I had no idea. This morning, Citygirl hears or lab dog barking and goes to see at what. He's on the back porch all hackled up, and right at the edge of the woods stands a wolf! Yes, a wolf, not a coyote. Holy crap!
OK, all you guys in wolf country....what do I need to know about these critters? Do I need to be concerned about my kids and dogs playing in the woods now?
Well where I live I get wolves coming up into my yard to check out the dog population a lot. About 18 years ago, two wolves had the kids dog cornered up by the shed. I dropped the first one and before the second one bought the farm it had a really stupid look on it's face.
I don't know if you really saw a wolf, a wolf hybrid or even a Malimute that got away from its owner, but if you accidentally dropped it, more than likely you would be shooting a ferral dog and that is the story you need to keep in mind. If you shot a wolf in many parts of the country they are protected unless you shoot them while they are trying to rip your leg off or have parts of your kid hanging out of their mouth.
If in fact it was a wolf it will be back in about a couple of weeks since they circle around their territory and come back. Can give you more details if you want!
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Crap, this thread is three years old! Oh well, if you never saw it again, that is good but probably a domestic dog since they tend to just wander at will and don't normally come back twice unless there is food left out.