Unbeleivable afternoon action

gunslinger · #1 02-02-2010, 07:21 PM

Ive began training for my upcoming tahr hunt so i am hiking down the lease road here and today i was going by the farmers field that he has buffalo in and i noticed two wolfes out there, i knew i had to get em out of the field so i started howling at em and they trotted up into the bushes, i thought right on that was cool
Kept hiking and got to his pens along the road and out of the corner of my eye i see a moose in there, theres lots of moose around eating the hay and stuff, so never thought nothing of it, well the moose turned around and his whole back end was full of blood.

So i now put two and two together and am peeved right away, i knew them wolfes were comign to finish the calf off. i could see teh baseball size hole in his rump.

I went and got the rancher and took him down to his pens and showed him the moose, and all of a sudden about 30 buffalo started getting antsy about the moose being in there area, it proceeded up the hill and then turned to come down the hill and all of a sudden this big old cow buffalo took off after teh moose and absolutly nailed him sending the calf through the air doing flips.

I was shocked at what we just witnessed , then the buffalo all gathered around the moose and stomped it. Then like nothing happened they all left and the calf layed there unconcious.
This was truely nature taking course as buffalo i know are territorial but to witness something like that was unreal. I will never ever be in a pen with buffalo again if i aint close to the fence.

One of the wildest things i have honestly ever seen.

gramps73 · #2 02-02-2010, 07:30 PM

Nature at its finest, would have been a cool thing to see thanks for sharing
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209x50 · #3 02-02-2010, 07:48 PM

Jay suss!!

Tuc · #4 02-02-2010, 07:52 PM

Whow, serious stuff!
Slinger what happened to the calf.

gunslinger · #5 02-02-2010, 09:09 PM

I jumped on his skidoo to show him the tracks of the wolfes and then he dropped me off at the fence,
The rancher come to the rig this morning and told my medic while i was in town getting parts that it looked like the wolfes got em in the end.He said he went back once his chores were done that night and the calf was gone.
He told my medic to tell me that if i seen any more dogs out in his field to shoot em, but with all the bombing and security up here i surely aint going anywhere shooting wolfes. just let nature do its thing.

TreeGuy · #6 02-02-2010, 09:40 PM

Love it! What an amazing thing to have experienced 'Slinger. Those of us here in the subburbs love hearing stories like this. My nature experience of the day was watching a trio of magpies pay special interest to a bottle picker.

Frans · #7 02-02-2010, 09:58 PM

I've heard of behaviour like this... they kill off the obviously weak that can attract predators to the herd. Didn't know this applied to different species. Quite the spectacle to behold I'm sure. My nature experience of the day.... guess I didn't have any. :-(

Frans

Rockymtnx · #8 02-02-2010, 10:19 PM

Wow thats quiet the story Pat. Nature is brutal itself, but life goes on.
Thanks for sharing with us

gunslinger · #9 02-02-2010, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Frans

I've heard of behaviour like this... they kill off the obviously weak that can attract predators to the herd. Didn't know this applied to different species. Quite the spectacle to behold I'm sure. My nature experience of the day.... guess I didn't have any. :-(

Frans

That is a theory that i have never heard of before but it makes perfect sense, never quite looked at it like that.

Springer · #10 02-03-2010, 05:12 AM

Wow, Educated Wolves. They get the Buffalo to do the dirty work and kill the Moose,stomp all over and tenderize him, and all they have to do is walk up afterwards and their meal is prepared for them.

Huntnut · #11 02-03-2010, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by gunslinger

He told my medic to tell me that if i seen any more dogs out in his field to shoot em, but with all the bombing and security up here i surely aint going anywhere shooting wolfes.

Up in the Tomslake area again Pat?

gunslinger · #12 02-03-2010, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Huntnut

Up in the Tomslake area again Pat?

U bet right here at toms lake down the tate creek road.

Huntnut · #13 02-03-2010, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by gunslinger

U bet right here at toms lake down the tate creek road.

Stop by and say hi if you get the chance.

gunslinger · #14 02-03-2010, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Huntnut

Stop by and say hi if you get the chance.

u bet i will be in there shortly as i have my name on that honda 100 , the boy opted to stay out of hockey this year adn took a brand new bike for the summer, so we will be in to pick er up here shortly.

walking buffalo · #15 02-03-2010, 10:26 AM

Actually, a very believable story. Thanks for sharing.

I help a local ranch harvesting buffalo from a section of land, half treed in willow and aspen. Lots of room for the herd to stay away from us while we field dress the kill. We always keep the truck doors open and rifles ready after downing a buffalo. The smell of blood will sometimes put individuals or the entire herd into a frenzy. Zama buff hunters should remember this when working on their kill.

Rantastic · #16 02-03-2010, 01:06 PM

wow definitly gave me a little food for thought... Here I thought the wolves were the dangerous ones in that situation...

echo · #17 02-03-2010, 01:54 PM

Pretty cool to see!!