Wolf in the wild

[Guest Vladimir]

Most dogs are either afraid or cannot overpower a wolf singly. Normally, dogs do not consider a wolf as a game, because of close kinship between dogs and wolves. To them, wolf is just another, but very strong and dangerous dog. To make a dog hunting wolves takes some twist in the selective breeding to break the barrier. There are a few bold dog breeds, which can go ahead and attack a wild wolf, if given a chance. Perhaps, many terriers wold do it, but they would end as kamikaze. The Borzoi is one wolf hunting breed. I have red old Russian writers about wolf hunting with borzois and learned that Borzois capable of catching and killing a wolf alone are exceptionally rare and, if they do it, it is usually not a mature male wolf, but rather a yearling, a female or a senile, injured or a diseased wolf. Despite all thrill and joy of old - fashioned style of wolf hunting in Russia, their Borzois were used in teams and in a combination with a bunch of good and wolf aggressive scent hounds and, of course, many hunters. With such a backing, no wonder, they killed wolves by the dozens every hunting season. I have a book in Russian "Pershinskaya okhota", by Valtsov. This is about most famous Borzoi kennel of Great Russian Prince Nikolai Nikolaevich. This is a very interesting reading, with about 100 pictures and drawings of the dogs and hunting scenes from the past. One interesting fact: I did not find even one picture, showing a Borzoi with such a fluffy coat like one can see in today's show Borzois. I found this picture in a Russian hunting forum. This is a Borzoi male, which occasionally catches and kills wolves alone. I guess those are not mature male wolves, but this is an accomplishment for a dog. Perhaps, the Taigan would be a better wolf hunting dog, if used alone or in a team of two-three dogs and without all those crowds of hunters and large teams of scent hounds. This particular Borozi did it several times. In Russia, wolves have never been exterminated and they did not need to be reintroduced. Therefore, the wolf hunting with dogs never stopped there. I would like to see a wolf hunting, like this, here, in USA. We do not have wolves in Virginia, only coyotes.

Edited November 30, 2007 by Vladimir

[lurcherchavvy 3]

interesting

[Guest MIKE1]

interesting

yet agane a good read. that looks a big dog. good stuff

Edited November 30, 2007 by MIKE1

[Paid 935]

I remeber reading that the coat as we see it today, is a result of out

crossing the Borzoi to Russian sheepdogs, a few hundred years ago though.

 

Like the look of these dogs, and a friend who breed my lucher has

one, that I would love to see on big land, after a hare.

[Lennard 10]

Hmmm...Vladimir, I think coyote is covered by a normal VA Hunting License and there is no specific law against catching it with dogs...so if you can find the dogs...there is normal fox hunting going on for sure...

 

L

[cúagusgiorraí 57]

Its great to see the borzoi doing its proper work it was bred to do. I didnt know the wolf killers were still in existance.

I hope it doesnt die out. Best of luck to the borzoi hunters!

[poacher9991 10]

THATS ON BIG DOG INTERESTING TOPIC THOUGH BET IT WOULD BE GOOD TO WATCH

[Guest FOXDOG]

I would LOVE to see that

[Paid 935]

I think in there current KC state, they would be as much use as tits on a bull, but

thats just what I've heard, and have no first hand experience with the breed.

[billybunter 72]

another great thread vladimir keep them coming

[Dawn B 212]

Good stuff Vlad, keep it coming.

[Guest john2007oliver]

Don't want to sound the n*b head, but all that blood on the wolf, why hasn't it got on the dogs mussel, and if wolves are so hard, why didn't it at least get a couple of bits on the dog and produce blood of its own?

 

Just curious

[lampingboy 52]

:ok: nice mate avent seen a wolf caught before

[leegreen 2,100]

interesting

You took the words right off of my fingers

[Nell 1]

I have heard of packs of Airedales which are used to hunt Coyote in some parts of the USA, would they not be capable? I would imagine it to be a fair old task for any dog to pull a wolf single handed though, whatever the breed.

Edited December 1, 2007 by Nell