How to hunt wolves?

RockyDog · Oct 20, 2009

Does anyone think hunting wolves can be more than a chance thing? Im in the bitterroot and am wondering if they can be howled in or if i got on a track and just followed hard if there might be any chance of getting a shot.

My elk tag is filled so Id love to do help meet that quota.

drahthaar · Oct 20, 2009

I have a blind and a treestand in areas that I know they frequent. I plan on calling, lost calf type calls. Its a crapshoot, most are going to be killed by chance IMHO.

Randy11 · Oct 20, 2009

I know a small pack pretty well in the Northern Bitterroots in a roadless area. As soon as my bull hits the ground I plan on spending a couple days just glassing the hell out of the drainage and possibly trying to stalk or intercept one.

Never been in there first part of elk season though, its mainly a shed/bear hunting spot for me, so they might get pushed around or shot at opening day and move out.

I kind of agree though, very few will be shot by guys actually targeting wolves, and the ones that will are the guys like drahthaar that know the packs really well.

Hornseeker · Oct 20, 2009

From what I've heard Rock... they are callable... IF you get into vicinity... sorta like other predators..if you just set up and start calling blind... pretty low odds..if you call after hearing them, seeing or seeing fresh sign... you have a much better chance...

I'd like to see you nock one over...

drahthaar · Oct 20, 2009

I think you have to make it good the first time though, if they come in and bust you, its over. My fear is that there are two other guys that know where my blind is, if one of them see one and touch one off, that spot is probably done for the next 2 months. LOL. Then it will be a prayer to see one.

Bozeman · Oct 20, 2009

I know that a coyote distress call has worked before. You might try that.

RockyDog · Oct 21, 2009

My money is on draathrar bagging a wolf. Based on what ive read february is the best time to call wolves in. I read in alberta they hunt wolves by sitting blinds over bait sites. Ive never heard of a wolf feeding on a kill they did not make. Heck they dont even feed on their own kills here. Alberta wolves must be hungrier than ours.

mtmuley · Oct 21, 2009

If I happened to know where a den or two were located, how often, and what time of year do wolves use them? IF I happened to know of a den or two and had GPS co-ordinates. mtmuley

drahthaar · Oct 25, 2009

Sure didn't take long for those wolves to get shot up. 6:45 am I am in my best spot in my treestand, and they started in howling. 200 yards tops. My biggest fear was that they were going to come down the road too fast and it would not be shooting light. But they moved off to the east instead further into the next property I don't have permission to hunt. Howled off and on until light maybe 8:15. Then all of a sudden pow-pow-pow-pow-pow, semi automatic, small caliber shooting. Sounded like the guy was right in the middle of them.

I wish I knew what the outcome was. Other than my spot is done.

Randy11 · Oct 30, 2009

We got in a small pack on opening day, they were pretty holed up though with the elk slaughter/circus going on around them. Tuesday my buddy was still over there and got back in them, unfortunately the day after they closed the unit.

Headed next week into the area I talked about above, no wolves have been tagged out of that area yet, hard to say if they've been shot at or not.

Anybody else got on them yet?