WOW that sure sucks. I can see why you want to take your time
We have no wolves but can take as many coyotes as we can hit
They are a bit bigger here also than what I have seen out west and in Ontario
take care
Blew it on a wolf - Season 10!
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WOW that sure sucks. I can see why you want to take your time
We have no wolves but can take as many coyotes as we can hit
They are a bit bigger here also than what I have seen out west and in Ontario
take care
My72Jeep and I went out to the hydro line and had a single wolf and a pack of 6 or so howling but nothing came out. Beautiful afternoon, cold crisp sunny and no wind.
After messing with his wife's petulant snowmobile this afternoon (and she is officially a CGN member today going by QHPenny), my wife and I took a drive north to check out the beaver flood and the cattle truck rollover site to see if there was any activity. All quiet up there so decided to check out the hydro line as I threw out some cattle bones last night. The sun was just setting and QHP and M72J were driving out. They had seen nothing although had put up one earlier this afternoon checking their new bait.
When we got to the hydro line, I got out and was looking at a wolf track on a snowmobile track going up to the ridge I usually sit on. My wife tells "There's a wolf" from the truck, so I grabbed my rifle out of the case and ran across the road and over the snowbank.I couldn't see it and she told me how far down and that it was obscured in the grass. Then it looked out onto a snowmobile track and started to run slowly down it. Got it in the crosshairs, flicked the safety off and pulled a 5.2 Richter scale flinch on the trigger. Shot went over him and it hightailed it into the bush.
When I called QHP she was kind enough to point out that I missed the last animal I shot at out there!
Back out tomorrow...
After messing with his wife's petulant snowmobile this afternoon (and she is officially a CGN member today going by QHPenny), my wife and I took a drive north to check out the beaver flood and the cattle truck rollover site to see if there was any activity. All quiet up there so decided to check out the hydro line as I threw out some cattle bones last night. The sun was just setting and QHP and M72J were driving out. They had seen nothing although had put up one earlier this afternoon checking their new bait.
When we got to the hydro line, I got out and was looking at a wolf track on a snowmobile track going up to the ridge I usually sit on. My wife tells "There's a wolf" from the truck, so I grabbed my rifle out of the case and ran across the road and over the snowbank.I couldn't see it and she told me how far down and that it was obscured in the grass. Then it looked out onto a snowmobile track and started to run slowly down it. Got it in the crosshairs, flicked the safety off and pulled a 5.2 Richter scale flinch on the trigger. Shot went over him and it hightailed it into the bush.
When I called QHP she was kind enough to point out that I missed the last animal I shot at out there!
Back out tomorrow...
elimsprint
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Kelowna, BC
Great read as usual, thanks.
We have nicknamed it "Lucky"
Three stooge moment today, Chas and I went out to the power line we hunt. It was -28c after 2 hours of Nada we decided to check up the hwy at the blind, the cow truck rollover site, and an area I got my first wolf two years ago. Chas has been setting rabbit snares in this area for a few weeks and had put some cow lungs out. I set my chair up Chas set up his caller and wounded rabbit decoy he came back sat down and started playing the wounded rabbit, within 5 min a wolf steps out of the trees 40 yards away as I bring my rifle up click the safety off I realize the rear scoop cap is closed, 5 times I hit the release but did I tell you it was -28c the big gloves I was wearing kept closing it each time I tryed to open it. So what was Chas doing during this, he was trying to get his bipod leg out from under my boot so he could swing his rifle. Wolf 2 us 0.
One thing I've learned about predator hunting is that you must be ready, and ready now to pull the trigger after you blow the call. I've been busted 3 times with rifle not chambered, putting a glove on and standing up for a quick look within seconds of blowing the call. Gotta be ready to shoot like he's already there when you call.
Had too relate that story to the hunter ed class I was teaching this weekend. I was sitting facing about 60 degree angle to My72Jeep watching another trail when I saw his gun barrel come up in my peripheral vision. When I looked over I saw it standing in on the edge of the timber. Knowing that My72Jeep only has one tag left I went to swing my rifle to get on the wolf but my rifle wouldn't move. When I looked down I could see that the foot of my bipod was hung up in his winter boot. When I got it clear and into position the wolf turned and stepped back into the trees.
