wolves & elk - the roles reversed

[LKH]

In MT one year I watched 3 antelope does take a coyote across an 80.  When he hit the fence they stopped and he continued toward me (on the road), saw me and went back.  They picked him up and took him for about 200 yards when he just gave up and stopped.  They just sort of surrounded him until he slowly walked off.

[Thumper Dunker]

Cool stuff. Seen a doe make hamburger of a coyote before . Once over on the coast range and once in the sierras. Im sure those elk could of took that (lone) wolf.

[mbugland]

Great Video, thanks for the Share.  I remember feeling like that wolf when a cow cornered me on the creek while I was fishing. She stood there a rod tip a way from me while her calf ran back across the field. Really is not a settling feeling.

[Clay Hayes]

Originally posted by Thumper Dunker:
Cool stuff. Seen a doe make hamburger of a coyote before . Once over on the coast range and once in the sierras. Im sure those elk could of took that (lone) wolf.

Yea, a few years back, I watched a yote run hell bent for a group of mullie does.  The little dog picked out a yearling and gave chase.  The deer ran at first, untill two old does figured out what was going on and chased the yote back into the sagebrush with his tail tucked.  Got that one on film to.  I'll have to see if I can dig that up...

[WindWalker-AK]

I believe we have two documented cases of Wolf attacks on humans, here in Alaska.
One just a few years ago.
Best Wishes

[Hud]

I agree. There may have been other wolves waiting behind the trees, but the elk sensed trouble when the wolve doubled back, expecting the elk to follow. Predators are smart and know how to set up their prey.  Coyotes will do that with a dog, sometimes fatal for the dog.