Oregon Elk Hunter Shoots A Wolf He Said Charged At Him

An Oregon elk hunter shot and killed a wolf he said was charging him, Oregon State Police and ODFW said.

The hunter, a 38-year-old man from Clackamas, Ore., who was not named in a news release, will not be charged in the case. The Union County district attorney’s office reviewed evidence and said the man acted in self-defense.

ODFW’s acting wolf program coordinator, Robyn Brown, said it was the first known incident of a wolf being shot in self-defense.

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