I read this in the Paris News Yesterday. Anyone have pics of this thing?

I wonder how many points agrey wolf would score?

My brother and I saw one in Knox Co in 1996. At first thought it was a deer till we got the binocs on it. It was definitely a wolf. This thing was frigging huge. Never got a shot at it. Not sure if I would shoot now or not. Just can't say till I am faced with the decision.

WOw! 122#'s is HUGE. I'd like to see a pic of it. Back in the '70's a guy took me deer hunting in Fannin county. He gave me strict instructions not to shoot anything but a deer. I was only 14 or 15 years old. He was set up behind me a ways. After a while this big "dog" came wandering up. I didn't know if it was a wolf, or a big yote or what the heck it was. I just watched it walk on by. After a while he eats my butt out for not shooting the "wolf"?! Go figure. He claimed it was a Timber Wolf, but it was so long ago, I don't exactly remember what it looked like.

if it was a wolf then it was a red wolf which are on the endangered species list. they are a smaller version of the timber wolf. illegal to kill.

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/canirufu.htm

I had a wolf hybrid and she weighed 125 pounds and could probly take down an elk if she wanted too !

I hear teh red wolf population is doing reall good in the last few years in Texas ! Thats awesome !

The Red Wolf is basicly extinct in Texas and just about everywhere else too.

Use to hunt in Bagoda, close to Paris, and on a few occasions my dad and I would hear what sounded like wolves. One of which after the evening hunt my dad was bringing the fourwheeler to pick me up, during the ride he hears the howl and kicks it in high gear and drives right past me, a few seconds later behind me in the woods I hear a couple of animals running after him. Can't say for sure what they were since it was dark but the 1 mile walk to camp in total darkness was a bit nerve racking. Never saw a wolf there but the locals swear they r there

it could have been a grey wolf/coyote cross. but from what im reading there are no grey wolves or red wolves in texas anymore. but then again thats what they think but dont positively know.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/endang/animals/mammals/graywolf.phtml

Gee thanks dad!

Sucks about the guy's calves.

any possibility it is a husky?

for real.....

Thats a big dog...

I don't think there have been any confirmed wolf sightings in Texas in nearly a century. There have been some big coyotes, yes. And also large dogs trending toward the husky/malamute breeds.

NO WOLVES IN Texas.......and we don't need them back either.

Still no pics?

What about a Timber Shepherd Cross...




http://www.domesticsale.com/Classifieds/401059.html#bim

- Breed: Wolf, Alaskan Malamte
- Color: Black/white or Silver/blk
- Weight: 90 to 150 pounds full grown

ran into a TPWD biologist that saw the dog. he said it was domestic at some point in time and had its dewclaws removed.

I thought, there was a small pack of Red Wolves up around the Childress/Paducah (sp)area on a WMA? Hunted around there about 10 years ago and swear I remember reading something about them during that time frame.

I live bout 35 miles east of Paris. A couple months ago me my cousin seen what we still think was a gray wolf. Shot it with a 22 but you know how it goes everytime you dont know for sure about something it gets away or is always bigger in your mind. But I confused it for a deer at first glance. It was close to one of our cows with a calf. I have a timberwolf/husky mix and this dog was twice her size. We know all the ppl for miles around and nobody has a dog like that. Could have been a wolf but I guess we'll never know for sure

I know for sure there have been some wolves shot in the Junctikon area. They came in from Mexico according to the GW that I talked with once about one.

Can't say I'd want wolves in Texas. That would be pretty scary, hunting out on the ground alone and in the dark like I do sometimes.

Around 1975 in Jarrell Texas (williamson county) in Septemeber during a dove hunt. What appeared to be a red Wolf came thru our pasture. I spotted him first on the hill side about 1500 yards out. It was huge and I thought it was just one of our calves until it started running towards me. I was only about 10 years old and really thought nothing of it until I heard my uncles yelling at me to shot at it. From all around two uncles my father and grandfather started to unload on it. I was probably the closest to it at around 50 yards but I still got three shots off on it with my trusty 410 bolt action. It survived the barrage I'm sure with maybe a few pellets burried into his fur. We never saw it again but one of the experiences you will never forget.

This was my wolfdog, Thunder. He was beloved & a big lazy lug. One suddenly frozen night he and our two girls escaped their pen. We reported them missing to our local police on Blackburn Street. Michael had once been the mayor. The first female was home the next morning unbeknownst to them. Later in the week, the police called and said & the news reported 3 wolves had killed 6 calves when only 2 were still out. The murderer proudly said he killed the other two. We were devastated. When we asked to see bodies to verify they were indeed ours, Blackburn changed and said he killed one and gutshot the other who ran in the bushes. Game warden told us full blood was a felony but upon inspecting, ours were legal pets. They were well fed lazy pets who had no hunting experience. Still, Thunder's body was never returned. We heard everyone in the man's store posed with his dead body for pictures and that he was stuffed.
Hoping to find my female alive, I looked Blackburn up in the tax records and drove out to the property where he claimed the calves were killed & piled at the back of the property. Not only did I not find my pet wolfdog, I never saw any cows either or even buzzards flying over anything dead. I took pictures and sent them to our insurance company as he was trying to sue our homeowner's insurance. A week later, the police called. They found our female in a completely different direction, terrified & non violent, totally happy to see us. She was not gutshot. We have her second litter of puppies now.
Not long after, I noticed Blackburn's store went out of business and I heard he died of a heart attack. Good! He killed my pet wolfdog, lied about everything, and got what he deserved.
Unless you're being threatened by an animal, especially a dog, don't shoot it!! It doesn't make you a great hunter. It makes you a dead a$$hole. Wolves are endangered!! Keep your bullets to yourself!!

Keep your pets to yourself and they won't get shot.

City people should stick to the city. If your dogs are chasing livestock, then they will be shot. Get used to it, hippy.