Wolves: Kill 'Em All

CV32, whereabouts do you live, that gives you 'expertise' on what's going in on in this area of Alberta? The wolves have been expanding out into the farm areas, especially in the Blue Ridge, northern Mayerthorpe areas. There's a bounty on them due to this. If "The Rock' means you're from Nwfld, then I suggest you don't have any idea about that is going on here.

My 'expertise' goes well beyond where I live. But it is just as irrelevant as your "hunter's experience". Wolves don't care where I live, or where you live.

Your blather about protecting wolves sounds a bit to me like Pamela Anderson saying we should stop the Seal Hunt...

Go ahead and quote some "blather" from me where I said to "protect wolves". It may take a while, but I am willing to wait. And, in fact, during your search you might find something else entirely.

Keep in mind, that I'm talking about west-central Alberta wolves. I am not advocating going into remote, roadless territory and wiping them out.

Great. Then don't make silly comments like "kill em all". Its the equally foolish opposite of what Pamela Anderson and her ilk spew.
 
Indians don't seem to have a problem with wolves, they kind of revere them like they do the raven and the bear.
One could safely assume that they have a greater working knowledge of the Eco system than some tiny #### redneck who wants to shoot a wolf from a distance and feel like a big man.

Indians revere dogs as well, that's why some reserves are overrun with wild vicious curs. :rolleyes:

Grizz
 
Interesting indeed.
90gr bullets in grizzlie country.

kamlooky you should know me better than that by now.

I stated only what I was bringing for wolves I didn't say what I was bringing for bears/defence but since its being discussed now I'll share what other firearms I am taking.

For bear hunting I will be taking my 21" barreled Rem 700 LSS chambered in 375RUM for long range hunting out to 500 yards I will have my Leupold VX111 4.5-14X40mm B&C reticle scope mounted on QWR bases with QRW rings I will be loaded with 260gr Accubonds @ 3020fps I'll set it up this way when I am riding around on my motorcycle for them long distance wolves.

I have set this rifle up for everything so for all round hunting/defence I will have my VX3 1.5-5X20mm duplex reticle scope mounted once again with QRW rings I have this scope zeroed with 300gr A-Frames and Partitions @ 2775fps and FYI it only takes seconds to swap out scopes.

I also have it set up with my XS Sights tall Weaver backup ghost ring sights keep them in my butt stock pouch I load 350gr TSX @ 2450fps when I have this sight mounted scopes aren't the same in this pic I improved on them.

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For night or close in work re extremely thick bush I will also have my Marlin 1895GS in 45-70 loaded with 525gr Piledriver's @ 1600fps or 550gr Crater's @ 1580fps I have this rifle set up with a low Weaver XS Sights backup ghost ring sight mounted on the rear Warne 2 piece scope base and a Leupold 1X Prismatic lighted reticle scope monted on the front scope base I also have a Wild West Guns mag tube tactical light mount that I mount a Streamlight 200 Lumen TLR-Is HP tactical light onto.

Don't have a pic of this set up only this link to my 81 year old dad giving it a try for his first time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA8GD-7OwzA&list=UU7CKLC_j4lVFd-DpZwHO9HQ

Riding around on my motorcycle I will have the Rem 700 in 375RUM in my Kolpin gun case.

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Who am I kidding I probably have another rifle along it will sit across my handle bars = my 14" barreled T/C Contender carbine in 375JDJ loaded with 235gr bonded Claw bullets @ 2050fps and my son will have his Puma M92 Trapper in 44mag that holds 9 in the mag tube with him.

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This is our Denali LLama Alpacka Raft pack raft weighs 6lbs its designed for class 3 white water packs into a bag the size of a 4 man mountaineering tent.

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Indians revere dogs as well, that's why some reserves are overrun with wild vicious curs. :rolleyes:

Grizz
Wen the military base in Masset was open we had a wild dog Problem
Now that the base is more or less shut down the problem disappeared
At one time we had one pack of over 100 wild dogs from the base and that's just one pack
Now the base has bin close for over 10 years ther is no more problems with wild dogs
I would not be surprise if most of the problems ar created locally by your Neighbors
Ask your local trapper how many dogs he's caught wen the farmer was thinking he had a coyote problem
 
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Indians don't seem to have a problem with wolves, they kind of revere them like they do the raven and the bear.
One could safely assume that they have a greater working knowledge of the Eco system than some tiny #### redneck who wants to shoot a wolf from a distance and feel like a big man.

