warning: Dead wolves... pictures.

[wyntrout]

I just got this email and have never known just how large wolves can be. I'll try to add the text from the email and the pictures. I make no judgments about hunting, but I would hate to shoot anything like a dog unless in self-defense or in defense of someone or other domesticated animals.

Wolves are freaking HUGE! Not my words:

"Wolves

Just a few of the wolves killed this year with the Idaho wolf tag. It is just amazing how big they are.
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."

[wyntrout]

Holy crap! Those are BIG critters! I can imagine how they can pull down an elk or moose, let alone a danged deer. They must be from 150 to 200 pounds!??

I'm guessing that "Nice Doggie!" won't persuade them to overlook pangs of hunger... if they are so inclined... and a Slim Jim won't make much of a difference!

Wynn

[TucsonMTB]

According to Wikipedia.

Gray wolves are the largest extant members of the Canidae, excepting certain large breeds of domestic dog. Gray wolf weight and size can vary greatly worldwide, tending to increase proportionally with latitude as predicted by Bergmann's Rule. Adult wolves are 105–160 cm (41–63 in) in length and 80–85 cm (32–34 in) in shoulder height. The tail is ⅔ the length of the head and body, measuring 29–50 cm (11–20 in) in length. The ears are 90–110 millimeters (3.5–4.3 in) in height, and the hind feet are 220–250 mm. Wolf weight varies geographically; on average, European wolves may weigh 38.5 kilograms (85 lb), North American wolves 36 kilograms (79 lb), Indian and Arabian wolves 25 kilograms (55 lb) and North African wolves 13 kilograms (29 lb).

[wyntrout]

Even with winter coats masking the body size, these wolves are more than 79 pounds! The bodies of most of these seem to be at least 5 feet long... and they didn't look "starved"!

Edit:

You left out this:

"Females in any given wolf population typically weigh 5–10 lbs less than males.[49] Wolves weighing over 54 kg (120 lbs) are uncommon, though exceptionally large individuals have been recorded in Alaska, Canada,[49] and the former Soviet Union.[45][50] The heaviest recorded gray wolf in North America was killed on 70 Mile River in east-central Alaska on July 12, 1939 and weighed 79.4 kilograms (175 lb),[49] while the heaviest recorded wolf in Eurasia was killed after World War II in the Kobelyakski Area of the Poltavskij Region, Ukrainian SSR, and weighed 86 kilograms (190 lb).[50]"
Wynn

[TucsonMTB]

Hey! That's why I included the link for your further entertainment.

Perhaps there is a McDonald's nearby?!




Edited to add: So, do the pictured wolves set or approach any records?

I would think so. In any event, they have to be amazing personal bests for the gentlemen in the pictures!

Oh, and I should add . . . Thanks for sharing! Those are impressive pictures!

[jocko]

actualy the guys holding the wolves are midgets,so it makes them look big.

Do u know what wolves eat??? They eat what ever they want!!!

[les strat]

actualy the guys holding the wolves are midgets,so it makes them look big.

Do u know what wolves eat??? They eat what ever they want!!!

Umm, Little Red Riding Hood?

[jocko]

oh my isn't that a lovely basket she is holding!!!!!!

[wyntrout]

I'm feeling kind of like a WOLF myself... mmmmm... dang! Gotta wipe the drool before my wife comes back in here!

Wynn

[wyntrout]

Basket... what basket.? I did notice she has the latest in crappy shoes... those hideous PLATFORM thingies!

Wynn

[wyntrout]

Okay, I was more than a little curious about the wolves' weights:

http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2010/...in-idaho-hunt/

Notice that they talk about averages... average FEMALE... 86 pounds! Average male... 101 pounds, and the heaviest recorded male was 109 lbs... much more than the "average 79 lbs for males."

They still looked bigger than that.

EDIT: Additional:

Latest data. Average female 86 lbs. Average male 101 lbs-

Earlier I reported data from the Fish and Game Comission meeting a couple weeks ago with the largest Idaho wolf at 109 pounds. One in extreme Northern Idaho was 130 pounds. The Spokesman Review has a new article on this.


Wynn

[Doc Holliday]

Basket... what basket.? I did notice she has the latest in crappy shoes... those hideous PLATFORM thingies!

Wynn

Yea, for some reason I don't quite recall Little Red Riding Hood wearing stripper shoes....

....but I'm not complaining, trust me....:001_tt2:

[les strat]

Okay, I was more than a little curious about the wolves' weights:

http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2010/...in-idaho-hunt/

Notice that they talk about averages... average FEMALE... 86 pounds! Average male... 101 pounds, and the heaviest recorded male was 109 lbs... much more than the "average 79 lbs for males."

They still looked bigger than that.

Wynn

I guess that weight topped off with massive amounts of hair = one dang big looking pooch!

Yea, for some reason I don't quite recall Little Red Riding Hood wearing stripper shoes....

....but I'm not complaining, trust me....:001_tt2:

I guess I was too occupied with the stockings to to notice the shoes

[wyntrout]

More info:





Latest data. Average female 86 lbs. Average male 101 lbs-

http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2010/...in-idaho-hunt/



Earlier I reported data from the Fish and Game Comission meeting a couple weeks ago with the largest Idaho wolf at 109 pounds. One in extreme Northern Idaho was 130 pounds. The Spokesman Review has a new article on this.


Yeah, they looked even bigger!


Wynn

[rwblue01]

Silly me! I knew we could count on you for a logical answer, Jocko!

And, on Les. Yum!

How do I wolf whistle on this forum?

As far as the wolves, they are a lot bigger than I have seen. I think they may have been photoshopped.