I wear a size-8 (U.S. standard) work boot and weigh 180#. Since his print is deeper than mine, I'm guessing he probably weighed about the same or perhaps a few pounds more.
Big canine, but not a dog.
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Swanny1790
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Big canine, but not a dog.
While on patrol today I ran across this fellow. He was kind enough to allow some photos before disappearing into the tundra.
I wear a size-8 (U.S. standard) work boot and weigh 180#. Since his print is deeper than mine, I'm guessing he probably weighed about the same or perhaps a few pounds more.
I wear a size-8 (U.S. standard) work boot and weigh 180#. Since his print is deeper than mine, I'm guessing he probably weighed about the same or perhaps a few pounds more.
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Wow beautiful!!!
I'm insanely jealous now!
I'm insanely jealous now!
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How awesome was that Swanny? Have you seen a wild wolf like that before or was this your first encounter?
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Trust gwd to be eyeing up the conformation! I'd like to see you parading him in the show ring, gwdgwd wrote:he certainly has a lovely single track!
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What a magnificent, awesome animal! Your pictures evoke so much emotion in me. These are so barren and desolate looking, but with a beauty all their own. And then in the midst of it, a lone animal that seems as intrigued by you as you are of him. Beautiful.
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In the past 20 years up here, I've only seen 2 other wolves, though LOTS of sign (tracks, feeding sites and so forth). I've had wolves stalk my dog yard until the stalk was interrupted by Seamus (the Anatolian Shepherd Dog mix). The others I've seen took off like rockets the moment they detected my presence. This guy was really nonchalant about the whole thing, allowing me to get some decent photos. I actually expected him to run for cover the moment I pulled the truck to the side of the road.WufWuf wrote:How awesome was that Swanny? Have you seen a wild wolf like that before or was this your first encounter?
The profile view was really fun. He was just trotting along and I did a vocal call, squeaking like a mouse, to get his attention. It tweaked his curiosity enough to stop, turn and look back.
An eighteen wheeler, en route south toward (eventually) Fairbanks saw me parked there and also stopped to check it out. The driver was a much in awe as I.
I was really lucky to see him at a spot where I could safely pull off the road. It's kind of a bad spot there. The pipe crosses the road (tracks showed the wolf had used the underpass to get to that spot) and visibility is very limited. If I hadn't already known about the pull off on the far side of that overpass I wouldn't have been able to stop without the risk of getting creamed by the next semi.
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goes for me too.bendog wrote:Wow beautiful!!!
I'm insanely jealous now!
Thanks for sharing.
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What an amazing sight.
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