Wolf hunting Q and A

Seen lots of sign and had three separate packs answer our cow calls but never seen one this year. A friend of mine went 1/3 less than 20 minutes north of Prince George in september driving home from work. I seen them in the summer and heard of people taking them this year along the parsnip, table, anzac, hominka rivers in 7-16 and 7-23. No shortage of them but they can be ghosts. Years ago we'd blast an old "super buck" moose calling tape and get them howling back from just inside of the treeline out in our fields and every once in a while one or a two would pop out for a second or five and pop back in. I think I'd do something similar if I was going target them specifically. Wait until winter and sit inside the treeline on the edge of lake or one of those rivers and sound like another dog or some food.
 
I shot one with a 223 last year, I was using American eagle hollow points as I was expecting to see coyotes, not wolves. Broadside chest shot, I tracked him for over a km over two days and eventually lost the trail. Now I'm using GMX's when I go coyote hunting, just in case. I'm concerned I'll do more pelt damage on coyotes, but I don't want to wound anything again.
As for pure wolf medicine, ideal is probably 25-06 or 257 weatherby, but use what ya got with an appropriate bullet(like I didn't :( )
And I'm pretty sure you can't use rimfire for hunting wolves in BC, or shoot from a chopper (or even haul hunters or hunting equipment in a chopper)
 
The people shooting wolves from helicopters are Government not random hunters with wheel barrows filled with money, I lived right on Roe lake, I know the wolves/coyotes your talking about.
 
One challenge we have faced a number of times is that even with good shot placements (with a 300WM & WSM), there have been surprising (and troubling) last gasp efforts to escape. Leaving large blood trails they have been able to get up, dart away and one of them (all white fur in a green and brown September woods) was not recovered. Another lay mortally wounded for 20-30 seconds before getting up and jumping into a swamp and swimming into the reeds where we recovered him.

I am now wary of letting my guard down even when they "should" be down and expiring. The next one we get may get a second shot right away just to make sure. It was a tough day to lose the white ghost as we now call him. If you are fortunate enough to get one, make sure they are down for good.

Good luck, these are exciting and challenging hunts.
 
I feel like my 110gr vmax 308 load would work well on them, I always hope to call one in when out for coyotes, but growing up in the country and spending lots of time in the bush I can count on one hand the amount I’ve even seen. I have seen the most in the mountains, probably due to the terrain and vantage points offered.
 
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