Hunting for wolves by creating a corridor of red flags at one time became the central motive for the song of the same name by Vladimir Semenovich Vysotsky. Thanks to this work, at one time the whole country learned about the method of destroying a forest predator, even those people who had never taken a hunting rifle in their hands. Question: Are wolves really afraid of red flags and don't go beyond them?
The gray woodsman is actually afraid of anything he doesn't encounter on a regular basis, including humans. And this form of behavior is not unique to wolves. A significant part of forest animals, especially small and medium-sized relative to humans, will show increased caution when confronted with civilization. Of course, you don’t need to check on your own whether the wolves will attack: where a lone wolf prefers to watch from the bushes, a pack of wolves will definitely decide to organize a hearty meal for themselves. Although, if the wolf does not plan an attack, then most people most likely will not even notice it. And all because wolves have an excellent sense of smell. And as soon as the robber's nose smells an incomprehensible, unknown smell, his instincts make him show increased caution, bordering on cowardice.
Most often, wolves attack people when the forest becomes hungry. Rabid animals cause a fair amount of problems, but such animals will always wander alone and, due to the specifics of the disease, will not be afraid of anything at all. We are primarily interested in healthy pack wolves. So when it gets hungry, wolves begin to pose a danger not only in the forest, but also go out into human settlements. Gray robbers attack villages, farms, grazing herds of domestic animals, they catch and strangle cattle, dogs, chickens, cats, they attack lonely people. To prevent this from happening, wolves are purposefully shot.
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The above is important to know in order to understand the behavior of wolves. The thing is that wolves are not afraid of flags. They are afraid of the smell of a person that comes from them. The flags themselves have little effect on the wolf. This hunting tool works in combination with hunters and dogs that drive wolves into the corridor. Being in a stressful state and not having time to understand the situation, the predators flee, avoiding sources of an incomprehensible smell in the hope of not getting into even more trouble. Thus the human hunter uses the instincts of the wolves against themselves. On the other hand, it is important to understand that if you leave a wolf with red flags alone in a calm environment, then he will sniff them and, making sure that the unknown object is safe, will bypass. Including after the "acquaintance" the wolf will be able to pass through the flags.
If you want to know even more interesting things, then you should read about Is it possible to take what you have found with impunity? fresh animal carcass in the forest.
A source: https://novate.ru/blogs/011221/61435/