And we're back.... Hard to believe I have been doing this for 15 years. Well, here we go again for another season......
You may have seen my previous posts about our hunting experiences while wolf hunting since 2009 along the north shore of Lake Superior, and how it usually works out in the wolf's favour. We have 5 or 6 hunters that regularly get together to chase predators (wolves and now coyotes) once the moose and deer seasons close. Unfortunately we will be missing one of our members, Wayne, who had a debilitating stroke this summer and now lives 250km away in an assisted living facility. Wayne shot over 30 wolves and numerous coyotes over his hunting career, and he taught me a lot about predator hunting. He is doing well in his new digs, but I miss not having him with us.
Today's misadventure deals with the worlds stupidest / luckiest wolf.
We have an agreement with the municipality designating 3 locations in town where a group of us can conduct a restricted hunt for coyotes and wolves after November 15 in order to effect some predator control. Coyotes are the primary species and are seen at all hours of the days wandering up and down the streets. Last weekend Padldle2DaC and I went to the municipal golf course where I called out a coyote that came in front of P2DC, but it stopped in front of a blown down birch and he couldn't get a shot. This morning, P2DC, Gary and I went back out there to try our luck. We had a coyote yipping as we walked in, not sure if we were seen walking in, and nothing showed up in the hour or so we were there.
On our way out, P2DC and I decided to go out and check the hydro where we have some deer scraps out for bait. We have a nice black wolf showing up at night on the trail cameras, first black one we have seen in quite a long time. It was a perfect morning, -14C, no wind, and sunny. Every footstep was a distinct crunching sound as we crept up a ridge to look over at the bait - and there was nothing at the bait. I walked down to the bait site and set out the FoxPro caller and sit and spin decoy, and then back up to the hydro poles we sit against, crunching all the way.
I sat down and proceeded to fight with the bipod legs, which had frozen in place. I managed to pull one side out and looked up and said "s**t, there's one right there". P2DC says "where", and there standing broadside no more that 25 yards away from where I set the caller, was a wolf standing in the middle of the hydro line about 100 yards away. Both of us got our rifles up and it was now walking away from us. Both of us "woofed" at the same time, and I got the crosshairs on it as it continued to move. When the gun went off, the crosshairs were no where near the wolf! Needless to say it shifted into high gear and P2DC threw a hail Mary at it, but it was another miss. That is the first wolf we have actually had a chance to shoot at in the past 2 years.
Here he is chowing down just before we got there. He HAD to have heard me walking in the snow when I hung the caller on the sign post on the right side of the picture:
Two dejected hunters walking to check for blood
Well, we have a long season in front of us and hope to post some successful results here in the near future.
You may have seen my previous posts about our hunting experiences while wolf hunting since 2009 along the north shore of Lake Superior, and how it usually works out in the wolf's favour. We have 5 or 6 hunters that regularly get together to chase predators (wolves and now coyotes) once the moose and deer seasons close. Unfortunately we will be missing one of our members, Wayne, who had a debilitating stroke this summer and now lives 250km away in an assisted living facility. Wayne shot over 30 wolves and numerous coyotes over his hunting career, and he taught me a lot about predator hunting. He is doing well in his new digs, but I miss not having him with us.
Today's misadventure deals with the worlds stupidest / luckiest wolf.
We have an agreement with the municipality designating 3 locations in town where a group of us can conduct a restricted hunt for coyotes and wolves after November 15 in order to effect some predator control. Coyotes are the primary species and are seen at all hours of the days wandering up and down the streets. Last weekend Padldle2DaC and I went to the municipal golf course where I called out a coyote that came in front of P2DC, but it stopped in front of a blown down birch and he couldn't get a shot. This morning, P2DC, Gary and I went back out there to try our luck. We had a coyote yipping as we walked in, not sure if we were seen walking in, and nothing showed up in the hour or so we were there.
On our way out, P2DC and I decided to go out and check the hydro where we have some deer scraps out for bait. We have a nice black wolf showing up at night on the trail cameras, first black one we have seen in quite a long time. It was a perfect morning, -14C, no wind, and sunny. Every footstep was a distinct crunching sound as we crept up a ridge to look over at the bait - and there was nothing at the bait. I walked down to the bait site and set out the FoxPro caller and sit and spin decoy, and then back up to the hydro poles we sit against, crunching all the way.
I sat down and proceeded to fight with the bipod legs, which had frozen in place. I managed to pull one side out and looked up and said "s**t, there's one right there". P2DC says "where", and there standing broadside no more that 25 yards away from where I set the caller, was a wolf standing in the middle of the hydro line about 100 yards away. Both of us got our rifles up and it was now walking away from us. Both of us "woofed" at the same time, and I got the crosshairs on it as it continued to move. When the gun went off, the crosshairs were no where near the wolf! Needless to say it shifted into high gear and P2DC threw a hail Mary at it, but it was another miss. That is the first wolf we have actually had a chance to shoot at in the past 2 years.
Here he is chowing down just before we got there. He HAD to have heard me walking in the snow when I hung the caller on the sign post on the right side of the picture:
Two dejected hunters walking to check for blood
Well, we have a long season in front of us and hope to post some successful results here in the near future.
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) Pulled the trail camera and some interesting pictures - especially of the black wolf. 
