Going to try hunting wolves, any suggestions?

It IS legal to bait wolves in BC. Not sure about Alberta.

A 22-250 should be fine if you make a solid hit with a solid bullet. I would put it at the low end for wolves, though.
Wolves can be very tough customers.
 
Spoiled meat ain't gonna kills wolves. They eat worse than that. Also aspirin is not going to case internal bleeding like I think you're suggesting. Warfarin, maybe, would be more effective, as would 1080, but that would be highly illegal to do so as far as I'm aware.
If you wanna kill something, there are much, much better methods.
 
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If you really want to control wolf populations you may consider getting a trapping license and trapping them or get in contact with some trappers and see if they can help you out. Gonna try my hand at trapping some in the coming weeks when I get up to the northern line.
 
ElkMasterC said:
It IS legal to bait wolves in BC. Not sure about Alberta.

A 22-250 should be fine if you make a solid hit with a solid bullet. I would put it at the low end for wolves, though.
Wolves can be very tough customers.
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so a .22-250 is not really your first choice or first recommendation.

I bought one for yotes thinking it would also be good for wolves. I have larger calibres, so I'm not dedicated to using it.
 
I totally forgot about this thread. I agree on the 303. Thinking I'll take my replica 4T on the next hunt and my Garand for back up or if they come in too close. A friend up here has been having good luck with a predator call lately. We just got a pile of deep fluffy snow, with any luck the hunting has been getting tough for them. I haven't gone hunting since the opening week of Elk season, worked every day since.
 
Heavier calibers using tougher big game bullets don't tend to do much damage to wolf pelts, and most of the guys I know who have shot wolves have just used whatever big game rifle they had on hand. I've got a wolf pelt an arms length from my computer that has a .375 entrance hole in one side and an exit hole about .6 on the other side that fell to a 285 grain grand slam from a .375 H&H.
 
I suggest wearing one of these. The wolves will be all over you ;)

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I have shot wolves with a 22lr, 6mm, 7-08, 308 and 338. The 22 was to finish ones I had trapped and was a 10 foot shot to the noggin.

The one I tagged with the 6mm was in a pack of 6-8. It was a 300 yard shot with the wolf sittin, facing me, in mid howl. I believe I hit it in the chest with my 100gr deer load. When I hit it the rest of the rest of the pack went bezerk, howling and yipping. It was just before dark so I left it to the next morning. I found a very good blood trail that disappeared in 100 yards, never did find it.

The 7-08 was on a wolf that ran at me while pushing bush for deer. It realized I was not a deer at 20 feet and wheeled around and stopped to look back at me at 40-50 feet. I chest shot it, facing me and it dropped right there but it did hop and flop around for close to a minute, I found the 140 grain accubond just under the hide of the far rear leg.

308 and 338 were longer shots but put them down within 50 yards and were what I was carrying while moose/deer hunting. I just skin mine for the fur auction for trim. None of the hides were ruined by the shot and the hole was easily sewn up.

If I was targetting wolves I would take the 300wsm or my 25-06 as both shoot accurately at long range. I wouldn't worry about clip capacity or having special guns for close work because there not going to attack you, if they are that close you probably won't even know they are there.
 
One of my favourite ways to catch dogs ( fox ,coyote wolf) was to freeze one or two Beaver carcasses into the ice. I would leave half or so sticking out so the ravens and dogs had something to get them interested.they would work on that bait for a long time trying to get at the frozen stuff.If it's legal there to bait it may work for you I used to shoot quite a few hanging around when I checked my traps.By the way the reason I mention Ravens is I think the dogs would come and check what they where making all the noise about not that I shot them
 
I wouldn't use .22 calibers for wolves unless in a snare or trap. They are amazingly tenacious, and can be hard to put down. They can travel for miles even hard hit with the smaller calibers. Don't worry about using a bigger caliber for wolves, it won't damage the hide much. I have modded an SKS for wolf hunting this winter as a bush gun. Hopefully I can run into a pack and get more than one with the semi auto... and yes they will always come into a beaver carcass. Most I have left out don't last 24hrs and it is gone...
 
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I wouldn't use .22 calibers for wolves unless in a snare or trap. They are amazingly tenacious, and can be hard to put down. They can travel for miles even hard hit with the smaller calibers. Don't worry about using a bigger caliber for wolves, it won't damage the hide much. I have modded an SKS for wolf hunting this winter as a bush gun. Hopefully I can run into a pack and get more than one with the semi auto... and yes they will always come into a beaver carcass. Most I have left out don't last 24hrs and it is gone...
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Try freezing half of them in you 'll get a month or more depending on when the melt comes everything that passes buy will have a look and try and dig it out.
Bruce
 
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