Wolf hunting Q and A

Northman999 said:
Good video....emailed it to a trapper buddy of mine...
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his wolf trapping videos are the A-B-C of wolf trapping there is tricks to learn even if your not a trapper
I wish I was as good of a trapper as Paul wen I met him he had two wolf's and 12 coyotes under a tarp in the back of his truck
 
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One of my favorite hunts...... Where I go, we hunt them on snowshoe and snowmobile..... The snowmobiles serves to check the baits and drag us all out on toboggans...... Then we set up shooters and doggers...... It's very rewarding when you get one.......

Just be prepared to shoot moving targets......
 
If you can get your hands on a FlIR PS 32 or better is relay handy
I do the frack walks well working on the drills well pipelining
I was able to clearly see wolf tracks as well as wolfs both day and night and see them quickly before thy had time to see me !

this link sums it up pretty good
https://www.huntwolves.com/articles/wolf-hunting-tips/how-to-hunt-wolves
 
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H4831 said:
No one can tell how to hunt wolves in one or two sentences, or one or two paragraphs!
In short, they are the hardest of all our wild animals to hunt. But first, we have to distinguish what kind of wolves we're going to hunt. By what kind I mean are they a true wild, wilderness wolf that has had no association with people. Hunters very seldom get, or ever see, this type of wolf and when they do it is by pure chance. Many of you on here will know that I was involved in the great wolf poisoning program of the 1950s, in BC. Large chunks of frozen meat, would be poisoned and dropped on frozen lakes. It may sit there for two weeks, in prime wolf country and none would come to it. A similar bait on another similar lake may be cleaned up in two days.
Garbage dump wolves, ones who have learned to feed on what humans leave are stupid, with none of the fine traits credited to wild, wilderness wolves. There are very few garbage dumps in the bush now, but at one time they were common, left over from every winter operation bush camp, etc. These wolves aren't afraid of people and will come right out in plain sight.
If I lived on the edge of government land in an area, like the OP mentions, I would start now making a dump, for getting wolves next winter. A dumb, stupid garbage dump wolf mounted in your den, looks just like a real wolf!
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Well said. And the first question to ask anyone giving you advice is how many wolves have you shot that weren't in a trap. I know outfitters who sell hunts for them that can count that number on one hand.
 
Ardent said:
Well said. And the first question to ask anyone giving you advice is how many wolves have you shot that weren't in a trap. I know outfitters who sell hunts for them that can count that number on one hand.
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Thers not many Trappers that can target and catch wolfs ether me included I bet thers less then 5 trappers in BC
I wish I was able to thers sum pretty good bounties up in the peace river region by the time you add fish and wildlife ,and farmers top off
That's why I recommend he go meet Paul Trepus he is the local expert in PG

https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_co...x24LqhxD8A7CEgQd3fT7Oxm4hHiHEFQVS9DKj7v_dVAWg
 
There are a lot of good wolf trappers in BC and NW Alberta actually, I've met a good deal of them. A good few stack them up like cord wood, I've helped one trapper (who's also an occasionally active a member of this site) who likely averages twenty per winter. Trapping wolves isn't too much of a mystery, or terribly difficult (though it's still not easy), but rifle hunting them is bloody hard. Man in one area I work there are several trap lines running and all are routinely collecting wolves, for a good few trappers wolves are the bread and butter.
 
I will second how hard they can be to get...... I hunt them annually with an outfitter for a week every year and have done so for 6 years now..... We hunt as a group and its a driven hunt, which typically means they are a moving target as well...... Had one bugger run right over the back of my snowshoes.....

Out of 6 years I have been successful twice...... One of which I consider blind luck (you gotta be lucky to be good though).....

Out of all of the animals I have had success hunting, wolf is the one I take the most pride in.....
 
Ardent said:
There are a lot of good wolf trappers in BC and NW Alberta actually, I've met a good deal of them. A good few stack them up like cord wood, I've helped one trapper (who's also an occasionally active a member of this site) who likely averages twenty per winter. Trapping wolves isn't too much of a mystery, or terribly difficult (though it's still not easy), but rifle hunting them is bloody hard. Man in one area I work there are several trap lines running and all are routinely collecting wolves, for a good few trappers wolves are the bread and butter.
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I would love to work with a Wolfe trapper for one winter
When I was learning To trap I traped coyotes ,wolfs was the exclusive to the best trapper
I snared coyotes but it's not a Wolfe
 
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Superbrad said:
One of my favorite hunts...... Where I go, we hunt them on snowshoe and snowmobile..... The snowmobiles serves to check the baits and drag us all out on toboggans...... Then we set up shooters and doggers...... It's very rewarding when you get one.......

