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RE: [RC] [RC] Wolfes attack for fun??? - Laurie Durgin

Weeelll, there are lots of "wolf" stories thru history. Funny, since TV and wildlife biologist make the reports and documentaries, they 'couldn't be edited" for what they want us to believe. Sort of cut out the stuff that doesn't fit your agenda. . . Or maybe they only observed 'nice' wolves.
Bambi syndrome anyone?


From: "Catfish Daniels" <CatfishDaniels@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   Wolfes attack for fun???
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 18:35:21 -0700

OK, 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


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> 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


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