Wolf Cartridge

I'd shoot any wolf with my .22 250 if that's what I had at the time. If I'm going out specifically for them its .243 minimum. For a decided wolf gun I'd go .260rem or .270win. Fan of both and might be a bit overkill but I know wolves rarely stand still for very long and can go a long ways with a marginal hit.

I follow a pretty good wolf hunter from Montana on Instagram. He uses a custom M700 .300rum.
 
Grizzly Adams said:
Been hunting for decades, never saw a wolf and then they seemed to be everywhere. Something definitely changed.

Grizz
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Yes, a couple things have changed. Wolves in the West are more common. I try to update my population tracking numbers every year or two. Their average body weight seems to have increased also, even if you narrow down the timeframe to the last ten years or so. I am "aiming" no pun intended for pelt preservation, so I like heavier jacketed .308s instead of the .22s to 6mms that tend to produce more damage. Easy in, easy out is my formula for fast kills and a good hide.
 
DVXDUDE said:
I follow a pretty good wolf hunter from Montana on Instagram. He uses a custom M700 .300rum.
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20,000 tags sold and ~300 wolves down total for Montana. I'd say that proves they're a tough animal to hunt. And that caliber is about the worst I can think of if there's any interest in selling the fur. Then again, most from the MT/WY/ID states just have a general hate for wolves.
 
ironsighter said:
You noticed that too, eh?

Funny (?) how the government thinks more restrictions on licensed hunters will save the moose populations in BC.
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Good post. They have decimated the West Country in Alberta.
I helped a friend on a moose hunt last year. We saw 2 moose in a week of hiking places only moose hunters would go. And at least a dozen wolves. Plus multiple wolf kills on deer. He ate his tag. It was the first time in a few years where we didn't kill a moose in there, either with archery or draw. It's more of a problem than I would have thought.
 
Buckmastr said:
Good post. They have decimated the West Country in Alberta.
I helped a friend on a moose hunt last year. We saw 2 moose in a week of hiking places only moose hunters would go. And at least a dozen wolves. Plus multiple wolf kills on deer. He ate his tag. It was the first time in a few years where we didn't kill a moose in there, either with archery or draw. It's more of a problem than I would have thought.
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Another few years of inaction by our governments and the populations will plummet hard. Then they'll move moose to LEH only - no more open seasons. A few more years of that, there will be no moose left because their two primary predators (by the numbers above) will continue to do what they do.

The only thing that could turn things around at this point is large scale helicopter culls of the wolves.

The tree hugging cucks in Vancouver won't support that, so it won't happen - and we'll lose our moose.
 
riversrest said:
As bcsteve says! Also, bullet weight and energy restrictions cannot be met by by lots of smaller calibres. So, it is in fact a calibre restriction and then some more! E.g. the 9.3x57 cannot be used in the YT for Bison unless you handload. The only available (Norma) factory load for 9.3x57 (from TEC) fails the parameters as outlined in YT hunting regs and CANNOT be used for hunting Bison there.

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RR: the 9.3x57 with the factory ammo from Norma is perfectly legal for hunting bison in the Yukon.
the energy at the muzzle needed is 2800 ft/lbs with 180 grains bullet and a caliber in .30, the 9.3x57 is 232 grains at 2875 ft/lbs with .366 caliber...
 
medvedqc said:
RR: the 9.3x57 with the factory ammo from Norma is perfectly legal for hunting bison in the Yukon.
the energy at the muzzle needed is 2800 ft/lbs with 180 grains bullet and a caliber in .30, the 9.3x57 is 232 grains at 2875 ft/lbs with .366 caliber...
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You looked it up eh?

So, have you ever chronoed the velocity claim on the box and calculated resulting impact energy?

If not go do it and you may be surprised what you get. Or is $4,- a pop a bit too rich for you?

Please enlighten us!

Edit: Factory ammo with taxes and shipping is closer to $5.15,- per round.
 
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riversrest said:
You looked it up eh?

So, have you ever chronoed the velocity claim on the box and calculated resulting impact energy?

If not go do it and you may be surprised what you get. Or is $4,- a pop a bit too rich for you?

Please enlighten us!

Edit: Factory ammo with taxes and shipping is closer to $5.15,- per round.
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i want to see the COs here with a radar able to detect the speed of ammo. a lot of hunters are using 45-70 with short barrels that does not meet the energy required but never heard of a charge for it ...

i do not shoot any factory ammo in 9.3x57 not because it is too expensive but because i can reload what i need. the accubond that does not work well in 9.3x62 are a wonder in 9.3x57 thanks to Anthony for that.

next time you are up for bison hunting here let me know who you are hunting with ...
 
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