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Southpaw
12-19-2011, 08:10 PM
Ran across this today. I had no idea these things got this big!

Just a few of the wolves killed this year with the Idaho wolf tag. It is just amazing how big they are. Deer, elk, and livestock killing machines. The big question you have to ask yourself is why? These massive wolves are not the native wolf that lived in our area 100 years ago. There was a reason these things where exterminated nationwide. They sure do look cuddly and cute. I wonder if our city dwelling tree hugger society that never has left a city really understands the impact of these killing machines. I wonder if a Trantasaurus-Rex was somewhere to be had that they would want to put them back in the wild.

It’s just a matter of time before one of our granola loving green peace hikers goes out on a hike and runs into a pack of these killers and becomes part of the food chain. If you are going into the Blues, Cascades, or up above Spokane hiking, game scouting, mushroom hunting, or something else you better start carrying a side arm. Can you even imagine being out by yourself and having 8 to 12 of these monsters surround you! Think about what kind of appetite a dozen of these must have and remember they are the only predator in our nation that kills for fun along with for food. The amount of animals they take are just a partial portion of what they need to eat. When elk are calving they will kill the calves just for fun after they have had all they can eat and leave the rest to rot.

TRAMPLINEMAN
12-19-2011, 10:28 PM
The only good wolf, is a dead wolf!

topgroove
12-19-2011, 11:13 PM
Just to put things in perspective... More young lineman and apprentices have been killed this year alone... working for contractors with questionable safety records, than all the wolf attacks in the last 100 years.

Southpaw
12-20-2011, 12:06 AM
Just to put things in perspective... More young lineman and apprentices have been killed this year alone... working for contractors with questionable safety records, than all the wolf attacks in the last 100 years.

cool. i'd like to see your post of facts on that. i'm callin bullsh@t on your post, mr. sherrif topgroove.:)

topgroove
12-20-2011, 12:37 AM
cool. i'd like to see your post of facts on that. i'm callin bullsh@t on your post, mr. sherrif topgroove.:)

Looks like you gonna lose this one Greg.
Here's a list of all wolf attacks world wide going back to the 1700's

This year we've had over 60 fatalities in our trade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_attacks_on_humans

Southpaw
12-20-2011, 12:53 AM
Looks like you gonna lose this one Greg.
Here's a list of all wolf attacks world wide going back to the 1700's

This year we've had over 60 fatalities in our trade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_attacks_on_humans

yup....though i ain't grego...
i'll be carryin a sidearm, if i go walkin in the mountians.:eek:

topgroove
12-20-2011, 01:07 AM
yup....though i ain't grego...
i'll be carryin a sidearm, if i go walkin in the mountians.:eek: Your a smart man... I wouldn't be caught dead in the woods without a weapon! a pistol would be the safest choice!
as you can see the numbers don't really add up though! Wouldn't you think if the general public knew how many young men are killed in our trade each year compared to wolf attacks something would be done about it?

OK Fine so your not Greg. Lets hear a little about yourself.... NO Personel INFORMATION!

Just the basics... Where you from, How many years in the trade, Who Do you work for?
What kinda training do you have?

Maybe If I knew a little about you I wouldn't think you were Swamprat... I'm a big man , I can admitt when I make a Mistake. I can even apolagize when I'm wrong.

Southpaw
12-20-2011, 01:25 AM
Your a smart man... I wouldn't be caught dead in the woods without a weapon! a pistol would be the safest choice!
as you can see the numbers don't really add up though! Wouldn't you think if the general public knew how many young men are killed in our trade each year compared to wolf attacks something would be done about it?

i'm sorry mr. topgroove. this thread has nothing to do with linework or linemen.

you should really direct your comments, to be specific to the topic of the thread. instead of trying to lead the thread in a different direction.
why do you do that? you do it alot. what is your reason for doing that?

topgroove
12-20-2011, 01:38 AM
i'm sorry mr. topgroove. this thread has nothing to do with linework or linemen.

you should really direct your comments, to be specific to the topic of the thread. instead of trying to lead the thread in a different direction.
why do you do that? you do it alot. what is your reason for doing that?

Oh... yeah things tend to jump around a bit here Southpaw:)... Just want to get to know you a little better Bro:)

duckhunter
12-20-2011, 04:07 PM
I've seen them at our camp in Ontario, they have never been a bother. Never found a deer or moose carcass brought down by them. There tend to be enough unrecovered game to keep them full. When we first bought our place 10 years ago, you could hunt wolves or coyotes with a small game license. Now they want you to buy a $300 license to kill 2 of them. They won't get any of my cash for that. The locals shoot them in the guts during deer season and let them run off to die. They do the same to bears.

I saw one large wolf standing along the road in Quebec. I figured we would see some following the migration, but didn't.