Hunting wolf
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I have put some effort into this winter, unsuccessfully so far. I can positively tell you this much that their intelligence level is away past any coyote. Their sense of smell, wariness and sixth sense for something is up makes them a real challenge to hunt.
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Ardent
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They’re not as brilliant as often given credit, but they travel a lot(!) and are warier than a coyote, plus anywhere with human presence more nocturnal. Put in a lot of time and you’ll get them, have had good luck with calling wolves back once already spotted, haven’t got bringing them in blind figured well. Start with patterning tracks on a river or other travel route, then figure what times those tracks are made, they’re quite repetive. Or spend a lot of time out there and just get lucky.
Outcast
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I'm just getting my gear together for a three day wolf/ cougar hunt. Setting up the electronic call and going to spend at least 20hrs of solid hunting time set up in a blind. Heading out Tuesday morning and the weather is looking like crap for the next week....we'll see. Google wolf hunting 101 and there are some good sites with good info. Two nights in -10 in a tent, going to be fun.
Outcast
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I'm just getting my gear together for a three day wolf/ cougar hunt. Setting up the electronic call and going to spend at least 20hrs of solid hunting time set up in a blind. Heading out Tuesday morning and the weather is looking like crap for the next week....we'll see. Google wolf hunting 101 and there are some good sites with good info. Two nights in -10 in a tent, going to be fun.
You hunting wolves in Iraq ?
Grizz
Up in Northern B.C. don't assume every wolf is going to run when humans around. Most of the ones I have seen and killed were NOT scared of me..
The big male I got was 30 ft. away looking at me.
One of the young females walked into our camp...
Some run some don't.. I can only assume the ones that don't haven't been shot at or seen humans before??
The big male I got was 30 ft. away looking at me.
One of the young females walked into our camp...
Some run some don't.. I can only assume the ones that don't haven't been shot at or seen humans before??
When I shot wolves up here it was over a gut (bait) pile on full moon nights. I would pattern their movements over the weeks leading up to the full moon. They were fairly predictable. Then I would set up at the appropriate time usually about an hour before I thought they would show up. Rifle was loaded safety off ready to shoot,I found that the sound of the safety clicking off was enough to send them running and at -30 I wanted every advantage I could get. Put in the time and you should ,may get your shot. Also best to check the laws in your area as to when you can and can't shoot. Up here it was legal.
pounder
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I actually shot one, sleeping. Thought it was just an old log on the ground at first.
Brassman66
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You hunting wolves in Iraq ?
Grizz
I love your comment ha ha ha - exactly !
Cheers
I'm just getting my gear together for a three day wolf/ cougar hunt. Setting up the electronic call and going to spend at least 20hrs of solid hunting time set up in a blind. Heading out Tuesday morning and the weather is looking like crap for the next week....we'll see. Google wolf hunting 101 and there are some good sites with good info. Two nights in -10 in a tent, going to be fun.
-10 is not bad. It was -22 when I got out of the truck back in November moose hunting... And an hour later...
Good luck on your hunt though!
Outcast
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You hunting wolves in Iraq ?
Grizz
Haha nope... but I would if I could. I’m flying solo so I always have a second gun on the pack. I’m hitting some very remote areas so in the event I lose or damage my rifle I have something as a back up. My 102 is awesome for quick follow up and shoots great. Lots of wolves and lots of cougars.
I can grab an old muzzle loader if it makes you guys feel better.
Some of the outfitters here locally will bury ripe smelling hide/guts from big game animals a few feet down and install either a round cedar fence post or a capped of piece of PVC up to the surface then backfill it. Once the frost is down a couple feet either uncap the PVC or pull out the post with a high lift jack - this will create a chimney that gives out a strong scent all winter, which they will likely come investigate if you located it in the right place (although they may only stop by every week or two, or longer, and often at night).
Large bait piles work good too, the crows/ravens/etc that will wind up eating most of it act as an additional audible attractant.
Unless you are trapping them though, there is still a large element of luck to actually being in the right place at the right time to hunt wolves.
Large bait piles work good too, the crows/ravens/etc that will wind up eating most of it act as an additional audible attractant.
Unless you are trapping them though, there is still a large element of luck to actually being in the right place at the right time to hunt wolves.
They come through my place every 8 days, spend 2 days checking things out, then move on. If they down an adult deer 3 days. They will have zero to do with road kill deer as you get to much human scent on it by the time you get it off the side of road, into the truck, into the Argo and out in the bush. There strictly nocturnal around my place, and mark their territory about every 50 to 100yds. including the end of my driveway. During super moons we had here in Jan it was -35 to -40F and I wasn't sitting out half the night, illegal anyways. I caught them on camera once at 2:32 in the am. They pick up the camera flash and scent and will not come within 50 yds. of where I set a camera now. Even if I smear the camera with fox urine and set it up on tree while sitting in the Argo so as not to leave a human track in the snow. My camera flash is not invisible as I get deer and bear posing in front of it. Have many pictures of bear teeth and tongues. Good thing the camera is in a heavy metal box.
These wolves I have are used to human presence and as a result are educated, and teach their young well. They will take the family dog right from your yard, many folks in the area over the years have lost dogs, large dogs, one a bull massif to wolves.
This house sat virtually vacant for many years and the local wildlife got used to that. The first year we were here the wolves would stand on the lawn and dare you to say anything, and the deer would eat the flowers etc. out of the front garden after super. I missed a wolf one evening while BBQing and that ended the wolves coming around the house. Couldn't figure out how I missed that wolf until I noticed the hole in the deck railing..!
It is game, one in which they are very good at, as they play it for keeps 24/7/365. So yes figuring out there habits, using the right tactics for the situation, being in the right place at the right time, and good ole sh!t house luck will hopefully eventually pay off. I just bought a wolf howler call and will give that a try when I get proficient in using it. Right now I sound like a wolf with his nuts caught in a barbed wire fence. Which may or may not be a good thing when calling wolves but I would like to sound a little more normal wolf like.
These wolves I have are used to human presence and as a result are educated, and teach their young well. They will take the family dog right from your yard, many folks in the area over the years have lost dogs, large dogs, one a bull massif to wolves.
This house sat virtually vacant for many years and the local wildlife got used to that. The first year we were here the wolves would stand on the lawn and dare you to say anything, and the deer would eat the flowers etc. out of the front garden after super. I missed a wolf one evening while BBQing and that ended the wolves coming around the house. Couldn't figure out how I missed that wolf until I noticed the hole in the deck railing..!
It is game, one in which they are very good at, as they play it for keeps 24/7/365. So yes figuring out there habits, using the right tactics for the situation, being in the right place at the right time, and good ole sh!t house luck will hopefully eventually pay off. I just bought a wolf howler call and will give that a try when I get proficient in using it. Right now I sound like a wolf with his nuts caught in a barbed wire fence. Which may or may not be a good thing when calling wolves but I would like to sound a little more normal wolf like.
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One of the best calls and smells are of puppies. Don't know what it is but they sure like it and some seem to throw at least a bit of caution to the wind and move right in on it. If you can record a bunch of pups and collect urine from them to spread it around the area it at least for me worked wonders.
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