Almost A Darwin Moment
 

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/12/22/alaska.wolf.attack.cnn?iref=videosearch

It is amazing how CNN portrays these people as victims. They decided to go jogging with their dogs in a wilderness area of Alaska where wolves were known to be attacking people and dogs. Then they act surprised and shocked when they got attacked by wolves themselves - thus allowing them to cry on CNN and get their 15 seconds of narcissism. Frankly, the only real victim in this story is the poor black dog that got mauled by the wolves because of his stupid owner. I hope these people don't breed.

what about the poor wolves that they pepper sprayed........
stupid people, the wolves weren't afraid.....they were looking for dinner.
the food chain is an amazing thing :)

In my backyard, its not all that clear that I'm at the top of the food chain. My dogs, certainly are not.

Top of the food chain in my back yard:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1198539003.jpg

I guess we need to kill all the wolves. You know...for the children.

Wouldn't that cause additional global warming?

Speedy:)

KTVA newscaster: "In the meantime, the only way to stop the wolf attacks is to stay away."

Bravo. and I thought common sense was dead in this country.

Yeap, kill all the preditors then p#*$ & moan because there are to many deer, turkeys, etc. etc.
Anyone remember the story of the Tiger shark that killed a woman on a surf board in Hawaii? I believe it also attacked another. So what did the arrogant humans do? They commensed on killing all the tiger sharks that were like over 10'. Well... The smaller sharks that the larger sharks ate , ate all the food fish. So now the fishermen are losing their liveyhood because there are no food fish left. Yeap we're the smartest species on the planet.

BEAVUS & BUTTHEAD FOR CO-EMPERORS OF THE WORLD!!

Oh yeah, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

I spend alot of time in AK,, I can't imagine heading where they did without a 44 mag as a minimum.. too bad there were 7 wolves, could have been enough for a really nice coat!!

And Merry Christmas to you & the whole board

BTW, the wolves in that area are absolutely HAMMERING everything on two or four legs.. they have been losing dogs left and right around there, not to mention moose, caribou etc...

12 ga shotguns with rubber shot will train the wolves to hunt elsewhere.SmileWavy

ummm... that's what they do for a living

its a SURE BET if drawn for unit 27(look on map-next to alpine, az.) that you are NOT going to get a deer! competition with 55 messikan grey wolves is intense. they have nailed the antelope and deer herds to the point of being gone. elk herd survives due to size of animal and they are working on that overtime.

if you have not dealt w/wolves or bears, its a safe assumption you havent a clue to their feeding habits during a drought. pretty much the "gloves are off " as far as putting "din din" on the table.

some of the brighter people of this state want to reintroduce grizzlies to this area. the last one taken was in 1920. hopefully this does not occur at least in my lifetime.

during our hunt from dusk to dawn all we heard was wolves howling. CONSTANT HOWLING. one morning buddy went out on hillside finger leading to drainage. sat under tree glassing for deer. noticed movement out of peripheral and about 40 yds away stood a wolf. talk about PUCKER! chambered round in .300 win mag and started looking around for his buddies thinking they were packing on him. had a few tense moments and decided to walk back to safety of camp.

soooo for those that experience wildlife from their breakfast table, bears and wolves are "CUTE". for those of us out in the wild...........well their a real eye opener and a tough adversary to deal with. just ask any of the ranchers from north of silver city new messiko into arizona north to alpine how much fun they are having with u.s fish/wildlife and the wolf reintroduction program.

bottomline here in arizona..........if yer smart you can avoid a bear or mtn lion attack. being smart, being heavily armed(pistol/rifle) does not guarantee your safety when it comes to wolves packing on you. wolves already know (1) of their pack is gonna die pressing the attack on a human. but in the end they will get you due to sheer numbers pressing the attack. and being a paperboy as a kid........well i know damn well what its like being bit by large dogs and being chased by them.

yes its nice to hear them. nice to see them..........but go hunt with them and live with them in their domain and tell me all about how "CUTE" they are.

when you read about a wolf attack/fatality here in the lower 48.........it will be either in the gila wilderness area or around alpine , az. and its only a matter of time.

It's good to be a wolf I guess. :)

I got the opportunity to be on the right side of the fence with a large grey wolf on the other.

He was standing up with his paws on the fence, eyeball to eyeball with me.

Yes, I have respect for them.

I wondered two things-

What's a hottie like that (brunette) doing in Alaska?

and

What is "rainbowing" pepper spray? Are unicorns involved?

so the wolves are like say...the mob? "that's what they do for a living?"

yes... they hunt & eat for a living.

Humans are unique because they're the only species to ever deliberately "reverse-evolve".

The mechanism of natural selection is based on the simple premise of "only the strong survive", yet we as a society reward choices and behaviors that wouldn't last five minutes in the wild with protection of our full spectrum of technological weaponry. The poorest and stupidest among us are the ones having all the babies. For every decent human that has a shot at contributing positively to our planet, we get 20 or 30 boorish, vapid dullards whose crowning achievement in life will be building a monster truck or chugging a six-pack of Coors in under 3 minutes or winning the hot-dog eating contest at the county fair. And probably a few hundred more that are born into squallor and crushing poverty somewhere in some corner of the world where they'll be lucky to still have all their teeth by the time they're 25 - if they make it that long (but not before cranking out 4 or 5 of their own).

Rednecks, zealots, gangbangas, white trash (and similar worthless types) breed at will and their spawn survive thanks to their ability to stand on the shoulders of giants, stealing their genius, innovation and technology and enabling it. If it weren't for the efforts and accomplishments of the "2%-ers" among us, they and their spawn would never make it. And perhaps they shouldn't. Ultimately, it would make us better, not weaker as a society and a species. Go take a drive through L.A. some afternoon and tell me we're not in a race for the bottom. . . It's sadly obvious.

We need more wolves, IMHO. It might do our species some good.

QUOTE: The poorest and stupidest among us are the ones having all the babies.
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Confession is good for the soul.

I assume this applies to your parents? And YOU have ...how many children now?

watch idiocracy...and see our future

It's sad - but this is the only reason I watched the video

truer words never spoken.

Been around the world and found
That only stupid people are breeding
The cretins cloning and feeding
And I don't even own a TV

-Harvey Danger

That line is the only thing I remember from that band's entire existence. No doubt there are exceptions on this forum. But on the whole, I think Harvey Danger nailed it. And yes, my parents qualify times ten.

QUOTE: We need more wolves

Agreed. I followed up and read some of the media stuff from that area of Alaska and (thankfully) the response has NOT been to go on a wholesale slaughter of the local wolves. Instead, authorities are telling people to stay the f*ck away from their hunting grounds. Good call. Maybe I should move to Alaska.

Dirty bombs are a valid concern. Too bad that so few see that the population explosion is the result of perhaps the most lethal type of just such a bomb.

I agree 110& with your humble opinion

I think the world is ready for another pandemic.

In Montana we call wolves " The other white meat" The US government has spent one million dollars per wolf to reintroduce them into the Yellowstone ecosystem, this doesn't account for compensations to ranchers who have lost livestock to the million dollar wolves.

WTF? Rainbow pepper spray? they are transplants in Alaska for sure. That one is sorta cute!

We can only hope the Grizzly bears eat them like taco chips.