Decades ago, in the untamed wilderness of Alaska, a man stumbled upon a timber wolf ensnared and grievously injured by a trap. It was evident to him that the wolf was on the brink of death, rapidly losing blood due to the trap’s cruel grip.
Initially, the sight of the imposing creature sent a jolt of fear through the man, but he soon realized the wolf was too weak and fatigued to pose any threat, likely having been trapped for several days without food or water. Despite his apprehension, the man noticed signs of lactation on the wolf, a clear indication that she was a mother with dependent pups somewhere out there, desperately needing her for their survival. The question of their whereabouts weighed heavily on him. Determined to rescue both the mother wolf and her hidden offspring, he knew he had to act swiftly.
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The man knew that he needed to help the mother wolf and that things could get very dangerous. He decided to backtrack her pawmarks and venture out into the woods so that he could locate her babies. Luckily, he found a den approximately a half a mile away.
As the man imitated wolf howls, 4 wee pups came out of hiding. They were so famished that they began suckling on the man’s fingers. The man cautiously carried them in his bag and reunited them with their mama, who embraced her little ones with deep emotional whimpers!
Despite the man’s kind gesture and good intentions, the protective mama still did not trust him to come near her. But the man knew she would starve to death at this rate. So he thoughtfully brought her the remains of a freshly dead deer to quell her hunger.
Over the next few days, the man camped near the still-bound mama wolf and her cubs. He spent his time prospecting and finding food for the wolf. He even bonded with the cubs! One day, out of the blue, the mama began wagging her tail slightly while he fixed her supper!
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The man took a leap of faith and approached to free the wolf. She eventually licked his hands and allowed him to release her from the nasty trap, which had badly damaged her paw. Once free, she began limping home. However, she made an abrupt stop and coaxed her savior to follow her!
The mama wolf took him to a mountain meadow and introduced him to her pack. It was a life-altering experience for the man as he interacted with so many wolves who treated him like a part of the pack. The mama howled mournfully as the man bid farewell, not knowing they were fated to meet again many years.
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Four years after his first misadventure to Coho Creek, the man found himself in another one. Similar to the time before, he was hunting for steel traps by the bog. But just then, a bear charged out of nowhere and chased him. For someone facing danger for the second time at Coho Creek, he did something really smart. Since the man was at the end of his, he decided to let out loud “Wolf cries” in the rush of the moment. Finally, relief came when an eerie familiar shape showed up before his eyes! The wolf he saved years ago, came to his rescue.
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