Strodtman Ranch

Big Hole Valley, Montana

March 1999

Back Ground:

• Yearling Bovine

• Nothing eaten

• Tissue compression from the bite with rupturing of muscles (hamburger effect)

• Died day after attack.

• Rancher didn't know that yearling was attacked thought it was sick at first.

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Begining autopsy in Brisket Area

Bit into arm pit

Cut into deep arm pit

Brisket

Hind Quarter

Skinned off hide

Rupture of muscles (hamburger effect) from bite

Teeth mark hole below hide

Rupture of muslces (hamburger effect) on hind quarter

Photos taken and used for official investigation of kill. Killing was a confimed wolf attack. Special thanks to G. McDougal for use of these photos. Photos property or G. McDougal.