You may have seen my previous posts about Gunner410 and my hunting experiences while wolf hunting since 2009 along the north shore of Lake Superior, and how it usually works out in the wolfs favour. Well, here we go again for another season.......
Well so far, things have been rather slow, and and mild temperatures and very little snow until yesterday. I have seen an increase in wolves seen and track numbers which would indicate that the population is a bit better but still way down compared to when we started 6 years ago. Considering we have had back fo back severe winters, it is amazing anything survived. Our moose population is way down as well.
Gunner410 decided to go out with a friend and help set traps, so I decided to go out and try my first wolf hunt of the fall. Set the alpha Dogg and sit and spin decoy out and called with a variety of rabbit in distress calls for an hour on a hydro line. I got up and walked over to the far side of the line to scout for a blind location
I walked back to pick up the caller and the decoy. I bent over and picked up the decoy and as I started to stand up I realized that there was a black wolf standing on the edge of the line looking at me. I was in all white camo and I bent back down and unslung my .22 -250. Once I had it in my hands I stooped up and it was still standing there about 60 yard's away. I shot it in the chest with one of my 55 grain handloads.
It ran into the bush and I packed up my gear and went to look for it. It only went about 50 yards and I found her under a spruce tree. It was a small female and has a beautiful black pepper coat with gray through out. it's a really nice looking pelt.
My wife came out and took some pictures, once I get them off her cell phone I will post pictures.
Great way to start the season...
Well so far, things have been rather slow, and and mild temperatures and very little snow until yesterday. I have seen an increase in wolves seen and track numbers which would indicate that the population is a bit better but still way down compared to when we started 6 years ago. Considering we have had back fo back severe winters, it is amazing anything survived. Our moose population is way down as well.
Gunner410 decided to go out with a friend and help set traps, so I decided to go out and try my first wolf hunt of the fall. Set the alpha Dogg and sit and spin decoy out and called with a variety of rabbit in distress calls for an hour on a hydro line. I got up and walked over to the far side of the line to scout for a blind location
I walked back to pick up the caller and the decoy. I bent over and picked up the decoy and as I started to stand up I realized that there was a black wolf standing on the edge of the line looking at me. I was in all white camo and I bent back down and unslung my .22 -250. Once I had it in my hands I stooped up and it was still standing there about 60 yard's away. I shot it in the chest with one of my 55 grain handloads.
It ran into the bush and I packed up my gear and went to look for it. It only went about 50 yards and I found her under a spruce tree. It was a small female and has a beautiful black pepper coat with gray through out. it's a really nice looking pelt.
My wife came out and took some pictures, once I get them off her cell phone I will post pictures.
Great way to start the season...
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