Shrew Haven, here we come

[DennyK]

Very Very Cool.

[longbow guy]

Great story and pics Ron              

[Ron LaClair]

Here it is Doug,...  

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N99b5ZsGzDw

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Great stuff guys!  makes you want to be there!

[RedShaft]

I love it! Wish I had a cabin. I bet it's awesome Experiance!

So do you guys hunt to dark with the wolves around? Just curious, I would be pretty jittery knowing one could sneak up on me.

[far rider]

Great video and poem Ron

[Roger Norris]

Originally posted by RedShaft:
I love it! Wish I had a cabin. I bet it's awesome Experiance!

So do you guys hunt to dark with the wolves around? Just curious, I would be pretty jittery knowing one could sneak up on me.

They haven't bothered us yet. I walked in on a couple this year, and we stared at each other in the 1/2 light. It was light enough to move through the woods with no flashlight, but dark enough that I couldn't see all the way across the clearing I was approaching. I knew something was over there.....I hit it with my light and what I will never forget was the huge head, and slanted green eyes glowing at me. He sort of moved his head side to side....not sure what that means in canine body language.....I waggled my flashlight at him, and he took off. The entire experience lasted maybe 20 seconds, but I won't forget it. The head was huge, the eyes so wide apart I was kinda shocked.

[RedShaft]

No season on them there yet? I'd love to shoot a wolf, a black phase. See some good pics of ones guys trapped. They are amazingly beautiful animals!

[Horserod]

I well remember the adventures of the original "Brule River Rangers" we had back exactly 20 years ago........There was only 4 of us back then, but, there were some great times.  We all shot Longbows too.  Maybe we can get together for a reunion next year or so.....What do you say Ron?      Horserod

[NoCams]

Just read to page 8..... Sure wished everyone could have made meat but a whole lot more than meat was made from the looks of the pics. A tip of the hat to you gents for taking Fred Bear hunting once again. Hope there is more to come.....  

[Ron LaClair]

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No season on them there yet? I'd love to shoot a wolf, a black phase. See some good pics of ones guys trapped. They are amazingly beautiful animals!


I know the wolves have to be controlled but I don't have any desire to kill one. On the contrary I feel a kinship to the wolf. He's a hunter like I am, he's a social animal like I am, he loves the wild places like I do. He's the closest thing to a brother in the animal world.

 

Brother wolf vs,spirit of man


He roams the hills and forest
by dusk or early light,

looking to fill his hunger
with manners not contrite,

He barks atop a mountain
gazes at the full moon rising,

licks his lips and snarls
his hunger is not surprising,

He stalks his prey like a killer
smooth and silently awaits,
to pounce upon his victim
an instinct honed by fate,

Animals all possess this nature
you can call it tact if you will,
the wolf that hunts to eat
must do it with great skill,

For he's a creature of the evening
hunts alone but also in packs,
I have seen him on his hunts
I have even seen his tracks.

Brother wolf -spirit of man
why do you have to roam,
the purple hills and valleys
that I too have to call home.

Now the hunter becomes the hunted
as I view him with bow in hand,

The longbow and broadhead arrow
more fitting as he takes his stand

I hesitate to loose the string
I don't know why, I don't understand,

why do I feel this attachment
to the wolf,... is it because..
he is the brother of man?
 

[Hopewell Tom]

Beautiful Ron.
I feel the same about the coyote as well. Fellow hunters on the trail.

[Ray Lyon]

Originally posted by RedShaft:

So do you guys hunt to dark with the wolves around? Just curious, I would be pretty jittery knowing one could sneak up on me.

No fear of the wolves, but as Ron says a lot of respect for a mutual hunter doing his thing in a place we only visit for a fraction of the year and he calls home. I believe in the control of the population of wolves, but don't feel a need to hunt one myself.

[rainman]

Where do you get those headshrinker aluminum adapters?

[Ray Lyon]

Dan,
Those arrows came with the broadheads and Headshrinkers in place-they were unused arrows I got off **** and they're from the 1950's.  You may want to post a request on the history/collectors forum to see if someone has some.

[RedShaft]

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed that.

[NittanyRider]

Originally posted by Ray Lyon:
No fear of the wolves...

Did you ever see The Grey?  That movie freaked me out!!  

[NittanyRider]

Thanks a lot guys for posting about your time at Shrew Haven... looks like a really special place, shared with the best of friends!

[Steve O]

I saw a wolf up near Seney years ago. At 400 yards when our eyes met in the binoculars, I got the chills. Still do just thinking about it!

I spent a few weeks with a big outfitter in Saskatchewan years ago. He had a barn FULL of shed and racks. Looking at them and the dates, I realized they were from all times of the year , not just November. When I asked what was up, he said; "Wolf kills. " These were BIG mature bucks in the prime of their lives. Sure, wolves will take the sick and the weak when the come a cross them, but they will take whatever they want, whenever they want. They are killing machines and are BAD NEWS!

[Ray Lyon]

Originally posted by NittanyRider:
 

Originally posted by Ray Lyon:
No fear of the wolves...

Did you ever see The Grey?  That movie freaked me out!!      [/b]

Yes I saw that; I love most Liam Nieson films.