Wolf hunting in Alberta

pilot2001 said:
Problem with that strategy is wolves will not eat rotten meat at all !!! ... thats why they are so hard on animal population. Just because they take a moose down dosnt mean they'll finish it. As soon as it is not freash they'll move on and kill again even if 3/4's of its left. As posted earlier someone mentioned they move in circuts. That would be true ... keep in mind there circut could be an ENORMUS ! piece of country. They will often wonder off where ever as soon as they've cleaned out and area, and if the wolf population is high or its a big pack they will clean it out.

Another issue with wolf hunting. This was brought up at a recent outfitters meating this year. If you shoot a wolf that has a high status in the pack an " Alfa male or female " the other Alfa member could stop eating until it die's. If this happens there can be dessension amongst the pack. If the pack is big ... 15-20 animals and they lose a senior animal the pack will break up into 3 or 4 smaller packs killing 3 or 4 times more game and forcing all the animals to bread creating an explosion in the wolf population. Consevation has made it quite clear with great concern that if your going to shoot wolves they want you to hunt with multiple shooters and try and get the whole pack. They dont want guys taking individual animals anymore.

I really cant wrap my head around letting a wolf go when i see one. This has turned into quite an issue recently. Its almost turning into a situation where we might need government intervention. The wolf population in B.C has gotten out of control again. The far north end of vancouver island deer population is vurtually wiped out right now. I know things are getting bad in the interior of the province as well.
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Not much rotting takes place, when it's -25. :) Deep snow and they're hungry. Buddy shot a young one. His stomach was full of bone bits. Nothing wrong with staking out a dead cow.

Grizz
 
On moose hunting trips north and west of here, sometimes we find black bear kills of moose, and sometimes we find wolf kills of moose. Often when the wolf pack takes a moose all we find within 24 hours, all that's left is bloody spots on the peet moss, scattered moose hair, and piles of pink poop from the happy wolves. It's pretty amazing when all that bone skelton disappears!
 
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