I rarely go Fly fishing without “Fischer” and now even more then before…
Fischer and I went out Weds and it was a great day…
First a picture of Fischer for those whom have not met him yet…
the reason for the post…
Fischer and I were scouting a nice hole from a cliff on the west side of the river… this was up on a small cliff… Fischer started to get all nervous and pacing around and growling and jumping. I looked to the west into the wind and spotted what I believe is a wolf or maybe a VERY LARGE COYOTE on the ridge… It is the white dot there in the first picture below… It could be a coyote but man it is very big…if it is…
Here only seconds later and it is gone… I thought I could see another on the slope in front but not sure… it ran on four legs… so not Sasquatch… or BigFoot etc…could have been a cougar we had seen cat tracks on a earlier trip…
The snow came in shortly after so I took Fischer to Timmies and he got extra rations…
No weapon, not at this time of year and then in the summer, I only carry bear spray…large buck knife, wadding staff, and of course Fischer…
Going to get a Bear Banger for the deep woods …
Spent 24 yrs carrying a weapon, for a job, I still hunt… but do not want to kill any thing that I do not want to eat if you know what I mean…
I Know I wrote it in Small letters but I truly believe that it was wolves not Coyotes… at that distance they were just too damn BIG to be Coyotes in my mind…
In Texas there were coyotes roaming the streets early in the morning. I usually got up before dawn, standing on the balcony where we were staying most mornings I saw at least one sometimes two. These were bigguns standing perhaps 2’+ at the shoulder but skinny in appearance with bushy tails and “wiley”
Most coyotes here are hefty and not very skinny … but these were not skinny but heavy animals and definitely watching us… They did not carry themselves like coyotes either…
I have fallen on the river a couple of times and Fischer comes running up to me, not to lick or jump but to stand there beside me some times whining but always very concerned…
I listen to the coy-dogs out in the slough in our backyard…they play the “help me I’m wounded” ploy…one dog comes out and starts kiyin’ and wimpering(coys love dogmeat)the rest hang out just outta sight…my dog(red dobe) wants out every time…she gets disappointed every time…wife & I saw a 3 legged coy on the ice at midday 2 weeks ago…I’d say someone needs to dial their sights in a tad
The wolves that were introduced into Yellowstone and surrounding areas have been greatly expanding their range. They’ve been spotted as far south as central Utah, and are seen in many areas of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. They have been a source of much controversy and discussion in this area, and it wouldn’t surprise me to see that they have expanded northward, across the border into Canada. A fellow that lives near Ashton, Idaho heard his Labrador Retriever engaged in battle, in his back yard. He literally had to wade into a pack of wolves, and yank his dog out of their jaws. The dog will recover, and thankfully the man wasn’t injured. These sorts of incidents are happening more frequently all the time. I see where they have been de-listed from the ESA again, in Idaho and Montana. If you wander afield in wolf country, it would be wise to keep your pets close.