Where we were hunting is a narrow strip of timber reserve along the grand Canada highway 17. Both times now we have called wolves across the highway and to us.
Will be trying here again this week but going to break out the woodpecker decoy / call and try it as I doubt we will get a repeat with the rabbit call.
Where we were hunting is a narrow strip of timber reserve along the grand Canada highway 17. Both times now we have called wolves across the highway and to us.
Will be trying here again this week but going to break out the woodpecker decoy / call and try it as I doubt we will get a repeat with the rabbit call.
My lovely wife the fails to understand the only reason I would wish to tag out this early is so I can sit back and say nener nener ha ha I’ve got two wolfs you got none I’m tagged out. Ha ha nope not getting out of bed at 6 on a Saturday till 2020. ......... then I would wonder why the lights went out and the world got cold.
Will make this short and will post pictures later. My friend Bob came up for a few days wolf hunting. Had to delay a day coming up due to a large storm that tracked through hammering us with snow and closing the highway. Then he had to endure another blizzard after he got here. We have well over 3 feet of snow in the bush - all fluff and tough to snowshoe in as you still sink to your crotch in snow even on snow shoes.
We hunted hard but only saw a fox and yesterday called out a lynx which sat 40 yards away from us for close to 20 minutes. Was pretty cool as there are no lynx where Bob lives. We finished off yesterday hunting over a bait site of My72Jeep (who was working) and QHPenny (who was keeping the pellet stove going). Unbelievable amount of fresh tracks in the fresh snow there but nothing showed up to the calls.
This morning the 4 of us teamed up and headed out on the hydro line this morning. Bob went to the west side of the line I went to the east side and M72J and QHP went to the south side where we had been the night before. I got the caller set up and sat down against the pole. I played one howl and after it finished, heard a gun shot from the west side of the line. I kept still and played more howls.
After 30 minutes Bob was standing next to me with a big grin. After he sat down on his side a wolf walked over the ridge heading towards him. He kept hoping I wouldnt start calling when the first howl rang out. The wolf stopped but Bob couldnt see it. The wolf started walking after the howl and stopped broadside when I started the second howl sequence. He shot it at 246 yards out with a 95 grain .243 Hornady ST and it dropped right there.
M72J and QHP were almost at their bait when they heard the shot and they hunkered down. They waited to see if anything came in towards them. After 30 minutes they turned to come out and there was a fresh wolf track (or more like trench) that crossed their tracks.
When we all got to the wolf, it was a 75 lb (on the scale) male with unfortunately the start of mange on its rear end under the tail. We could see where the bullet had exited the wolf and impacted the snow about 10 yards past the wolf. As we were dragging it out, QHP looked over and there was the jacket of the bullet lying on the snow.
After stopping at Tims to show our other hunting partner Wayne, and half the drive through patrons who wanted to see it (gotta love small towns), we headed home for a quick lunch before skinning. We were just getting dressed when the phone rang with M72J on the line saying "Chas - we need some help!"
I will let him continue the saga...
We hunted hard but only saw a fox and yesterday called out a lynx which sat 40 yards away from us for close to 20 minutes. Was pretty cool as there are no lynx where Bob lives. We finished off yesterday hunting over a bait site of My72Jeep (who was working) and QHPenny (who was keeping the pellet stove going). Unbelievable amount of fresh tracks in the fresh snow there but nothing showed up to the calls.
This morning the 4 of us teamed up and headed out on the hydro line this morning. Bob went to the west side of the line I went to the east side and M72J and QHP went to the south side where we had been the night before. I got the caller set up and sat down against the pole. I played one howl and after it finished, heard a gun shot from the west side of the line. I kept still and played more howls.
After 30 minutes Bob was standing next to me with a big grin. After he sat down on his side a wolf walked over the ridge heading towards him. He kept hoping I wouldnt start calling when the first howl rang out. The wolf stopped but Bob couldnt see it. The wolf started walking after the howl and stopped broadside when I started the second howl sequence. He shot it at 246 yards out with a 95 grain .243 Hornady ST and it dropped right there.
