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[RC] Wolfes attack for fun??? - Catfish DanielsOK, I don't mean to argue or anything like that. Plus, it sounds like you are backing your claim with real life experiences. I happen to have an extreme fondness of wolves and admire them extremely. I have, as long as I can remember, had this fascination of these wonderful animals and find your comments rather peculiar about them killing for the pure fun of it. I know the many wildlife specials and documentaries about wolves that I have seen on television don't compare with the real life experiences you have mentioned, but I wonder why I have never seen or heard of such behaviors on these programs. Hey, perhaps those Game biologists in your area are on to something. A completely different theory about the wolve's behavior, such as the physically demanding task of hunting a heard of wild elk, killing them and biting off their noses for the pure fun of it - sounds like an interesting show to me. I'd watch it on Wildlife Discoveries any time. Catfish DBL Realtors -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 4:29 PM To: kskf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Deblyons54@xxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] snakes and/or bears As wolves are and hunt as pack animals, they will look at an elk herd and can pick out the old/weak/sick elk to take, so I doubt they would take on a healthy horse with a human on it. Of course, I would not be able to explain that rationally to my horse. Wolves do NOT selectively take out the old/weak/sick etc. They kill for the fun and joy of killing. Game biologists in this area have found whole groups of elk slain--prime of life cows, half-grown calves, etc.--one group had 19 elk all slain at the same time with just their noses bitten off. Unlike most other predators who primarily kill to eat unless they are rogue individuals, wolves CAN and routinely DO kill just for the sake of killing. I don't know about a horse with a rider on it, but given that we had a confirmed wolf kill here a few years ago where a nearly-full-grown horse was slain in a pole corral within several feet of the owner's house, and given that we had a situation last year where a small pack tried to attack a man and his wife and their saddle horses and pack mules (they were not mounted at the time--the pack leader was shot in mid-air by the husband as he leaped to attack the wife, who, knowing her husband was a good marksman, had the guts to just drop to the ground to give him a clear shot, and the killing of the pack leader broke up the attack), I wouldn't trust that being mounted on a horse would be a deterrent to a wolf pack. My biggest fear raising horses here in central Idaho is having a wolf pack come in on a spree. Heidi ============================================================ I still prefer what it is that BH100, Tevis, The Duck's Soup of Endurance, etc. has to offer...but, to see a horse canter over sand for those distances...Good Lord, it humbles me. ~ Frank Solano ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ============================================================ There are 2 ways to win at this sport. You take a horse and race him for a short time and then find a new horse or you can take one horse , do the homework and spend many miles and years enjoying that horse. ~ Paddi Sprecher ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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