Hunting wolves- needing some advice

we had a pack descend on us from above a few years back. They didn't know we were there as we were in good cover on the ground, deer hunting.
They were obviously doing the same thing we were..... hunting those deer. So when I stood up and started shooting after yelling to my buddy some yards away , "wolves!!" , the pack scattered. However, I was in full view and 3 of them came right at me down the slope and over the bedrock outcrop I was standing on. I was shooting at them as they came and they blew past me into the bush behind me. I don't know if they were just blind running to flee but they came right at me, close enough I swear one brushed my leg as it blew past. There were a dozen or more wolves in that little draw and it was getting on last shooting light so we hightailed it back to the trail down the mountain. It was one of those times I was thankful I was carrying my enfield .303 and a full 10round magazine LOL
 
Where I hunt northern Ontario the wolves seem to have no fear of humans. You see them walking logging roads they'll stare right at you and just keep walking by. The season opens September 15 and some years I'm bear hunting a week before that. I had 16 cross between me and a bear bait once I was sitting on the ground with a slug gun when the big male appeared face on about 50 yards. He stood there starring at me as I raised my gun. The others came up around him snuffed my bait and they all trotted off. I had the wind on them but I'm sure they all saw me

Lynx seem the same.

Much different than sw Ontario coyotes. Down here if they hear see or smell anything human they're gone
 
Wolves are territorial so don't like other wolves in their area. If you can make a realistic wolf howl, try that just at first light. Wait 10-15 minutes and then follow up with whatever animal in distress call you have.
I have called a wolf while moose hunting, so a moose call is an option, but my guess is any predator call should work. I have to admit I have lots of theories but lack practical experience. Living in farming country limits ones opportunities. I had a huge black male come by my stand last fall. Unfortunately, he crossed my track, got nervous and wouldn't commit. Next week I will be moose hunting in the same area, so Im hopeful we will cross paths again.
 
ok thanks for all the replies (y)

i wish i could bait them in fort la corne but id get in some serious $hit lol
i am good friends with the last person who had a trap line in there but unfortunately the COs
took that off him (long story)

i am grandfathered to buy a trappers license ;)

theres a fair few packs of wolves in the WMZ and i know of one area were they are active and there is a few
open logged out areas in this area.

i might give this wolf hunt a go in the next few weeks
 
I Dont Care About You said:
What does one bait wolves with?

A friend has a farm and there have been loads of wolves in the area the last two winters. They killed a bunch last winter and he's seeing them on the trail cameras this fall.
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Wolves will eat beaver any chance they get. Hog trimmings work really well too. Some provinces domestic animals used for bait can be an issue. On my farm(private lands) animals that died or road kill when we can pick it up.
 
This time of year I would figure out where the moose and deer populations are concentrating
If there are no ungulates in an area , my guess is there won;t be many wolves
try mimicking calls made by fawns and moose calves
I dunno
 
Wallenstein said:
No Tags needed where I am in BC.

I managed to get one on a Trail Cam following a Buck I was tracking.

I see prints in the snow, but never saw one "live".

Plan : (1) blind, (2) Doe urine spray, (3) Caller, (4) Semi Auto 223.

Viable ?
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add in a shooter some distance downwind and your luck will improve
Wolves can be slow and silent about showing up to a meal, if they are in the area at all they may be curious at least
 
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