Kym Lish

Follow

Idaho Wolf

By 12 years ago

2061 views 1 comment

This is Rick Pearce and he was bowhunting for elk in the upper Squaw Creek when a pack of wolves responded to his cow calls and bugling. Pearce had a wolf tag, so he kept calling to see what they would do.

Here's the story he told. "Five wolves heard the dinner bell and came to within 70 yards of his position. The alpha female had two pups that started circling, one to the left and one to the right.'I knew they were flanking me and didn't want it to go farther."

Then, a sixth wolf Pearce hadn't seen before sneaked in behind him, coming within 40 yards. Pearce could hear the large animal, probably the alpha male of the pack, panting behind him.

'It made the hair on the back of my neck stand up,' Pearce said.

Pearce made a 70-yard shot with an arrow, which hit the wolf in the right front leg and passed through the rib cage. The wolf went down, then made its way into some timber. Pearce followed the blood trail. The wolf got up, growled and lunged at him. Pearce finished him off with his .22 caliber pistol.

As Pearce got his ATV to retrieve the carcass, the other wolves kept circling, staying within 60-70 yards.

'I thought it was kind of strange they hung around,' Pearce said. 'People assume they will take off and run.' These wolves, however, were pretty aggressive, he said."

Comments

Nicole Lynch

Nicole Lynch

Mr. Pearce just saved 100 elk. Thank you!
Login to comment

Dropped onto the board:

Worth Seeing

4 Drops

Originally Dropped by:

Paul Carter

Paul Carter

12 years ago

Tags:

wolf

Discover Other Hunts