Wolf Defence... coyotes for the easterners

Why all the ammo limited fire power.

A 1022 with a 100 rnd drum magazine, loaded with stingers ,would definitely fuc up a wolf pack..lol
 
dude....I trap wolves and snare wolves and live on the yukon border 30 miles from my truck....shoot one the your LUCKY to get off a second shot because the rest are running so freaking fast...
 
wannabe said:
dude....I trap wolves and snare wolves and live on the yukon border 30 miles from my truck....shoot one the your LUCKY to get off a second shot because the rest are running so freaking fast...
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This... any time we have shot a wolf the rest were gone in a flash, never to be seen again.
 
I live on the extreme southern edge of wolf country, and I don't believe the few around here are Timber Wolves, more like the Eastern Red Wolf so they are a little smaller. We do have a LOT of coyotes, that have never given me any trouble, when calling them and if you get multiples, shoot one and the rest kick in the after burners! My son had a couple of curious coyotes two years ago on his walk out of his deer stand, he knew they were there before he climbed (clumb) down, he figured they would run off when they heard and smelled him, but instead they followed him for a couple hundred yards, he was a little unnerved when he got to the truck!

If I worked in the bush all the time, especially if I was alone, I would definitely apply for a wilderness carry permit, and I would likely carry an 8 shot 357 revolver, and a compact lever gun.
 
https://www.amazon.ca/Alaskas-Wolf-Man-Jim-Rearden/dp/1575100479

this is well worth the read..my own practice is to carry at least a 303/308 rifle which I consider minimum for most critters in my neck of the woods ..if I had my choice for a "wolf only killing machine" it would be a 243/6mm semi auto with an adjustable power scope....current wisdom says any 22 centerfire is too small for big northern wolves...from my dealings with them they are very smart and cagy....while i have dispatched trapped wolves with a 22lr I have more respect for them than to shoot into a group of them with a rimfire causing nothing but wounds and mayhem, for pure self defense (meaning up close and personal) I would think a pump 12 gauge with buckshot or at the very least BB shot would be ideal....I hate to see what they do to the local caribou herds and moose calves, it seems so wasteful and callous but indeed it is nature's way....

BTW they WILL grab a dog if they get the chance and almost lost one to a pack one spring....I watched at about 800m from my canoe as they fanned out to get my husky who was running along the lake shore...I was armed with an iron sighted mosin and lobbed in a couple rounds and they took off in an instant....some friends not to far from me have lost several dogs over the year to wolves....keep your dogs close in wolf country...
 
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15-20 years ago I was on a backcountry fishing excursion with a buddy. We were having some pops around dinner time and heard a loud splash in the water not far from our camp site. Went out to look and about 150yds down the shore line we see a deer swimming straight across the lake and a smaller head behind. We figured a doe and fawn. We jumped in the canoe to see wtf was goin on and realized it was a basket buck whitetail and a wolf swimming after the buck. When the wolf saw us he went back to shore and stared at us for 10-20 seconds and then disappeared in the bush. We could hear howling relatively close to our camp for much of the night. We didnt have any firearms with us but kept the fire stoked all night. Rattled the nerves at the time but to this day still one of the coolest wildlife experiences I've had. And I would never have thought that a deer could swim that fast with their spindly legs. That being said, a shotgun with buckshot would be my choice for wolf security in the backcountry. They dont tend to stick around once they realize you are there from my other experiences with wolves.
 
wannabe said:
https://www.amazon.ca/Alaskas-Wolf-Man-Jim-Rearden/dp/1575100479

this is well worth the read..my own practice is to carry at least a 303/308 rifle which I consider minimum for most critters in my neck of the woods ..if I had my choice for a "wolf only killing machine" it would be a 243/6mm semi auto with an adjustable power scope....current wisdom says any 22 centerfire is too small for big northern wolves...from my dealings with them they are very smart and cagy....while i have dispatched trapped wolves with a 22lr I have more respect for them than to shoot into a group of them with a rimfire causing nothing but wounds and mayhem, for pure self defense (meaning up close and personal) I would think a pump 12 gauge with buckshot or at the very least BB shot would be ideal....I hate to see what they do to the local caribou herds and moose calves, it seems so wasteful and callous but indeed it is nature's way....

BTW they WILL grab a dog if they get the chance and almost lost one to a pack one spring....I watched at about 800m from my canoe as they fanned out to get my husky who was running along the lake shore...I was armed with an iron sighted mosin and lobbed in a couple rounds and they took off in an instant....some friends not to far from me have lost several dogs over the year to wolves....keep your dogs close in wolf country...
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Yer right on those points and yes, wolves are quick to take out dogs. I met a feller in Port Hardy that lost his small dog to a wolf whist walking along the beach. The wolf ran up from behind the guy, grabbed the pooch without breaking stride (Leash & all.) and fooked off into the woods. The wolves on Van Isle ain't big like timber wolves, put they be nasty on deer and pets.
 
MiG25 said:
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Dont get me wrong, I like the bayo as a last line of defence, but 5 rds aint enough...

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March 16, 1923 Karl Lynn world war veteran and one of the best known trappers and mushers in the north country is believed to have lost his life in a fight with a pack of timber wolves, two hunters reported here today. They said they thought his body had been devoured by the pack after he had killed six of the wolves. Shreds of clothing and a gun, identified as belonging to Lynn, surrounded by the carcasses of six wolves, were found by the hunters near Cree Lake, 20 miles north of Île-à-la-Crosse, but the hunter's body was lacking. Lynn was an expert rifleman and during the war served as a sniper. Body not recovered
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Belliveau and a friend were hunting when a band of wolves surrounded and overcame them, despite the young men firing shots into the pack. The friend climbed a tree and watched as Belliveau was torn to pieces by the wolves at the foot of the same tree. The wolves kept Belliveau's companion trapped in the tree for several more hours until Belliveau's co-workers from a nearby railroad construction camp arrived and drove the wolves away.
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When searchers arrived at the scene of an attack by a large pack of timber wolves, they found the bones of a man's body, a rifle with a broken buttstock, and the bones of eleven large timber wolves. The man was initially presumed to be Ben Cochrane, as he was employed in trapping animals in the area. Seven of the wolves discovered at the scene had been shot and four had been clubbed to death by the man's rifle buttstock. It is likely the remaining wolf pack overwhelmed the man, causing his death. On May 18, 1922, Ben Cochrane turned up alive and well in Winnipeg.[11]
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The temperature had dropped to -43 °F one night in mid January, the weather was severe and small game had become scarce. Mr. Duging failed to return that night from a hunting trip. His friends found his body gnawed to the bone the following morning, within 2 miles of their logging camp. Thirteen wolves that he had shot dead lay scattered near his body. At his side was his Winchester rifle with one round still loaded in the chamber.
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That's some scary sh@t when trappers or outdoorsmen with war experience are overwhelmed while using a Winchester repeating lever gun.
There's a very similar Alaskan attack on a letter carrier surrounded by wolves on a frozen lake.
He just barely survived with his Colt SAA.
 
SHELL SHUCKER said:
Yer right on those points and yes, wolves are quick to take out dogs. I met a feller in Port Hardy that lost his small dog to a wolf whist walking along the beach. The wolf ran up from behind the guy, grabbed the pooch without breaking stride (Leash & all.) and fooked off into the woods. The wolves on Van Isle ain't big like timber wolves, put they be nasty on deer and pets.
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They were having a problem in Ft. Mac some years back. People would be walking their dogs on city trails and wolves were making off with pooches.:)

Grizz
 
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