Wolf (Canis lupus)

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(05-29-2016, 05:40 AM)Tshokwane Wrote: Wolfwatcher:
Wolf pack kills hunting hounds
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Note: This situation is senseless. The bear hounders during their barbaric, inhumane and cruel practice have set dogs running in attack mode through the wilderness. This is pupping season and all wolf packs as well as bears are protecting their young. Of course, the dogs will be attacked! Idaho is well known for their overwhelmingly and excessive barbaric, inhumane and cruel treatment of wildlife, especially wolves. The remark by Losinski about taking out 10 wolves at a snap of the finger is the exact blood thirst that is seen throughout the state within hunting communities.

It is unconscionable to hunt bear during this season as the orphaned young are too young to survive on their own, in addition endangering ones hounds. This is no less than legalized dog fighting, as is baiting wolves to attack so that you can kill them, at the same time fatally jeopardizing your own hounds. Idaho continuously proves to be a true barbaric state from hell for wildlife and animal abuse.
~Robin Chriss, Wildlife Biologist

Please read this article keeping the above in mind:

Wolves killed four hound dogs valued at several thousand dollars near Moody Bench earlier this month.
Idaho Fish and Game official Gregg Losinski reported that wolves killed the dogs while they were hunting for black bears. The owner had allowed the dogs to run off in search of the bears.
“These were not dogs in a person’s yard or with an individual on a trail. These were dogs that were let loose to track down a black bear and to tree a black bear,” he said.

Wolves prove notoriously territorial and will kill hunting dogs thinking they’re part of a rival pack, Losinski said.
“Wolves don’t see hound dogs as dogs but as other wolves. In their world, they kill the other pack that’s there. It’s not about emotions. It’s about survival. They’re programmed to do that,” he said.
Fish and Game believes the wolves responsible for killing the dogs are part of a wolf group called the White Owl Pack. There’s not much that Fish and Game officials can do about the attacks other than to warn dog owners that there is a wolf population.
“All we can do is alert people that Idaho is a wild place. When you go out there, things happen. Hopefully you’re in control,” he said. “If you know there’s wolves in the area, we encourage hunters not to release their dogs in the area.”

If a dog owner caught a wolf attacking his pet, the owner is within his rights to shoot the wolf. But you can’t just shoot a wolf unless it is hunting season. The state gives residents the chance to do that by summer’s end. It’s allowed wolf hunting for the past five years.
“Depending on where you’re at, you can harvest five wolves through hunting and five through trapping,” Losinski said.
The wolves’ hide is often highly sought after, he said.
“The pelt of the wolf is in its prime during the winter and is a desirable pelt on people’s walls,” Losinski said.
It’s often difficult to successfully hunt and kill a wolf, but that’s what often motivates sportsmen, he said.
“Hunting is oftentimes not about food but for the sport of it,” he said.

Photo: Running Wolf Nature Photography

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These wolves are 832F (Left) (alpha female) and Brothers 754M and 755M (The alpha male at the time) 

Nice post ! 

What is sad about these 3 wolves is that two of those got shot : 832F and 754M

Edit : Might be wrong on the ID. Reply