It ain't easy being a wolf

[Ben Lamb]

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.474187419260748.116359.100000084819512&type=1

Some incredible shots of the Lamar pack taking down one of the Mollies.

 

[thecrittergitter]

Tried clicking on the link, it didn't work

 

[Ben Lamb]

Tried clicking on the link, it didn't work

 

[spook12]

Me either.

never mind.LOL.

 

[Ben Lamb]

 

[Ben Lamb]

 

[Ben Lamb]

Try it through the Bully Pulpit:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Montana-Bully-Pulpit-Blog/173773609372342

 

[belly-deep]

Jesus. What is their gang sign again?

 

[spook12]

Ben please tell us that was taken in Lamar valley,with lots of tourist there to witness.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Yep, the Lamar.

 

[Big Fin]

That is a cool sequence.

But, there is no way that can be in Lamar. Not a chance. Here is why.

Earlier this week I read on some blogs written in Washington and Oregon, stating that Yellowstone National Park is Mother Nature's "Happyland," where all its residents are gay and chipper.

If you read it on the internet it has to be correct, right?

Since wolves only kill for food, at least according to the internet, I gotta ask - "Did they eat it?"

Surely they did.

 

[TLC]

awesome pics. she never did say what happened to 822. only said it raised it's head.

"Yellowstone National Park is Mother Nature's "Happyland," where all its residents are gay and chipper."

sounds like the crowds at chick fil A this past friday.

 

[Ben Lamb]

awesome pics. she never did say what happened to 822. only said it raised it's head.

822 didn't make it.

 

[IdahoHombre]

Wow. At a loss for words. Incredible pics, but disturbing.

 

[theat]

But...but wolves are fuzzy, cuddly, and cute. They wouldn't do something like that....unless hunters killed all the elk and deer in the park and they had nothing else left to eat, wait that doesn't work either.

 

[Buck Fever]

But...but wolves are fuzzy, cuddly, and cute. They wouldn't do something like that....unless hunters killed all the elk and deer in the park and they had nothing else left to eat, wait that doesn't work either.

well said...

 

[whiskeydog]

they should do this to each other more often!

 

[Craig S.]

It must have been in their 5 year competition management strategy.

HSUS I thought they were kind creatures that killed humanely and only for FOOD! Predators don't kill, they love other animals to death.

 

[THWAK1]

I would like to see more of that all across Big Sky Country!

 

[Ben Lamb]

But...but wolves are fuzzy, cuddly, and cute. They wouldn't do something like that....unless hunters killed all the elk and deer in the park and they had nothing else left to eat, wait that doesn't work either.

Not to get all serious, but this is nature at it's finest. It's also got to be part of the mix on how we manage all wildlife. Like Fin says, we could kill every lion, bear and wolf in the state and we'd still have an elk problem. Toby Bridges and his buddies at the legislature are going to make sure we don't get to grow more elk, deer or anything.

I like that we live in a place that can still withstand a truly wild side. But that means we need to make some accommodation for all god's critters, not just the ones next to the mashed potatoes.