Wolves around Region 3

[steepNdeep]

Thanks boys!

What elevation is the snow at right now??? Sun Peaks says they have ~2 feet up top.

That's interesting in that map where it says its under 3 wolves per 1000 km sq. Doesn't seem so bad.

I think that's because it's an average of the whole area & the wolves are concentrated in the valleys. If you look at the topography of that map, much of the area - high mountains is inhospitable. Lower than you'd think. It's big country in Alasaka...

[Harvest the Land]

Definitely saw a few wolf tracks and even more coyote tracks where I was on the weekend, never seen so many predator tracks all over the place. Followed a large bear track for a while, pretty funny how they walk in the snow. Barely saw any deer or moose tracks. I was at around 1400 meters and there was about 1/2 foot of snow, and I could see snow down at the 1200 meter level for sure

[steepNdeep]

Thanks for all the PMs boys! My research confirmed that wolves are literally everywhere up here. Official reports of wolves in town in people's yards in Salmon Arm & Sorrento. It seems they are thickest North of Kamloops - between Bonaparte Lake & Adams Lake. Sounds like around the Bonaparte plateau is getting pounded especially hard by the dogs. I stopped by the local hunting shop & they confirmed what I'd been hearing.

I Google-scouted a few areas & glassed one for a couple hours. Didn't cut any predator tracks. Deer have been moving a bit. Snow started just off the valley bottom & I made it up to ~1,000m to the the spot I wanted to glass. There was ~30cm of greasy snow & I went the farthest & was breaking trail. I've brought some chains, but I don't think that I'll be able to make it up to 1,500m to the plateaus up top. Sun Peaks says they have 90cm up top & it looks like more snow is on it's way all weekend. I'll giver a shot though...

Here's the steep, bucky looking canyon that burned a while ago. It was steeper & deeper than it looked it on a screen lol. The local that I spoke to confirmed my suspicions & said he shot a big buck not far from there & also missed a chance at a wolf below where I parked. I howled a bit before dark, but go no response. I'm heading north tomorrow am...

[HarryToolips]

Nice pic...have you ever actually howled them into shooting range? I can't wait to look for sign and do this on snowshoes this winter..

[TyTy]

There is some country I have seen wolves travel through. The roads certainly help them cover ground effectively

[curly_fishr]

We were hunting in 3-31 for the first two weeks of November and saw numerous wolf tracks in the bush and then saw a pack of five black wolves Run across a frozen lake just outside of 70 mile. Moose weren’t hanging round long in the bush if you spooked them up.

[MichelD]

Saw tracks in 3-12

[basscanada]

Saw 2 at first light on Coalmont road last weekend

[Golddust]

Had a good sized one on a trail cam that came by just before midnight on nov. 6 in 3-28. Saw dog tacks all over the place today up in 3-18 where there is snow as well. they're everywhere

[Bugle M In]

I saw sign of a few in 3-30, but I think the larger packs from the past several years moved....
probably due to the fire where I was....but, I don't travel all over, so they didn't move far.
Only a few tracks, no sightings, no howling this time around.