Winter of 1970-71? We were in central Iowa looking for a fresh coyote track to put our two hounds on. One hound was a large Black-N-Tan male weghing 110 lbs. The other hound was a male Walker hound maybe 60 lbs or so.
Both were tough experienced coyote dogs.
We turned out the hounds on a fresh coyote track going into a 2x2 mile hilly timbered section. Once they took off, all the other guys in their trucks slowly drove around the section looking for the push out.
An hr or so into it. My Dad's friend & I sat a top of a high hill over looking a long wide open foothill valley. Shortly there after we seen 3 canines coming our way over 1/2 mile out.
As the 3 drew nearer. We seen both hounds right on the heels of a very large dusky[dark] colored wolf. They were all chugging up a deep snowed ridgeline about a city block from us. B+T was right on that wolf's rump, grabbing the hair on it's tail.
We lost sight of them over the ridgeline. We grabbed our firearms & trudged as quick as we could through the hilly deep snow drifted sloughs. It took us about 1/2 hr just to get to that ridgeline. It was exhausting but we thought they would catch that wolf. Et the wolf would win the battle. Wolf was another 4" or so taller @ the shoulder than the B&T. Which was a tall heavy hound.
As we neared the ridgeline. We seen both hounds slowly slogging our way. They were both plastered in blood & bitten/punctured so many times on the face/muzzle, head & upper chest area. Looked like they were shot with a shotgun @ close range.
The hounds could barely stand as they were completely exhausted from the run & the fight. We packed snow in their largest wounds to clot off the bleeding. They were both a mess.
After tending to the hounds. We topped over the ridgeline. There just over the ridge we could see where the wolf had spun around 180 to fight the dogs. They battled in a 50' area or so on the high hillside. Area was beat down with tracks & blood was every where. The wolf was gone. Two tough hounds got their butt kicked by a lone wolf.
There wasn't suppose to be any wolves in Iowa.
Both were tough experienced coyote dogs.
We turned out the hounds on a fresh coyote track going into a 2x2 mile hilly timbered section. Once they took off, all the other guys in their trucks slowly drove around the section looking for the push out.
An hr or so into it. My Dad's friend & I sat a top of a high hill over looking a long wide open foothill valley. Shortly there after we seen 3 canines coming our way over 1/2 mile out.
As the 3 drew nearer. We seen both hounds right on the heels of a very large dusky[dark] colored wolf. They were all chugging up a deep snowed ridgeline about a city block from us. B+T was right on that wolf's rump, grabbing the hair on it's tail.
We lost sight of them over the ridgeline. We grabbed our firearms & trudged as quick as we could through the hilly deep snow drifted sloughs. It took us about 1/2 hr just to get to that ridgeline. It was exhausting but we thought they would catch that wolf. Et the wolf would win the battle. Wolf was another 4" or so taller @ the shoulder than the B&T. Which was a tall heavy hound.
As we neared the ridgeline. We seen both hounds slowly slogging our way. They were both plastered in blood & bitten/punctured so many times on the face/muzzle, head & upper chest area. Looked like they were shot with a shotgun @ close range.
The hounds could barely stand as they were completely exhausted from the run & the fight. We packed snow in their largest wounds to clot off the bleeding. They were both a mess.
After tending to the hounds. We topped over the ridgeline. There just over the ridge we could see where the wolf had spun around 180 to fight the dogs. They battled in a 50' area or so on the high hillside. Area was beat down with tracks & blood was every where. The wolf was gone. Two tough hounds got their butt kicked by a lone wolf.
There wasn't suppose to be any wolves in Iowa.
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