Just be prepared to shoot moving targets......
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Have used 22-250,243,270,30-06, 7mm...... all are fine.
 
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I've specifically targeted wolves in the winter, they have large territories but are also very predictable in their travels (at least in the mountains around my area).

When they are moving between hunting areas get in front of them and set up an ambush....doesn't take long for them to cover 10 miles on winter snow filled logging roads....works for me anyways.:)

As far a calibers, I've used 22-250 quite a bit in the past and had great results but lately and for no particular reason I've been using 7mm-08's and 308's, and have also been having great result.

IMO, wolves aren't hard to kill and as with all hunting, shot placement is the most important thing....caliber and bullet selection is a personal thing, so use what you feel comfortable with.

Enjoy :)
 
I've hunted the bloody buggers for going on 20 years. They are the HARDEST animals to get. I have seen probably 80 in that time, but shot only 1 (and that was a hail mary at 700 yards on a running wolf) It was full on chasing down a caribou on a huge frozen lake. I shot 3 times and the 3rd hit him about 6 inches forward of the as-shole. Busted his spine. (he was running directly away from me and the shot hit him on top of his back, half-a-foot from his rear end and exited through his chest. Was using a .25-06 with 100gr X bullets. Oh yeah, I also shot that caribou.......
 
zmoney said:
Just north of Prince George between mcbride I've been finding lots of moose carcasses. I've talked to friends that live in cabins on a lake full time around there and their saying they've seen a pack of wolves about 10-15 ! Around this area they go out in a helicopter and annihilate these wolves and do nothing with them so id like to take a few myself. I'm thinking a .300 cause we're going to use bait and there has been bears in the area with the warm winters
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Any idea how much an hour it is to rent a Helicopter not to mention is it even legal to hunt Wolves from a rotary winged aircraft?
Yes, there are Wolf in your neck of the woods and you might hear them, but to actually see them is something else not to mention when there is a rifle handy too.

Sheridan Lk has a resident population of wolves and not many get to see them, but when there are sightings it is generally in a marshy area or on a frozen lake.
I know of one wolf shot up there and a trapper who is no longer with us trapped Machette Lk for many years and didnt have much to show for wolf pelts.

Rob
 
FLHTCUI said:
Any idea how much an hour it is to rent a Helicopter not to mention is it even legal to hunt Wolves from a rotary winged aircraft?
Yes, there are Wolf in your neck of the woods and you might hear them, but to actually see them is something else not to mention when there is a rifle handy too.

Sheridan Lk has a resident population of wolves and not many get to see them, but when there are sightings it is generally in a marshy area or on a frozen lake.
I know of one wolf shot up there and a trapper who is no longer with us trapped Machette Lk for many years and didnt have much to show for wolf pelts.

Rob
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I have a place kind of near Sheridan but without road access. When we use a jet ranger it's 1400$ an hour.
 
tipper said:
I have a place kind of near Sheridan but without road access. When we use a jet ranger it's 1400$ an hour.
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From the BC Hunting Regs....pg 23.

24:to discharge, carry or have in possession
a firearm containing live ammunition in its
breech or in its magazine attached to the
firearm, in or on a railway car, motor vehicle,
sleigh, aircraft, bicycle or other conveyance...

26:to hunt or transport hunters or wildlife by a
helicopter.

27:to use a helicopter, including a drone,
while on a hunting expedition.
 newish for 2016/17

28:to hunt wildlife from an aircraft.

29:to hunt wildlife within 6 hours of being
airborne in an aircraft other than a regularly
scheduled commercial aircraft

Right, got it.

Hunting wolves is a challenging activity and lots of scouting before hand does pay off.
My buddy near Sheridan Lk. got one a number of years back by fluke, 200 yrd lung shot and it still ran off.
No blood trail save for at the impact lkp where there was splatter and tracks rushing off and 50 yrds later there was blood spewed all over from where the wolf dropped.
This was how it was described to me, but my buddy being a commercial fisherman and all fishermen are liars ....
Well, the skull and hide do tell the tale in that he did shoot one and a trapper neighbor did skin it out are fact.

Rob
 
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