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Who actualy targets wolves in the same way as yotes? How do you go about it with out bait? Calling like one might for yotes? Or what about using yote calls to piss them off and bring em in? I got a set of snow shoes for xmas and figured wolf hunting is the perfect use for these if we ever get snow up here.
 
I go after them once I fill my bear tag. They come right in on wounded deer calls. A few yelps on a yote howl after dark gets them howling so you know they're in the area
 
brybenn said:
I go after them once I fill my bear tag. They come right in on wounded deer calls. A few yelps on a yote howl after dark gets them howling so you know they're in the area
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Where are you hunting? You almost certainly aren't hunting the Wolves the OP is, as out of Fort St. John he'd be hunting Northern Timberwolves, no such thing in Southern Ontario. That said, perhaps you're hunting north of 55 degrees North etc.

Wolves don't come in like Coyotes, and the best way to hunt them is to sit and wait. In the Beatton River airstrip area, only 2 1/2 hours north of Fort St. John, there are so many Wolves it'll make your head spin. That said, shooting one is a whole 'nother matter than seeing lots of tracks. Bring a rifle with reach and watch over areas with lots of tracks, especially down seismic lines or creeks.
 
There are wolves all over the Fort St. John/Fort Nelson areas. A friend saw 5 wolves on the Beatton River, 5 minutes from Fort St. John, 3 weeks ago. A co-worker nailed a 105lb male last shift an hour or so from town with his .300WinMag. It was a very long shot but that's what it takes sometimes. As Ardent mentioned, use something with reach. If you have patience and the stamina to wait, a bait pile combined with calling is an option here in BC.
 
I can remember when the area around the Beaton River air strip was padded down with caribou tracks and trails, in early fall.
When wolves are really well populated, like you talk about now, you may see some anytime, anyplace.
However, if they are like the wolves were half a century plus, ago when there also was a very heavy population of them, baiting was very unreliable. Wolves travel over a large area and may come to a baited area any time of some day or night.
 
My farm is 1.5 hours east of Ft. St. John near the Montagneuse and there are significant numbers of wolves in that area. gonna try for one or more in January. An ar15 would be nice to hunt wolves with - but the att isn't comming.
 
bait is the only way I see them , anything else is an accident/chance encounter.

BTW I have a foxpro and hand calls and have never had a wolf come to calls!

Hasn't stopped me from trying but bait is the only thing I'd count on!
 
Hawkeye said:
Is that up the Buick Creek Rd?
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Yes, you'd be looking to go about 90kms in past Buick which is 30kms off the highway, then sled in away from the roads. The old Beatton River Airstrip is a WWII American emergency landing strip for US aircraft headed to Alaska during the war, neat history. You need an FM radio past km 74 on the Beatton (44kms past Buick).

Tree stand on a seismic line, creek, or frozen lake far away from the roads would be the way to go.
 
Some local guys have had success with predator calls, but it seems they don't go for the bunny distress, etc but rather coyote/fox fight or various wolf howls.

Bait can work as well. I've shot wolves over the remains of moose. You can also try to hang a large black flag or rag over a stick on a lake or large flat area. Wolves are nosey and will come and inspect if they're around.
 
Just call some farmers who have live stock in the Clear Hills County of Alberta. That is right close to F.St. John and is less than an hours drive. They have a surplus of wolves.
 
The last time I shot a wolf... and I am no expert, I used the remanants of a deer carcass as bait....

I used deer type techniques... did a whack of hiking and found a spot where a few wolf tracks intersected and there was then set the carcass up as bait... include the guts and threw a piece of hide over top for effect....

I hit a fawn distress calls on and off for a few hours with spaces in between.... call for 5 minutes, wait ten. call for 5 wait ten.... then if unsuccessful wait an hour in between at the bait pile.....

I am no wolf hunting expert.... but I am a afirm believer that at times developing your own techniques makes you a good hunter
 
Of all the coyote like calls I would go with fawn in distress.Alot of guys had good luck while bugling for elk,rattling in bucks ,working a hoochie mama,hanging around farms with a wolf problem ,or bait.If they are hungry,they will come.
 
If you can, find a nice high vantage point above a lake and check it often. Eventually you'll run into some wolves traveling the lake. I always bring my dog with me when I go out. Once I spot the wolves I head down to the lakeshore with my dog and let out a couple howls to get the wolves attention. My hope is they'll see the dog and come running to protect their turn. 3 of the 4 wolves I've been in on this year he had dogs with us, and I think they really helped to keep the wolves from spooking too quickly.

I used this exact technique on Christmas eve and had 2 wolves come in on a rope from about 900m away to about 400. (I thought it was more like 200 so I shot and missed).
 
Ardent said:
Where are you hunting? You almost certainly aren't hunting the Wolves the OP is, as out of Fort St. John he'd be hunting Northern Timberwolves, no such thing in Southern Ontario. That said, perhaps you're hunting north of 55 degrees North etc.

As there are extremely few bears in southern ontario as well I hunt more northern areas for bear and wolf. Usually between sudbury and timmins. Not sure where the 55 degree line is I don't own a globe
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brybenn;6559005 As there are extremely few bears in southern ontario as well I hunt more northern areas for bear and wolf. Usually between sudbury and timmins. Not sure where the 55 degree line is I don't own a globe[/QUOTE said:
Where there are abundant signs of moose the wolf are usually not far. Locator howls the night before can give you an idea of their proximity. The problem as mentioned is that they travel a wide territory unless they have a good reason to be there.

I believe there was outfitter near Kapuskasing that was using dead livestock as bait .
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Thanks for all the input every one. One more question though. What do you guys think about using a yote howler and heading out and sounding like the competion? I know (or have been told so) that wolves and yotes ain't exactly on speaking terms so I figure if I can sound enough like a yote that would bring in a wolf or two to remove the unwanted competion in their territory.
 
Hawkeye said:
Thanks for all the input every one. One more question though. What do you guys think about using a yote howler and heading out and sounding like the competion? I know (or have been told so) that wolves and yotes ain't exactly on speaking terms so I figure if I can sound enough like a yote that would bring in a wolf or two to remove the unwanted competion in their territory.
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great Idea, I was just looking at some mojo outdoors yote decoys. I would try that with some yote territorial calls...should piss them right off. I would set it up on a lake or cut..sit back in the tree line.
 
I think it was said, wolves travel in large areas and may not show up for several weeks. I keep in touch with the cattle farmers and land owners in wolf populated areas. When they show up , they stay for 6 or 10 days. A farmer with a carcass pile is a good place to look for wolves. Coyotes and wolves are not the same, nor do they share territory nicely.
 
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