Probably because Wolverines are vicious carnivores?
Just because he is from texas, doesn't mean he is cut off from the rest of the world and doesn't know what wolverines are.
Vicious carnivores? B-but

It's adorable! How could something like that be vi-
The wolverine has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times its size.
Oh okay
You win.
Hm..."ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size"
kinda like a Combat Engineer, amirite guys?