Hunters become the hunted.....

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We were out coyote calling and weren't having much luck bringing anything in range so we decided to move. Driving over to another spot, we were chatting in the truck not paying too much atteniton to the road as we hadn't seen much all day. We noticed a large group of crows and 'pies and before we clued in that there was somehting dead there (yes, rookie mistake), we had spooked 4 wolves off a fresh deer kill not 20 yds from the road. Knowing the elusivness of wolves but not having anything better to do that day, we set up about 100 yds downwind of the kill with the hope that one or two hungry wolves might come back to finish off the rest of the deer.

We had been sitting for about 20 min when all of the sudden, from 50 yds behind we hear a sharp "bark". I turned to look but because of my angle, the rise of the hill and the cover, all I could see was a patch of fur and a set of ears. My buddy tried to get a shot off but our movement spooked them and they ran. Not one, but two wolves had circled around to check out what was checkin them out. Not having any experience with wolves or ever hunted wolves before, I read some threads etc and found out that they will often cirlce back or DW to get a better look at prey. I found this quite interesting.

Though we only got one yote (an interesting story for another post) it was great to see some wolves even if they were possibly sizing us up for lunch................

Anyone else ever had a similar situation???
 
I was out in the bush with my daughter, she wanted to do some tracking in the snow. So we stopped to eat; sat down and started munching some fruit and trail mix and drinking water/juice. we were sitting there quietly for close to 15min, I heard some rustling around to my right,as I stood up 2 yotes took off from about 10-15' from us, as I turned I saw 3 more running across in front of us. This was in feb it wasnt that cold. I doubt they were just checking us out. i followed their tracks in the snow, and from the patterns, made a half moon around us (I think to see where our faces were so we couldnt see the attack), then moved in. they were hunting us.
They are cunning, smart and a serious hunter espically when hungry.

That didn't spoil our day, we walked and ate the rest of lunch (my daughter left some to make the deer fat of course..lol) continuing on we found some deer poo, some feathers and a dead rabbit and dead 'yote.
 
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hudson, love the story ... wolves are smart and cunning.

I had a lone arctic wolf follow me for a day on the tundra in the Keewatin. He stayed a long way and just wanted to know what I was doing on his turf.
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geologist, where abouts in the keewatin/Kivalliq region were you?

Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA
 
We have a few family rules regarding hunting. Among them are - We don't uphill. That one was specifically created after trying chukkar hunting. But the most inviolable rule is -

Don't hunt nothin' that hunts you back.
 
Hahah - they don't get meals by being stupid.

I always enjoy seeing wolves. Had the good fortune to track one last winter. He wasn't too interested in me so once he heard me he disappeared and that was it. Tracks kept going in the same direction, just decided to move faster and not poke around as much.
 
Wolves & Yotes will almost always circle down wind of anything they need to get a better look/smell at.

Very cool that they came that close up on you.
 
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