Could you beat a wolf in a fight with your bare hands?

irishScott · Mar 3, 2012

sandorski said:
Sure, they are quick, no denying it, but with that advantage they also have the disadvantage of having no Arms. A wolf could temporarily immobilize 1 arm with its' jaws, but that leaves the second arm free to counter attack.

And by temporarily immobilize you mean bite down and shred enough arteries and bone so that over the course of wrestling it to the down you pass out from blood loss. And then it kills you.

OP is a joe musclehead who will probably die when he attempts to remove a rabid raccoon.

Human beings are some of the most frail animals on the planet overall. Our advantage is in intelligence. Physically we're not a match for much against anything even half our size.

sandorski · Mar 3, 2012

irishScott said:
And by temporarily immobilize you mean bite down and shred enough arteries and bone so that over the course of wrestling it to the down you pass out from blood loss. And then it kills you.

OP is a joe musclehead who will probably die when he attempts to remove a rabid raccoon.

Human beings are some of the most frail animals on the planet overall. Our advantage is in intelligence. Physically we're not a match for much against anything even half our size.

Immobilize - have a hold of

IHateMyJob2004 · Mar 3, 2012

I always figured that anything that weighs 40 pounds that can be grabbed by the scruff, can be taken to the ground and have it's neck stomped.

IHateMyJob2004 · Mar 3, 2012

Did some research. Wolf attacks are VERY rare.

Like 1 every ten years resulting in fatality rare. And I would prefer to be attacked by a coyote.

For a coyote, kick it in the ribs and snap it's neck. Ribs in coyotes are very week. A 12 year old can break them with a kick. An adult should be able to devastate a coyote.

OverVolt · Mar 3, 2012

Get a hand under one of their front front paws, wrap around neck, flip them over and pin them by the neck, where they can't look down far enough to bite. Proceed to beat the shit out of the wolf.

foghorn67 · Mar 4, 2012

A guy on a buffalo can take a wolf down easily. C'mon, he can slap a mountain lion.

arrfep · Mar 4, 2012

When I was a kid, my neighbors were a family of Greek immigrants. Dad was the kind of guy who always had five o'clock shadow and whose hands could crush granite. Story was that when he was in his twenties, back on the Island, he got attacked by a wolf while in the forest. After a struggle, he got his hands inside its mouth and killed it by tearing its jaw open. I had no real reason to believe the story...but no reason to doubt it either. I've never known a man so gentle...yet so intimidating.

Anyway. Could I do it? Depends. Maybe after the wolf was distracted by me shitting my pants.

William Gaatjes · Mar 4, 2012

I had the idea to try my google fu to find a nice wildlife episode about wolves in action.

But it seems youtube is infested with young people who have seen the movie twilight...

Anyway, here is a movie with a stuntman attacked by trained wolves (or wolf dog mix ?) , for a movie.
It is all scripted and no gore.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=118AqVJxNqU

It gives you an idea of the size...

Growling for the meat...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=118AqVJxNqU#t=68s

William Gaatjes · Mar 4, 2012

And police dog training.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc5P8n3LRak

It is all scripted, the screaming is acting. But you will see the strength of i think German shepherds.

Glitchny · Mar 4, 2012

lol no I would not survive, almost nobody would.

"Single wolves have occasionally been observed to kill large prey such as moose, bison and muskoxen unaided."

Strong enough to take down a moose 1 on 1, twice as fast as a person, more agile than a person, and all it needs is one shot to a vital area and you're done.

Veliko · Mar 4, 2012

OverVolt said:
Get a hand under one of their front front paws, wrap around neck, flip them over and pin them by the neck, where they can't look down far enough to bite. Proceed to beat the shit out of the wolf.

Exactly.

All the scaredy cats are just buying into the wolfy propaganda.

IronWing · Mar 4, 2012

Would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?

wirednuts · Mar 4, 2012

Veliko said:
Exactly, they are living off their reputation.

Some dogs get really upset by black things. My mate's dog would go mental if you started waving a black bin-liner near him so a wolf might suffer the same way.

i didnt believe you! but i just saw mom yesterday and she has a new dog.. a little one and i guess it HATES black clothing. if youre wearing black, she goes apeshit.

so weird! but i think it just makes her mad, not 'upset and disinterested'

silverpig · Mar 4, 2012

Wrap your jacket around its head.

irishScott · Mar 4, 2012

silverpig said:
Wrap your jacket around its head.

This is probably the best idea in the thread.

alkemyst · Mar 4, 2012

atot, the new beast!

Powermoloch · Mar 4, 2012

I'll have to press "E" right at the right time :colbert:

3chordcharlie · Mar 4, 2012

sandorski said:
I reckon almost anyone could, if they were willing to take some damage. I think shoving your fist down their throat oughta 'bout do it. Then you'd have to face the rest of the Pack.

/thread

A single wolf probably wins the fight more than half the time. If it's on it's own, where it doesn't belong, it's likely hungry, scared, and possibly rabid.

A pack is going to win every single time, likely without significant injury. (OP implies 'unarmed fight' a gun might help, if the pack is small enough).

classy · Mar 4, 2012

This thread has a lot laughs. Most wolves weigh about 100 lbs and can be as large as 120-140lbs. That is lean dense muscle. Wolves are significantly stronger and far more powerful than even the strongest domesticated dogs. Wolves hunt BIG GAME and a single wolf will even challenge a 500 lb bear. Wolves are some of the most gifted hunters and killers in the wild. They also have a large threshold for pain. With no weapons of any kind a wolf will kill any human being on this planet 99.9% of the time. And a wolf will fight to the death.

classy · Mar 4, 2012

LOL

And this one is some what domesticated and he wasn't even attacking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwB2Lzkacps

Human with no weapons, ain't nothing but a meal.

sleep · Mar 4, 2012

lothar · Mar 4, 2012

SaDiZTiKStyLeZ said:

My favorite character in Killer Instinct. :wub:
His soundtrack in the game rocks too. :thumbsup:

Crono · Mar 4, 2012

All about avoiding a bite to critical areas.

I can't honestly say I would definitely beat a wolf in a fight (nor would I like to try, and most wolves wouldn't be up to it, anyway), but if I kept my wits about me I think I would.

A bear or large cat, though, would tear me to shreds regardless. Most unarmed humans can't do enough damage to an angered adult lion, tiger, or bear (oh my!).
Wolves and coyotes are only threats - and very rarely - to adult humans when they are in packs.

sleep · Mar 4, 2012

wolves are going extinct so let them eat you.

wirednuts · Mar 4, 2012

classy said:
LOL

And this one is some what domesticated and he wasn't even attacking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwB2Lzkacps

Human with no weapons, ain't nothing but a meal.

that is scary... doesnt look like he just locks on either- its chomp chomp chomp faster then you can see. nevermind, i dont want to fight a wolf

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