Defending against a wolf pack without a gun

[artbylorraine]

My husband, Jim, just bought a pistol that is called "The Judge" that shoots 45 bullets or 410 shot gun ammo. I am jazzed by it. Trouble is, most of the shops around here are either out of hand gun and 22 mm. ammo. I think it is a conspiracy that if they can't take our weapons away, they won't let us buy the ammo. They limited him on the amount that he did buy and said they had no idea when they would receive more. Some of the stores said they had been out for ten days and had no idea if they would be able to get more...Something is wrong with this picture...

 

[WilliamAshley]

There are a lot of good suggestions here. But I'd have to question the wisdom of traveling in wolf country, which is usually bear country too, without a firearm. In Alaska I always carried a S&W 500. Some guys preferred to carry a short barreled 12 gauge or a Marlin 45-70.

I dont have my possession and acquisition license yet, and it isn't guarenteed, I'm definitely hiking this summer though. Just looking for alternatives in event that the PAL doesn't get approved. I think Id have a chance with my machette.

I needed to deal with a wild dog pack on the outskirts of playa del carmen none the less wolves because of their numbers are the one animal that is issued because it is a pack rather than one animal that might be dispatched at close range with a high test crossbow.

I only saw one lone wolf last year... it was friendly and kept its distance but where there is one I fear there may be many.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I dont have my possession and acquisition license yet, and it isn't guarenteed, I'm definitely hiking this summer though. Just looking for alternatives in event that the PAL doesn't get approved. I think Id have a chance with my machette.

I needed to deal with a wild dog pack on the outskirts of playa del carmen none the less wolves because of their numbers are the one animal that is issued because it is a pack rather than one animal that might be dispatched at close range with a high test crossbow.

I only saw one lone wolf last year... it was friendly and kept its distance but where there is one I fear there may be many.

I see, your in Canada. Then the handgun is out of the question. Are you allowed to carry a shotgun, or a rifle? A 12 ga loaded with 00 buck is a very good wolf determent.

 

[Mountain trapper]

My husband, Jim, just bought a pistol that is called "The Judge" that shoots 45 bullets or 410 shot gun ammo. I am jazzed by it. Trouble is, most of the shops around here are either out of hand gun and 22 mm. ammo. I think it is a conspiracy that if they can't take our weapons away, they won't let us buy the ammo. They limited him on the amount that he did buy and said they had no idea when they would receive more. Some of the stores said they had been out for ten days and had no idea if they would be able to get more...Something is wrong with this picture...

The Judge is my next purchase. You shouldn't have any trouble locating .410 ammo, yet. Buy all you can find, when you can find it, and consider reloading too. I've been stocking up on ammo and reloading components ever since obama was elected the first time. Most handgun and rifle ammo is almost impossible to find now, and those that do have are taking advantage of the situation and are gouging people with their price. I went to a gun show a few weeks ago and bricks (500 rds) of .22 ammo were going for $65! One brick still had the origional tag marked at $6.99 crossed out and $65 written over it. To me this is disgraceful to take advantage of a bad situation like this.

 

[69Powerwagon]

My firearm of choice when I am not actually hunting anything but just playing around in the woods is a folding stock pistol grip 12 gauge. I load it with alternating buckshot and slugs the theory behind this is more for bear encounters than wolves, I got it from an old timer. I have never had to use it but the premise of the thinking is that in an actual animal attack your going to be so shook up that you may not have the best shooting form. The buckshot gives you a chance to get a piece of the animal and the slug delivers enough kinetic energy to sit even a bear down. While I am touching on this I would point out that you should worry more about bears or big cats than wolves. I am not romanticizing wolves at all but I have only ever heard of one human attack in Alaska and that was on a jogger and she probably got it because she was running(acting like food). In fact up here you are more likely to be stomped and killed by a stupid moose than be attacked by a predator.