M72J and QHP were almost at their bait when they heard the shot and they hunkered down. They waited to see if anything came in towards them. After 30 minutes they turned to come out and there was a fresh wolf track (or more like trench) that crossed their tracks.
When we all got to the wolf, it was a 75 lb (on the scale) male with unfortunately the start of mange on its rear end under the tail. We could see where the bullet had exited the wolf and impacted the snow about 10 yards past the wolf. As we were dragging it out, QHP looked over and there was the jacket of the bullet lying on the snow.
After stopping at Tims to show our other hunting partner Wayne, and half the drive through patrons who wanted to see it (gotta love small towns), we headed home for a quick lunch before skinning. We were just getting dressed when the phone rang with M72J on the line saying "Chas - we need some help!"
I will let him continue the saga...
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After hearing The shot we hunkered down we have learned that in this area there is never just one. As Chas said about a half hour QHP and my self got up out of our snowbanks turned to walk out to the road when we see a set of tracks that crossed our trail since we walked in ( the pisser is they were only 30 feet behind us).
Out we went to meet up with Chas.
Now to start where Chas left you hanging. After hunting QHP and myself went home to feed our 11 year old and my wife’s horses, as I was standing tossing hay over the fence, my neibour comes down the lane to my barn to tell me there is a big wolf sitting at the boat launch.(I live in a small cluster of 50 homes on a river 1 km from lake supiour 7km from the main town so a neibour telling me there’s a wolf at the marina go shoot it is fairly normal) so off I go up to the house grab my .243 tell my wife to grab her gun there’s a critter at the boat launch.( play banjo music now) off we go, we get to the marina all of 400 yards as the crow flys away.
And nothing.......... then my neibour up the bank call me an says it went around the island. We move around the area for a bit to find it then we see it across the river trotting straight for us, at this point the marina owner drove up and the wolf took off up river. There is a bit of a point so we rushed around to hopefullly beat it to the other side, but because the snow on the trail is 4 feet deep and 4 inches deep on the river we lost the race. QHP took 3 shots at it from a standing posisiton at 200 meters but no luck. I was a bit farther up the river when I saw it on the far river bank, I went to one knee and took a shot( I swear it was 300 meters + but QHP SAYS NO 250 m tops, Range finder going with me to check later) the wolf did a hind end flip in the air turned and started running back the way it came, I took a second shot missed took a third hit it now it took a left turn into a small creek, took a fourth shot it dropped.
Now here’s where I called Chas “Chas I have a predicament.... I just tagged out, but it’s on the other side of the river.....”
On the extreme left at the top of the last photo you can see the wolf laying in the snow.
Out we went to meet up with Chas.
Now to start where Chas left you hanging. After hunting QHP and myself went home to feed our 11 year old and my wife’s horses, as I was standing tossing hay over the fence, my neibour comes down the lane to my barn to tell me there is a big wolf sitting at the boat launch.(I live in a small cluster of 50 homes on a river 1 km from lake supiour 7km from the main town so a neibour telling me there’s a wolf at the marina go shoot it is fairly normal) so off I go up to the house grab my .243 tell my wife to grab her gun there’s a critter at the boat launch.( play banjo music now) off we go, we get to the marina all of 400 yards as the crow flys away.
And nothing.......... then my neibour up the bank call me an says it went around the island. We move around the area for a bit to find it then we see it across the river trotting straight for us, at this point the marina owner drove up and the wolf took off up river. There is a bit of a point so we rushed around to hopefullly beat it to the other side, but because the snow on the trail is 4 feet deep and 4 inches deep on the river we lost the race. QHP took 3 shots at it from a standing posisiton at 200 meters but no luck. I was a bit farther up the river when I saw it on the far river bank, I went to one knee and took a shot( I swear it was 300 meters + but QHP SAYS NO 250 m tops, Range finder going with me to check later) the wolf did a hind end flip in the air turned and started running back the way it came, I took a second shot missed took a third hit it now it took a left turn into a small creek, took a fourth shot it dropped.
Now here’s where I called Chas “Chas I have a predicament.... I just tagged out, but it’s on the other side of the river.....”
On the extreme left at the top of the last photo you can see the wolf laying in the snow.
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