Wolf

Rosier

Recently came to live in a remote mountain place...wonderful wild life.. deer , hares, birds...driving early one morning on a back lane through forestry was startled when a large animal crossed the road in front of me.. odd colour for a deer I thought then saw the backend,, too large for any dog and this is sheep country so dogs tend not to be loose

I asked my landlord and he admitted that a local man has a wolf and lets it runs loose...told the Chief Vet officer and the National Park people but as far as I know apart from telling ME any wolf must be muzzled and confined, nothing has been done.

Last full moon in the night hours I was riveted to hear it howling not too far away... stupid but I got up and locked the doors!

They are very clannish here so I have not found exactly where it is owned

aaakev

If like you say it is sheep country and someone was letting a wolf run loose it would not be for very long. It would be shot if it was disturbing sheep.

I would say it is some sort of hybrid and not a wolf, saw a doc about them in america before and cant remember what they call them...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I'm sorry but this does not make sense. Someone may be pulling your leg. If it is sheep country where a loose dog would not be tolerated then by God a loose wolf would not be allowed either.

Zoo4m8

Johnathan Glamorous Crayon wrote: »

I'm sorry but this does not make sense. Someone may be pulling your leg. If it is sheep country where a loose dog would not be tolerated then by God a loose wolf would not be allowed either.

Absolutely , if it was the case and your landlord knew about it, I can guarantee that local farmers would know about it also and in my experience it would not last five minutes!

Mickeroo

Yeah, have to say I'm pretty sceptical about this. What are the laws pertaining to owning something like a wolf or even a wolf hybrid?

aaakev

Mickeroo wrote: »

Yeah, have to say I'm pretty sceptical about this. What are the laws pertaining to owning something like a wolf or even a wolf hybrid?

Afaik there are no restrictions on owning any kind of animal in ireland

Birdnuts

Rosier wrote: »

Recently came to live in a remote mountain place...wonderful wild life.. deer , hares, birds...driving early one morning on a back lane through forestry was startled when a large animal crossed the road in front of me.. odd colour for a deer I thought then saw the backend,, too large for any dog and this is sheep country so dogs tend not to be loose

I asked my landlord and he admitted that a local man has a wolf and lets it runs loose...told the Chief Vet officer and the National Park people but as far as I know apart from telling ME any wolf must be muzzled and confined, nothing has been done.

Last full moon in the night hours I was riveted to hear it howling not too far away... stupid but I got up and locked the doors!

They are very clannish here so I have not found exactly where it is owned

What county are you in??

Rosier

It is a wolf.. this is a barely populated area the law barely touches and they tend not to be confrontational. Putting up with stuff they would not do elsewhere as happens in inbred places.
I asked a while later to be told with an anguished expression that yes the wolf is still running loose.
Left it there.

The authorities KNOW but seem to be ignoring it. Told me that any wolf kept had to be muzzled and penned.

They do know and are not denying it.

Possibly the owner has some clout above the farmers. I am still learning re the neighbourhood and some of it I would rather not know so I walk very carefully now

Rosier

Mickeroo wrote: »

Yeah, have to say I'm pretty sceptical about this. What are the laws pertaining to owning something like a wolf or even a wolf hybrid?

The laws are very clear as the Chief Vet officer told me.. whether the laws are applied is a very different matter in remote areas. Clearly no one hereabouts is going to abide by the law on this

And unless someone in authority does something nothing gets done

Sure it's only a wolf! What harm! :rolleyes:

Rosier

Zoo4m8 wrote: »

Absolutely , if it was the case and your landlord knew about it, I can guarantee that local farmers would know about it also and in my experience it would not last five minutes!

You don't know and nor did I until recently, the hierarchical structure in these remote areas. landlord IS a local farmer. I am aware there is more to this than meets the eye but am keeping my own head down now

There are family feuds going on.

Who can police in these scattered areas .. I can drive twenty miles and never see a house.. wild land and a lot of forestry it would take a lot of tracking down in this wilderness.

Until wolf bothers me....meanwhile I shall enjoy the wild life fully.

By the way someone told me they read on boards way back re a man in Leitrim literally living with wolves there.. cannot find it

Rosier

Johnathan Glamorous Crayon wrote: »

I'm sorry but this does not make sense. Someone may be pulling your leg. If it is sheep country where a loose dog would not be tolerated then by God a loose wolf would not be allowed either.

Nope; I saw it. Clearly and fully and the man who admitted it was reluctant to do so and is the most honest man I have ever met and he is not happy re the wolf.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Folks, don't feed the........wolf!

magicbastarder

aaakev wrote: »

Afaik there are no restrictions on owning any kind of animal in ireland

there are *lots* of animals you cannot keep as pets, afaik. most native mammals, for a start. you need a licence to handle certain types of animals too.

aaakev

Johnathan Glamorous Crayon wrote: »

Folks, don't feed the........wolf!

yeah i was gonna reply again but i think the op is taking the piss now....

magicbastarder wrote: »

there are *lots* of animals you cannot keep as pets, afaik. most native mammals, for a start. you need a licence to handle certain types of animals too.

Got a link? Iv heard of exotic animals being kept as pets in ireland, big cats ect... Not saying your wrong just curious now!

Amalgam

Mickeroo wrote: »

Yeah, have to say I'm pretty sceptical about this. What are the laws pertaining to owning something like a wolf or even a wolf hybrid?

A member of boards.ie (closed account), had wolf hybrids, here in Ireland, briefly referenced them in a PM or two..!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

A chap bred and sold "wolves" in Wicklow as few years ago - not too sure on how pure they were - but it's the story of one running loose in Kerry that I find too far fetched considering a loose dog would not be tolerated in the area because of sheep.

wexie

Rosier wrote: »

too large for any dog

oh really?

Most wolves are a lot smaller than a LOT of domestic dogs.
It's extremely unlikely to be an actual wolf

Dickie10

this is a wind up defo.

magicbastarder

aaakev wrote: »

Got a link? Iv heard of exotic animals being kept as pets in ireland, big cats ect... Not saying your wrong just curious now!

generally speaking (afaik), there are fewer restrictions on owning exotic animals than native animals, as the law within ireland would be there to protect native animals.

aaakev

magicbastarder wrote: »

generally speaking (afaik), there are fewer restrictions on owning exotic animals than native animals, as the law within ireland would be there to protect native animals.

Yeah sorry i should have been clearer in my original post! It was exotic animals i was refering to, i didnt have native animals in my thoughts at all...

Zoo4m8

Johnathan Glamorous Crayon wrote: »

A chap bred and sold "wolves" in Wicklow as few years ago - not too sure on how pure they were - but it's the story of one running loose in Kerry that I find too far fetched considering a loose dog would not be tolerated in the area because of sheep.

There was a chap by the old Wexford road just south of Arklow bred and sold them, they could be seen in their pens from the road, was by that way the other day and the wolves are gone, seems to be breeding boy racer mobiles now

And yeah, if it looks like a wind up, etc..

Grolschevik

Rosier wrote: »

too large for any dog

Maybe it was a direwolf?

After all, winter is coming...

dodderangler

I seen one in Dublin mountains last week.
Also seen a muntjac , a were-cat and a hobgoblin playing cards in the field aswell. Reckon the wolf was just late for te party.

wexie

dodderangler wrote: »

I seen one in Dublin mountains last week.
Also seen a muntjac , a were-cat and a hobgoblin playing cards in the field aswell. Reckon the wolf was just late for te party.

No wonder if he was coming all the way from Kerry, hard to get a bus when you're a wolf

Mickeroo

I think this thread has run it's course.