Spree and Sport Elk Kills by Wolves in Idaho - Lewis Photographic Report
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Lewis Photographic Report of Elk in Idaho
This is part 2 of the Lewis Photograhic Report. Please read part 1 which includes Lewis’ email.
We received these photos and report via email and felt it was important to publish them even though they are hard to look at. Wolves do specialize their killing behaviors and often sport, spree, or thrill kill game. Notice how much of the Elk and Deer is not eaten but left to rot.
Fetus Removed From Elk
Elk Killed and Not Eaten
Deer Left to Rot
If you have photos of wildlife that has not been spree or surplus (sport killed), please do send us your photos and email us your story. If you request your name will be kept confidential.
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July 14th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
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January 1st, 2008 at 8:36 pm
I wonder what the US Fish and wildlife , Defendors of wildlife, endangered spieces act people would say about these photos.?
Ever wonder how many Elk were shot to feed the caged wolves before they were released by US Fish and wildlife, The game and fish depts. ? These organinazations responceable for the reintroduction of the wolf would say these animals were the weak and sick animals like usual, but the true fact is the wolf is going to kill and waste elk, deer, cattle, sheep and then in the near future will depend on human’s for food , then what? Im sure the wolf will know all the humans that are sick and about to die, I feel the Organizations responcable for the introducing a killing machine like the wolf should be held accountable for the wolf.
Ever wonder how long this wolf reintroduction will keep going before some citizen or Rancher that has had harm from the wolf will take the law into there own hands and go Hunting the organizations that are responceable for this worng doing.
February 23rd, 2008 at 10:05 pm
You’ll notice that the deer and elk do not have the characteristic throat bite of the wolf. I’m thinking big cats or coyotes, honestly. How exactly did they prove wolves did this? Wolves have a very refined way of killing large, dangerous animals such as deer and elk, which includes the throat bite… that is not seen here.
February 24th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Chelsea your throat bite and wolves is completely incorrect. You have been mislead. Wolves latch on and do not let go until the animal is down. Then they start eating whether dead or alive. Horrifying but this is how it is done they grab on the back legs and hamstring the animal so it is imobile and cannot kick them.
The bites and tracks of wolves around these pictures is very clear. These are not the kind of pictures the wolf cult wants to you see but it is the truth…along with spree and sport killing.
Do look at the deer and photos … this is a wolf and no throat bite.
Dispelling the Myth - wolves are not humane hunters
By comparision a lion is much quicker to kill.
February 24th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Notice the nose and eyes that have been severly bitten. The wolf is a very efficient killer. I came upon a bull elk last year within minutes after being pulled down by wolves on a friends ranch in SW Montana last spring. The eyes had been punctured, the nose bitten off and the hind 1/4’s mauled, but no feeding had begun. The fur was pulled away in many areas from the majority of the bulls sides as well. We returned several times to observe the wolves from a distance. Eventually the elk was only partially consumed by the pack, and the scavengers finished the task. Within 24 hrs the wolves (pack of 14) were gone. Wished I could send you some photos a forest service employee took last week in the Gallatin Canyon near Bozeman Montana where I reside. The pics are of a mature bull elk attempting to be pulled to the ground in deep snow by a mountain lion wrapped around the neck of the elk with a throat hold. My brother who is a forest service wildlife biologist sent them to me. I can’t figure out how to attach them or I would. Cats go for the throat, no wolves. By the way the elk got away. The cat looked like a collar on the elk.
February 24th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Dan is correct. At least the couger kills and then eats. Another wolf bring down tactic is grabbing onto the nose, thus a partner wolf can do the hamstring work, you can go to Wyoming and watch this process if your around enough, It is just hunting until you find a pack to watch and then stay on them until they kill again. Ive watched five bulls taken down in this manner, as well as 17 cows. I also watched a couger snap the neck of a buck deer once while hunting myself. These wolves are killing sleeping bears right now, digging them out of their nest and eating on them. Even a grizzly has no chance against a pack of wolves. The wolf has no predator to worry them. The couger is not wasteful either like the wolf is, they bury their kills and feed on it for days and hide it up in a tree and they will bury it. Ive been very lucky while hiking/hunting as Ive seen a few cats, and a couple big toms even, very impressive and powerful creature. I bet them wolves have treed a few cougers in the last 13 years, ha ha, I bet that makes both of them madd as heck, one is stuck in the tree and the other can not climb up. I would like to see that once sometime, be funny, I bet the wolves sit there and howl at that cat. Cat is snarling back and spitting, LMAO.
March 18th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
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