Somewhere between Merrill and Marathon City Wisconsin, a hunter allegedly snapped the pictures below of the 168 pound Wolf that he had just shot.................I just cannot fathom killing such a beautiful animal...........We do not eat wolves, do not use their skins as clothing............To take this type creature from the wild seems more than misguided-----It is just plain wrong!

 

 

MOST BIOLOGISTS WILL TELL YOU THAT THE BIGGEST WOLVES IN THE WORLD TOP OFF AT 120-130 POUNDS, BUT SUPPOSEDLY THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DOCUMENTATION OF WOLVES WEIGHING UP TO 175-190 POUNDS .......................................IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE PICTURES BELOW TRULY DEPICT A 168 POUND WOLF, SUPPOSEDLY KILLED BY THE HUNTER IN THE PICTURE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN MARATHON CITY AND MERRILL, WISCONSIN?

 

 

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STATS ON WOLVES

Average life span in the wild:

6 to 8 years

Size:

Head and body, 36 to 63 in (91 to 160 cm); Tail, 13 to 20 in (33 to 51 cm)

Weight:

40 to 175 lbs (18 to 79 kg)

Group name:

Pack

Protection status:

Endangered

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man