Professional Hunting Guide Freezes Up

[Sourdough]

Received my October Issue of Predator Xtreme.  Inside I was reading an article (page 36) written by a Professional Predator Hunting Guide.  He had gotten a call from a Rancher that was losing livestock to what they thought was Coyotes.  13 Ewes in three weeks, and it looked like fun killing, not for food.

This hunters partner was not available so he went alone.  Set up his calling location, and started calling.  He called in a Wolf.  He froze up, unable to lift his shotgun to make a kill.  He talks about how scared he was, tasting his own stomach bile, making it hard to breath.  He got lightheaded, his heart beat was pounding in his ears.  His mind told him to raise his shotgun, but his arms would not listen.  Although he wanted to move his body just would not do it.

What is this guy going to do when he calls in a Cougar or a Grizzly.  Which is a possibility in the lower 48.  Hope he never has a little ole Wolverine answer one of his calls, it'll eat him alive.

Oh I've been scared many times, but never to the point that I could not make a shot.  When the adrenaline flows my shooting off the hip improves tremendously.  Just point n shoot.  I like my hide just the way it is, not chewed or eaten.

 

[Old Syko]

Such things aren't a problem I have.  Took the wife and another couple to the woods looking for mushrooms some years ago.  I was the only one carrying.  We were suddenly surrounded by a pack of stray dogs.  The other guy, when telling the story to a mutual friend, stated I had no problem shooting the offending animals but he didn't know how to get me to stop.


I can't understand how someone could put themselves in the position of possibly being attacked and not having the wherewithal to act when necessary.  This professional should stick to video games maybe?

[Spirithawk]

I agree. Not much of a Pro if you ask me. It kinda reminds me of my son's first squirrel hunt. I'd given him a single shot .410 for his birthday and it was his first hunt with it. He was 12 and I sat him on a ridge in a grove of oak trees that I knew were the homes and feeding area for many squirrels. He'd already shot three when I told him I'd cross over to the next ridge and sit myself but would be in easy earshot should he need me. I'd only been gone a few minutes when I heard a shot and my son yell for me.
 
 Hurrying back I saw him standing where I'd left him and looking at something almost at his feet. Turned out that no sooner than I had left him a Coyote stalked him. Jason said he spotted the Coyote and it stopped, sniffed the air and headed straight towards him. He waved his arms to spook it off but it just kept coming and even growled at him. He said at first he was afraid to shoot it with the .410, worried it might not kill it, but when just 3 feet away he let the Coyote have it point blank in the face. He said at 3 feet he went from being afraid to shoot it to being afraid not to shoot it and figured at close range the condensed shot, not having time to spread, would do the job! The little .410 certainly did it's job as did my son. I was pretty proud of him that he kept his senses, thought things through, and did what was necesary to protect himself. I think I'd rather hunt with my son, even at 12 years old, than this guide who freezes at the sight of a wolf!

[oldandslow]

I read the story also. I had to wonder if it were true-------or maybe fiction to sell an article.

[powderman]

I can't imagine being too scared to pull the trigger, let alone a professional freezing like that. POWDERMAN. 

[hillbill]

Received my October Issue of Predator Xtreme.  Inside I was reading an article (page 36) written by a Professional Predator Hunting Guide.  He had gotten a call from a Rancher that was losing livestock to what they thought was Coyotes.  13 Ewes in three weeks, and it looked like fun killing, not for food.

This hunters partner was not available so he went alone.  Set up his calling location, and started calling.  He called in a Wolf.  He froze up, unable to lift his shotgun to make a kill.  He talks about how scared he was, tasting his own stomach bile, making it hard to breath.  He got lightheaded, his heart beat was pounding in his ears.  His mind told him to raise his shotgun, but his arms would not listen.  Although he wanted to move his body just would not do it.

What is this guy going to do when he calls in a Cougar or a Grizzly.  Which is a possibility in the lower 48.  Hope he never has a little ole Wolverine answer one of his calls, it'll eat him alive.

Oh I've been scared many times, but never to the point that I could not make a shot.  When the adrenaline flows my shooting off the hip improves tremendously.  Just point n shoot.  I like my hide just the way it is, not chewed or eaten.

 

thats pretty wild. maximum case of buck fever?

[Sourdough]

Hillbilly:  No Buck Fever is where you get so excited you screw everything up, and miss at point blank.  This guy was just plain scared to immobility. 

[Land_Owner]

The possibility exists that no matter what, we never really know how we're going to react when the time comes.  I read the article too.  I cannot imagine being that "locked up".  If it was legal, I woulda shot the wolf. 

Then the four other white dogs arrived.  Come On Man!  I call "Bull Ship".

[bulletstuffer]

I read the article too.  I hunted Northern MN almost to the canadian border last year and saw lots of wolf tracks.  I couldn't hardly get my buddy to get out of the truck to look at the tracks that crossed the road.  If I show him this artlcle I may never get him out of the truck and into his stand
 
Bulletstuffer

[Sourdough]

We've had several people over a period of years killed and eaten by wolves.  Just last year a teacher was killed, dragged off to a secluded spot, and eaten.  From the looks of the trail and area she had put up a valiant fight, but was beaten down by shear numbers.  She did manage to fight, and get away twice, but was caught and killed. 

I can think of no better reason to hunt and kill wolves.  Our forefathers had a good reason for getting rid of them.  Many Farmers came back to the Homestead to find his wife and or kids had been attacked by wolves.  The Wolves knew the Farmer or Rancher was the dangerous one, once he left the wife and kids were easy game for the taking. 

Wolves are predators of the highest degree.  Smart, cunning, bold, vicious, big, and strong.  My Grandfather told me stories about when he was a young man living in Wyoming.  He hunted Wolves with Dogs.  His pack of dogs consisted of Hounds and Airedales.  As long as the dogs were in a pack, they were fine.  But if one dog was out by itself, and a wolf howled, that dog suddenly started looking for a hole to crawl into.  I hunt Wolves every chance I get.  I have killed them here in my subdivision, as they tried to drag my neighbors dog out of it's doghouse.  Here it is legal to kill Wolves, and at $300.00 to $1,400.00 a pelt we actively go out and look for them.  There is no reason to be scared of them, they are easy to kill, just like Bears.  You just have to be prepared, and a 30-06 does a good job.