf in the Hayden Valley.
While park officials continue to investigate the incident, a spokesman said Tuesday that the man was hiking when he came across the wolf outside a den.
“There was no wolf attack,” park spokesman Al Nash said. “However, a visitor apparently had some sort of encounter with a wolf. The wolf did not attack him. He was not injured by a wolf.”
The wolf allegedly gave a warning bark, which the man interpreted as a growl. He sprayed the wolf with pepper spray — a deterrent most often used in bear encounters. The hiker heard the wolf yipping as a result of the spray as he fled.
Park officials said the man jumped into the Yellowstone River, believing the wolf might pursue him. He apparently lost his backpack as he was washed downriver and was treated by park rangers for hypothermia.
“This gentleman encountered a wolf, just as many visitors encounter bears, elk or sheep,” said Nash. “I don’t know what his decision-making process was. He chose to get away from the animal. Why he chose to go into the Yellowstone River, I just don’t know.”
Yellowstone wolf biologist Doug Smith and Dave Hallac, who oversees Yellowstone’s natural and cultural resources, could not be reached Tuesday for comment.
Wolves are commonly seen in the Hayden and Lamar valley areas of the park. Wildlife spotters often watch from surrounding vantage points as the animals cross the Hayden Valley’s sweeping meadows.
Versions of the latest story have already circulated on an unofficial Facebook page dedicated to Yellowstone National Park. But park officials said the investigating continues and details at this point are few.
“We have human-animal encounters all the time in the park,” said park spokesman Dan Hottle. “We have some kind of encounter on a daily basis, and we have to rely on the signage and information we put out on wildlife safety. The other 50 percent has to come from the park visitor.”
Park officials said trails are often posted as being closed in areas of known wolf dens or high bear activity. It’s unknown if the man was on a trail posted as closed, or if he was on a trail at all.
“We remind people to maintain the minimum distances to wildlife, which is 25 yards from most big animals, and 100 yards from bears and wolves,” Nash said. “The smart thing to do, if you feel an animal is responding to your presence, is to increase the distance to that animal.”
Post by: seth30 on June 14, 2012, 06:45:04 AM
Post by: Killmore on June 14, 2012, 08:15:03 AM
Post by: TheHunt on June 14, 2012, 09:22:00 AM
Post by: MichaelJ on June 14, 2012, 09:51:55 AM
Post by: bearpaw on June 14, 2012, 10:00:07 AM
YNP officials are going to be in a LOT of trouble when somebody else gets attacked by wolves for downplaying this incident so much... :twocents:
You are exactly right, that's what happened with grizzly bear attacks, they downplayed them until it started happening repeatedly.
Post by: Special T on June 14, 2012, 10:02:12 AM
Post by: TheHunt on June 14, 2012, 10:22:52 AM
Post by: bearpaw on June 14, 2012, 10:35:29 AM
You wonder if he got a pay check to keep quiet.
That guy is one of the biggest wolf promoters in YNP, that's why he played it down.
Post by: sebek556 on June 14, 2012, 10:52:29 AM
Post by: Special T on June 14, 2012, 10:55:30 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on June 14, 2012, 10:57:16 AM
Post by: Machias on June 14, 2012, 11:01:11 AM
Post by: bearpaw on June 14, 2012, 11:14:48 AM
I wonder which side of the wolf issue he's on now?
I meant that it's the guy manipulating the report that is the wolf promoter, I have no idea who the guy was that got nearly attacked. Sorry about the confusion.
Post by: humanure on June 14, 2012, 12:40:21 PM
I wonder which side of the wolf issue he's on now?
I meant that it's the guy manipulating the report that is the wolf promoter, I have no idea who the guy was that got nearly attacked. Sorry about the confusion.
You know, past story manipulations aside, I don't think it's far from the mind to believe that he may have just pepper sprayed the wolf and ran like the dickins into a river without looking back. Not everyone has nerves of steel to back away slowly and keep an eye on the predator until your out of the area. I would think most tourists just run along into YNP without proper knowledge or training with the wildlife to know what to do. In any case, if he indeed pepper sprayed the wolf, the wolf is not a bear who will ignore it to give chase, I think the wolf would definately be deterred.
Post by: Special T on June 14, 2012, 12:44:33 PM
Post by: mkcj on June 14, 2012, 12:44:48 PM
Well maybe he didn't want to become lunch for the pup's? But I don't have a wolf degree like they do.
Post by: humanure on June 14, 2012, 12:48:54 PM
I met the first park ranger to use bear mace on a Grizz. She was in the Teition National park just south of yellowstone. The Grizz stopped dead in its tracks and came no closer and turned and left. Granted the bear was so close the ranger could smell the nasty breakfast the bear had from its heavy breathing. :twocents: Bear mace works.
Well yeah, thats bear mace. This guy only had pepper spray, not as strong.
Post by: Woodchuck on June 14, 2012, 12:59:45 PM
Why do you think "the wolf would definately deterred"?I wonder which side of the wolf issue he's on now?
I meant that it's the guy manipulating the report that is the wolf promoter, I have no idea who the guy was that got nearly attacked. Sorry about the confusion.
You know, past story manipulations aside, I don't think it's far from the mind to believe that he may have just pepper sprayed the wolf and ran like the dickins into a river without looking back. Not everyone has nerves of steel to back away slowly and keep an eye on the predator until your out of the area. I would think most tourists just run along into YNP without proper knowledge or training with the wildlife to know what to do. In any case, if he indeed pepper sprayed the wolf, the wolf is not a bear who will ignore it to give chase, I think the wolf would definately be deterred.
Post by: humanure on June 14, 2012, 01:02:47 PM
Post by: humanure on June 14, 2012, 01:16:16 PM
Post by: bearpaw on June 14, 2012, 01:53:37 PM
Post by: humanure on June 14, 2012, 01:57:04 PM
Post by: bearpaw on June 14, 2012, 02:08:39 PM
But if you run like that(unless the river was REALLY close by), that triggers the chase instinct.
who said he ran
Post by: bearpaw on June 14, 2012, 02:11:52 PM
Post by: humanure on June 14, 2012, 02:15:21 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on June 14, 2012, 02:15:55 PM
But if you run like that(unless the river was REALLY close by), that triggers the chase instinct.
who said he ran
This is another of Manure's expert areas, BP. The man obviously made the wolves attack him through his ignorance of the fight or flight triggers. It's widely known by people like Manure that any negative or hostile interaction between wolves and man are the man's fault.
Post by: humanure on June 14, 2012, 02:32:11 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on June 14, 2012, 03:10:31 PM
Post by: silverdalesauer on June 14, 2012, 03:25:22 PM
Breaking News: It was just discovered the 5 wolves had just returned from a showing of the movie "The Grey". :):)
I was thinking the same thing! :chuckle:
Post by: bearmanric on June 15, 2012, 09:26:38 AM
Post by: Special T on June 15, 2012, 09:32:51 AM
Good Article I sure hope some one can dig up this guys name so that the record can be stet Straight!
Post by: Joeman3285 on June 16, 2012, 10:34:49 AM
Post by: sebek556 on June 19, 2012, 10:17:18 PM
Post by: sebek556 on June 19, 2012, 10:25:58 PM
quote from a story on http://www.wildsentry.org/WolfAttack.html
other than this I cannot find anything on a wolf being pepper sprayed other than the Yellowstone incident where of course it is being recounted over and over again as the poor wolf, or it was a anti-wolver trying to cause problems :bash:
Post by: Nilehunter on July 03, 2012, 06:35:29 PM
But I thought wolves were shy and ran from people. He must have been old, sick and weak.
LOL!! Thining the heard