wolves

[tiller]

This fall Montana should have a wolf hunt if the anti's don't sue and tie the hunt up in court, and they're threatening to. I would love to put one on the stretcher but I'm not really sure how to target just a wolf. The regs state no baiting, lures or electronic calls. I've called coyotes in wolf country and have never called a wolf in that I know of. I see a few a year but see sign just about everytime I'm in the woods. Has anyone here ever hunted wolves? any thoughts or suggestions?

[Coyotehunter]

You are not going to find to many guys with wolf experience. More than just a big coyote, but very habituall in there actions. I think if you are seeing lots of sign it should allow you to start patterning a particular animal or two. If you can find a book called "Wolves of North America" or "Last of the Loners" by Stanely P. Young you will find both very informative and a great read. both books deal exclusively with wolves and the methods used by goverment hunters to capture them.

[Dcoy]

Sounds like the regs say no baiting but if that doesn't prevent you from hunting over 'dead critters', dead cattle,deer,elk,whatever likely would work.Especially if a rancher is on your list of contacts-a rancher who is having problems.
Beaver carcasses,moose/deer remains work in Ontario so should there.

[Smith]

Hi, I have a couple of suggestions. Try using a moose call, they seem to show up around everybodies moose camp when they are calling. You could also try howling, wolves will often come to kill a coyote, seems to work in some areas. Biggest thing is finding the area they are in, they travel a bunch. Had some buddies follow some last winter, they gave up after 20+ miles of rough bush country. Be prepared for some long shots, and if you think coyotes can bust you, wolves are even tougher. Good luck.

[lyonch]

im sure hunting wolves is hard but i look at it this way: there has always been a bounty of some sort on coyotes as long as i can ever remember from old time hunters and the coyote is still around in strong numbers. The wolf had a bounty put on it and it was damn near shot and trapped to extinction. So if you ask me a coyote must be the smartest animal out there. I would like to hunt and shoot a wolf though.

[Coyotehunter]

I think the sheer amount of country a wolf will travel on any given day is what makes them difficult to remove in a timely manner.

[Smith]

HI Chris, no doubt the coyote has adapted way better than the wolf has. If you want to come up and try a hunt, not many places better than northern sask.

[LeviM]

Isn't that were "wooly" is from, Randy Andersons Buddy! That guys is a riot, if I could meet him I will be up Sask. in no time

[Smith]

Hi Levi, not sure if wooly is from here, there are at least a dozen people in sask, unfortunately I only know 10 of them. You should come on up anyway, at least 3 or 4 of the folks I know are fun too....they're not friends mind you, only have one of those...

[Prairie Ghost]

Just getting the wolves located in their territory is going to be the biggest problem. You could call all day with good sign but wolves run such a big area that they could be a long ways away and not have a chance of hearing you. Most of the same sounds should work although i think i would move to the bigger prey animals. Just my two cents have been planning on tring a trip for them for a few years but just never got it done.

[tiller]

Thanks for the replies and I agree with those that mentioned how much country wolves inhabit. I live in big, steep timbered country and in my mind I just can't see how I'm going to do this wolf hunting thing successfully without some kind of luck.

[Fallguy]

Isn't that were "wooly" is from, Randy Andersons Buddy! That guys is a riot, if I could meet him I will be up Sask. in no time

If I remember right from the commentary Wooly is from either Rabbit Lake or Rabbit Leg. Couldn't tell what he said.

[Smith]

could be Rabbitt Lake, little place about 3 hours east of me. Great country!