WOW another that has sucked the kool-aid = have you ever read Farley Mowat's book Never Cry Wolf where the native guys shoots the white wolves Farley is studying to buy himself new teeth?
 
That sounds interesting.
Bruce

Yes sir it is especially the buried treasure part.

I'm trying to figure out why I have been trusted with this insider info basically I've no idea why the gentleman decided to share this information with me but I guarantee it will be held in the up most confidence/trust until we find it.

I'm hoping beyond hope that it is still there and it can get placed where it belongs in a museum.
 
Bwhaaa haaa haa... talk about grasping...

I've never reported someone for trolling before but very recently I was coached by a mod on how to do it.

I told him I would never do that but when some guy posts this kind of mor*nic out of touch with reality stup*dity there is always a first time.
 
Bwhaaa haaa haa... talk about grasping...

I've never reported someone for trolling before but very recently I was coached by a mod on how to do it.

I told him I would never do that but when some guy posts this kind of mor*nic out of touch with reality stup*dity there is always a first time.

Aren't you the same guy that openly admitted he was trolling himself earlier and thumbing your nose at all that "bought in"....

I hope you have fun in your trip with your young lad.....
 
I was trolling only if you call this statement trolling
Sitting in a tree over bait isn't hunting = any optic or iron sight would work.

and yes I truly hope we will have a great time a trip of a lifetime for my little guy.
 
Cole-, there is absolutely no way the wolf population can be controlled by shooting them.
When wolves are at a normal level, that is, balanced with the prey available for them, hunters very rarely see any wolf.
The few that are shot by hunters are only the surplus, and a sure sign that wolves are getting ahead of their food supply.
Thus, hunters shooting every wolf they see does not only benefit the game population, but it actually is beneficial to the wolf population, by getting rid of a bit of a few of the surplus wolves.

Agree 100%. You want to knock down the wolf population? Shoot all the beavers, deer, and moose you can. Biologists say wolf dammes have larger litters when there is food source and need for new pack members. The wolf you shoot in the fall results in an extra pup or two in the spring.
Personally wouldn't shoot a wolf and have watched them on several (momentous!) occasions even through my rifle scope a couple times. Always was criticized for that so started not to mention it. Would love to see Eastern cougars back in Ontario too but that's me.
 
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WOW another that has sucked the kool-aid = have you ever read Farley Mowat's book Never Cry Wolf where the native guys shoots the white wolves Farley is studying to buy himself new teeth?

Actually, that only happens in the movie version. Before you suggest people read something, you should read it.
 
The final bit of Factoid Info, which I haven't brought up yet, and I'm amazed nobody else has is this:

The farming country now has more moose than Swan Hills.

Why?

#1. Mostly all private land. Posted: "No Hunting or Trespassing". The indiscriminate killing of cows and calves, Unregulated 'Hunting' which happens 12 months of the year up in Swan Hills, doesn't happen.
Everybody knows what I'm talking about, but you're not allowed to say it...

#2. Better weather. Never get the 4' deep snow in the areas SE of the big bush. Makes for excellent calf survival rates.

#3. Almost no wolves... almost...


Went out looking for coyotes last week. In about a 20 mile loop, through several of the township roads, we saw 5 moose. We weren't even looking for them. They're just 'everywhere', out in the farming areas.

There's a similar phenomenon happening out east is Sask, btw. Moose expanding out onto the prairie. All the same advantages apply there, as what's going on here.

I don't remember the last time I saw 5 moose in one day up in Swan Hills.
 
At one time moose were present along the Milk and Red Rivers so it is probably more correct to say that they are reclaiming range.
 
you may be on to something, Hunted last fall between Fort Assaboine and Swan Hills, didn't see a single moose.

saw some signs of 'unregulated' hunting, and one wolf who took off as soon as he saw me.


on the way home to Edmonton I saw 5 moose in the farm fields.

and moose like canola.
 
How many Grizzlies are in the Swan Hills? If the gov't says 25 there are probably 100, and they are a major predator of moose calves.
 
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