wolf hunter tactics

[kentrek]

It seems the wolf section is mostly filled with wolf loving/hating debates and not nearly enough dead wolves or wolf tactics..beings it's relatively new critter to hunt I'm alil lost on the best way to go about it....as of now I'm planning to cover loads of ground (everything north of boise) howling or attemptin to locate at night an then hunt during the day using more howling/coyote/distress calls

That's pretty much all I have 

If you've hunted them what's worked ??
Or just as important what didn't work ??
Have they became call shy ??
What kind of calls??
Do you trap while hunting ??
Baits or I mean bear baits ??
Scents ?? ( idk if legal in idaho)
Wintering grounds ??
Hunting wolf killed game ??
Do they return to a kill or just eat an move on

Let's keep this a productive thread and help folks increase there odds on this new game animal

Post any pictures or links that relate 

[cougarbart]

If you figure out a way please help! Have howled, used distress calls, jumped on fresh tracks and followed all day, sat on a wolf kill for a week! And still haven't got an opportunity! I have been in north Idaho where visibility has been limited other than clear cuts! Plus when we hound hunt we sit quiet and ready at every tree for half!

[jasnt]

Tagging

[Mark Brenckle]

Tagging as well.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Tagging

 

Can You use live bait? Goats make lots of noise when tied up by themselves.

[kentrek]

If you figure out a way please help! Have howled, used distress calls, jumped on fresh tracks and followed all day, sat on a wolf kill for a week! And still haven't got an opportunity! I have been in north Idaho where visibility has been limited other than clear cuts! Plus when we hound hunt we sit quiet and ready at every tree for half!

I kinda figured tracking would be a lost cause....maybe howl after cutting fresh tracks but man it sure seems like they cover the ground...same with ambush hunting over scents or baits

Only thing I can think of is to cover an insane amount of ground...do most of the locating at night

[cougarbart]

Ya got them to howl back about 20x but not once have I got them to come in that I know of! They are honestly about like cougars that you can call and do those things but not very efficient! Of course most of the times a find wolfy areas so has someone else so I think they are pretty educated! I have seen personally about 15 that someone got and know of about 20 others and I think about 95% were just incidental while hunting other game or a lucky chance while driving around!

[kentrek]

How long did it take to get those 20 responses ? Did you hear them howling an then howl back, or did you start the convo ? Did you ever rush them ??

With out the regs under my nose, are we allowed to shoot them at night

[cougarbart]

No night hunting! Tried heading right at em several times even had one guy stay howling hoping they would fire up again but every time they shut up after the first bit of howling and never got any opportunities! All the locals in several communities with a lot of hunters I still have not heard of any taken by howling! They can be located but that's it that I know of! 1 guy used a fawn in distress and got a pack of 7 running in and got some action! I sat on a elk kill last December where I found one and never got an opportunity but trail cam had them come back 6 days after killing and about 5 wolves from what I could tell on film cleaned it up in 2 nights!

[kentrek]

Interesting they came back after 5 days and then ate it

I've heard of one wolf being howled in an killed but not from a credible source

I wonder what it takes to keep a wolf convo going....

[Maverick26]

I had one come in below me in thick sage brush while I was coyote calling. I was set up on a ridge line with a fence corner at my back and the sucker snuck in below me within about 200 feet before turning and heading to my right down the ridge. I didn't see it tell it was 315 yards away cresting the same ridge I was on to my right. I had no idea it came within 200 feet of me tell I got up and started walking and cut its tracks in the snow. Got my blood pumping after I found that out. This was about 3 miles from the end of the road I was on... really, really close to Ellensburg, Wa. 

[cougarbart]

Well I'm guessing if someone smarter than me could figure out how to call em in, biologist and game dept wouldn't have to trap em to get any for studies! Ya I where I have been hunting em it's about 100 miles from sagebrush but I wish I could see over 50 yards in most places!

[jasnt]

I'm thinking in terms of coyote but they are canine. Transits rarely howl. So when they hear a howl in their territory its a challenger.  They serenade to show their pack strength. This is when I would charge toward them. Cut the distance in half and howl a stronger challenge.  I've seen fights between wolf packs on YouTube and they often serenade back and forth before the fight.  Territory take over.

[KFhunter]

I'd be using scent making pee posts, spraying on top of dominant wolf scrapes and sitting in trees.
I'd like to try out a bunch of ideas I came up with while Elk hunting cursing the wolves thinking up ways to kill them


I called in a few wolves with Elk calls too.

[Bango skank]

tie a sheep to a tree?