{"id":2386422,"date":"2025-01-04T12:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T17:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trappers-catch-massive-wolf-in-alaska-the-largest-many-experts-have-ever-seen\/"},"modified":"2025-01-04T12:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T17:42:11","slug":"trappers-catch-massive-wolf-in-alaska-the-largest-many-experts-have-ever-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trappers-catch-massive-wolf-in-alaska-the-largest-many-experts-have-ever-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"Trappers Catch Massive Wolf in Alaska, The Largest Many Experts Have Ever Seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrappers-catch-massive-wolf-in-alaska-the-largest-many-experts-have-ever-seen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386422&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On December 22, 2022, two trappers in \u200bFairbanks, Alaska, Morgan Evans and \u2064Bob Standley, captured a massive\u2064 wolf weighing 149.6 pounds. This catch sparked excitement as it is indeed one \u2064of the largest wolves ever documented. The wolf, \u2064which is notable for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/npr-cutting-10-of-workforce\/\" title=\"NPR Cutting 10% of Workforce\">substantial size<\/a>, was verified on a certified scale. According to Tyler freel, a \u2062staff writer and wolf trapper, this wolf significantly surpassed their\u200d previous record of 118 pounds, which was already regarded as a robust <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">weight<\/a> for a male wolf.<\/p>\n<p>Freel points out that the\u200c typical weight range for adult male wolves in\u2064 Alaska falls between 100 and 110 pounds,making the captured wolf exceptionally large. Even experienced trappers like Al Barnette, who has handled many \u200dwolves, stated he had\u200b never encountered one over 140 pounds. The past record for the largest wolf caught\u2063 in Alaska was 175 \u2062pounds, captured by Frank Glaser in 1939, even though that wolf&#8217;s weight may have been inflated as \u2063it was identified to have a full stomach.<\/p>\n<p>the capture of the 149.6-pound wolf adds to the ongoing interest in wolf sizes in Alaska, highlighting the\u2062 meaningful variations\u200d and extremes encountered in the wild. The event illustrates the remarkable nature of wildlife\u2064 in Alaska and the thrill that comes \u2062with such rare\u200d encounters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two trappers in Fairbanks, Alaska, caught one of the largest wolves ever encountered in the wild shortly before Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Freel, a staff writer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/hunting\/alaskan-trappers-catch-149-pound-wolf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outdoor Life<\/a> based in Fairbanks, wrote that two local recreational trappers, Morgan Evans and Bob Standley, notified him on Dec. 22 shortly after they caught the creature.<\/p>\n<p>The writer received a picture of the enormous black wolf along with a message: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re taking it to get it weighed on a certified scale right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Freel recounted, &ldquo;I knew, as well as he did, that this could be one of the largest wolves ever recorded.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The massive predator indeed weighed 149.6 pounds on a certified scale, easily exceeding any other wolf any of the experienced trappers had previously handled.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Evans told me that the heaviest wolf they had ever caught before this was 118 pounds &mdash; a normal top-end weight for a really big male wolf,&rdquo; Freel continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you talk to experienced wolf trappers, the heaviest wolves usually weigh in the 120 to 130 pound range but aren&rsquo;t common,&rdquo; he noted.<\/p>\n<p>The wolf was weighed by Al Barnette, another local trapper and fur tanner who serves as a member on the Alaska Board of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/55-year-old-school-worker-goes-hunting-fired-superintendent-shooting-deer-field\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>. Even Barnette, who has &ldquo;handled hundreds, if not thousands, of wolves in his career,&rdquo; has never seen a wolf that exceeded 140 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Freel, who has skinned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elderly-woman-found-living-among-dozens-feral-wolf-dog-hybrids-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wolves<\/a>, lynx, wolverines, and other creatures, has himself handled about 375 wolves. But none of them came close in scale to the wolf caught by Evans and Standley.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The largest I ever saw was a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">blue color-phase wolf<\/a> that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pregnant-texas-teen-and-boyfriend-found-dead\/\" title=\"Texas teen and boyfriend found dead, both pregnant\">friend found dead<\/a> and frozen. He was investigating a flock of ravens he saw perched in some brush that had been attracted to the carcass,&rdquo; Freel recalled.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We couldn&rsquo;t determine its cause of death, but assumed it had been shot and lost, asserting that a visible wound we found on it was a bullet hole that had been opened up by the ravens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That wolf weighed 123 pounds on Freel&rsquo;s scale. &ldquo;I have seen only four or five wolves that broke the 120-pound mark,&rdquo; the writer added.<\/p>\n<p>The average weight for an adult male wolf in Alaska is between 100 pounds and 110 pounds, according to a webpage from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adfg.alaska.gov\/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&amp;articles_id=503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alaska Department Fish and Game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That webpage chronicled some of the largest wolves ever caught in Alaska, among which the black wolf caught by Evans and Standley was easily a contender.<\/p>\n<p>The largest wolf mentioned in the article weighed 175 pounds and was caught by trapper Frank Glaser in the summer of 1939.<\/p>\n<p>But that wolf had a stomach full of meat, and as Freel noted, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s unclear if he weighed it in the field.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Tyler Freel, a local Outdoor Life writer, reported that Morgan Evans and Bob Standley informed him on December 22 about their catch. They sent a photo of the massive black wolf along with a message stating they were taking it to be weighed on a certified scale. Freel noted that this could potentially be one of the largest wolves ever documented. The wolf weighed in at 149.6 pounds on the scale, surpassing any previous catches by these experienced trappers.<\/p>\n<p>Evans mentioned that their heaviest prior catch was 118 pounds\u2014a typical maximum for large male wolves\u2014while Freel pointed out that most experienced trappers see weights around 120 to 130 pounds as rare. The wolf was weighed by Al Barnette, another local trapper and member of the Alaska Board of Game, who has never encountered a wolf over 140 pounds in his extensive career handling hundreds or thousands of them.<\/p>\n<p>Freel himself has skinned around 375 wolves but had never seen one close to this size; he recalled only seeing four or five exceed the 120-pound mark throughout his experience. According to Alaska Department Fish and Game data, adult male wolves typically weigh between 100 and 110 pounds in Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>The article also referenced an even larger wolf caught by Frank Glaser in summer 1939 that weighed 175 pounds but had been found with its stomach full of meat; it&#8217;s uncertain if it was weighed accurately in the field<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2386423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picture-84.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8320,47908,19919,21867],"class_list":["post-2386422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alaska","tag-trapping","tag-wildlife","tag-wolf"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picture-84.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386422"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386426,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386422\/revisions\/2386426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2386423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}