Wolf troubles in S. Ab. (still!)

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Got this email from a friend, the wolves have really made thier mark along the foothills in this area.
Looks like I'll be dog hunting again this winter

Hi,
There was a bunch of wolves bothering my friends horses at there camp in the west fork of the Ghost when they came back from hunting one afternoon. The wolves really had the tied horses all worked up so the results are shown in the pictures!!!! Great news, but my buddy said the whole Ghost drainage is full of wolf tracks right from the river bottom to way up in the rocks and there is NO sheep to be found!!!!

Good Hunting and straight shooting on them there big bad dogs.





We had a wolf pack harassing our horses.

See attached for the result of their efforts.

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Hope the parties involved don't mind thier pics being posted - PM me if its a problem
 
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Hey, I know him! Yes, there are definitely lots of wolves around these days and they do provide a great little diversion in the winter! Go get 'em!
 
that there's a white one- there's probably some bad medicine surrounding it- like you shot womebodys anscestor- there's stuff like that around anything white
 
I wonder what gun canuck will use for this trip?;);)

A guide out in 404(?) was having a heck of a time with them chasing th eElk out of the valley too. They didn't want to shoot them in case it spooked the herd even more.

Shoot them all!
 
Just heard a funny response from SRD in regards to wolves in Alberta.....

"SRD, would manage wolf populations by providing hunters more opportunity for harvest, and raise wolf quotas for trappers."

Considering their are no quotas for trappers and hunters already have virtually unlimited opportunities, I'm not sure how this will help.....lol
 
sheephunter said:
Just heard a funny response from SRD in regards to wolves in Alberta.....

"SRD, would manage wolf populations by providing hunters more opportunity for harvest, and raise wolf quotas for trappers."

Considering their are no quotas for trappers and hunters already have virtually unlimited opportunities, I'm not sure how this will help.....lol
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Notice how they say would. So pretty much they can't.

As far as getting in on the action, you pretty much have to get your timing just right. They come in to moose calls, that's how we got our two.

You can't legally bait them but you can shoot them on a bait in spring that is meant for bear. Unless you have a dead horse in your back field (private land) good luck. They are sneaky! Put in some serious time in the high country is your best bet. Elk is high on their menu.
 
In the old country each member of a hunting club was obligated to shoot his/her share of vermin (magpies, crows, foxes etc). If you did not, or could not, meet your yearly quota, you had to pay a fee on a per head basis. The money collected from this fee was used to pay someone else to shoot whatever you didn't.

It was all part of the management of a healthy and balanced wildlife population.
 
Noel said:
I wonder what gun canuck will use for this trip?;);)

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I'm actually on the hunt for a new rifle in 6.5x55 just for this purpose ;)
I'm thinking Tikka/Sako/or ? PM me guys if you have something!

sheephunter said:
Just heard a funny response from SRD in regards to wolves in Alberta.....

"SRD, would manage wolf populations by providing hunters more opportunity for harvest, and raise wolf quotas for trappers."

Considering their are no quotas for trappers and hunters already have virtually unlimited opportunities, I'm not sure how this will help.....lol
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We've actually been after them to allow limited use of quads in restricted areas, leave our camps up throughout the year, etc.
If access to some areas was allowed to be easier and bait stations could be maintained, along with having a warm place to sleep in Jan/Feb in the backcountry, I think more guys would get out there and get after the dogs when they are easiest to kill (mid-winter hunger!)
Its fantastic to be out in the bush at that time of year!!
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As far as getting in on the action, you pretty much have to get your timing just right. They come in to moose calls, that's how we got our two.

You can't legally bait them but you can shoot them on a bait in spring that is meant for bear. Unless you have a dead horse in your back field (private land) good luck. They are sneaky! Put in some serious time in the high country is your best bet. Elk is high on their menu.
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Actually Noel, I think you are mistaken. You can bait wolves, but not during a spring bear season.
And yes, timing is important. They travel alot - sometimes only hitting baits every couple of weeks. Really depends on how much game there is for the killing (not much in my old haunts anymore :mad:)
We had SRD permission to use vet inspected horses as bait (public land) last year, effective but expensive.
 
Could be I am wrong, sorry for the bad info.

I *had the perfect wolf gun for you but I sold it to a guy who in turn flipped it for triple what I sold it to him for. So much for him "keeping it for his grandchildren".......:rolleyes:

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Just to confirm, right from the 08 Regs:

Setting out bait for the purpose of hunting wolves is lawful except during a spring black bear season where the use of bait for hunting black bear is not allowed.

Where/when there is an open spring black bear season and baiting for black bear is allowed, wolf baits must be signed/posted in the same manner as black bear baits. This requirement to sign/post wolf baits is not in effect in other circumstances where wolf baits are lawfully set.
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Where I went wrong was the baiting for wolves in the spring where it is not lawful to have one for the bears. Close, but not really.
 
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