Re: Wolves around Region 3
Originally Posted by
tomahawk
crazy how many were in our area alone!! One track was almost 5 inches wide and 6 long, never seen one that large and ive seen lots. We agreed to only shoot them if we see them.
I hear you tomahawk. Sadly, Reg. 3 is infested. The only time that I saw wolves rifle hunting was opening day of elk & we were focussed on getting some meat. I saw a big black (too fast to get a bead on) driving into camp at 5k feet & my partners saw 2 in camp the day before. We got nothing but howls to respond to our bugles. Trapper got 25 in the valley that winter & said there were just as many left with more coming... Barely any elk tracks the next year. I gave up on that area.
If the same thing were to happen now, I would immediately switch to hunting wolves, before I left the area. With education, hopefully more guys will be prepared to do this, when it happens to them...
Originally Posted by
kelowna.jordan
steepNdeep, I'd be down for joining you sometime. PM me if/when you plan on going again
Sure, but you have them in your back yard. Get some local boys together & get out there. Yotes are good practice... Youtube it ;
Originally Posted by
LBM
Steepndeep listened to your video have a few thoughts/ideas that may have helped if your in a situation like that again if interested send me a message.
Thanks for the ideas LBM!
Do wolves mark their territory? I saw this at the bottom of the cut, but it was by tire tracks & I thought it might have been a domestic. You can see the yotes had added to it, also...
Originally Posted by
skibum
Wolf tracks and blood trail... We followed the tracks for a while, neat to see how they work (circle) a deer and how the deer uses the trees. Didn't find the exact kill site, but a couple fresh vertebra (small deer) in an opening in the trees -- that seemed to gathering area for the wolves by all the circling tracks.
Nice. Fresh snow is a hunters dream. I've learned a ton following predator & big buck tracks in the snow & do every chance I get!..
Last edited by steepNdeep; 11-23-2017 at 10:52 AM.
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