wolf hunter tactics

[KFhunter]

I think archery whitetail tatics would work very well for wolves,  get 30-40 feet up a tree so you can see over the brush and get your scent off the ground.

Toss out some howls, spray the scent on the ground and sit tight for an hour

[cougarbart]

Usually if they are in a area I see them walk long stretches of road piss posting every tree on the road! That would be good as any but I noticed when we hound hunt they will do that where we let dogs out! Just have to hope it's during the day! Can't use bait in Idaho! Best thing is take your dog for a walk and be ready to defend it!

[pd]

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KF, I know a lot of hunters who have seen wolves (N. Idaho), but I don't know of a single confirmed kill.  So far the only successful hunting technique is from a helicopter!  Keep at this thread.

[kentrek]

Does anyone have a helicopter ?? 

I like jasnt's idea but what's a challenging howl ?? Obviously a howl just isn't a howl....

[jasnt]

Does anyone have a helicopter ?? 

I like jasnt's idea but what's a challenging howl ?? Obviously a howl just isn't a howl....

I'll have to do some research for that answer. With coyote its a howl that's short and ends in a bark, all in one sound.  I'd bet its similar with wolves.

[Bango skank]

Can't use bait in Idaho!

I am almost positive that the regs make an exception in that wolves can be taken incidental to bear baiting.  So hunt them in an area open to bear baiting, with the proper tags/season to be bear baiting, and use nothing but meat at the bait sight.

[kentrek]

Can't use bait in Idaho!

I am almost positive that the regs make an exception in that wolves can be taken incidental to bear baiting.  So hunt them in an area open to bear baiting, with the proper tags/season to be bear baiting, and use nothing but meat at the bait sight.

That's how I read it...but I don't think a gamie will take us very serious if we bait for bear in February

[Bango skank]

Can't use bait in Idaho!

I am almost positive that the regs make an exception in that wolves can be taken incidental to bear baiting.  So hunt them in an area open to bear baiting, with the proper tags/season to be bear baiting, and use nothing but meat at the bait sight.

That's how I read it...but I don't think a gamie will take us very serious if we bait for bear in February

No of course not, you would have to be baiting bear by the book, 100%

[jasnt]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsm9opbeyaM

this video has some great vocals.  I'm thinking a confident serenade of 4 wolves would be a good challenge  then move in and challenge again.  I dout this kind of confrontation is quick. I'm sure the howl back and forth testing each other out. Alot of scratching and peeing would take place and probably alot of time before a challenging pack would confront the residents.
of course this is all assumptions on my part based of my predator hunting experience. 

[kentrek]

Any experience is appreciated
 

[LittleJohn]

My only experience is western Montana, I have been in on 3 wolf kills, all called in. I personally vowed one in to 25 yds and did not get the shot.
The wolves I am hunting are not being called to very much and are very vocal.
They cover a ridiculous amount of area and are hard to keep track of in my experience. The packs I am hunting seem to come back through an area every 10 or so days. If the tracks are not super fresh they are already gone.

I typically go out about midnight and start running roads and looking for tracks. Stopping and howling every mile or two depending on the terrain. There are a lot of gated roads where I am hunting. Once I find some fresh tracks I try to anticipate where they are going and run the roads on as many side of the ridge they are  on to try and figure out where they are.
I usually have a few different packs located by daylight.
I pretty much hunt them like a bull elk in September. Locate them and figure out where they are and where they are going and move in close down wind and set up and call. Once i'm within a couple hundred yards I typically start predator calling. Doesn't seem to mater on the predator call. Ive had them come into rabbit calls, calf elk distress, and howling.

I do not have an electronic call, but my buddies use them with success.

Depending on the terrain and visibility we usually don't sit more then 45 minutes in a set up. If they stop howling on shut up we try to relocate them and move in again and set up.

Running the roads for tracks in fresh snow and howling to locate is definitely the key. The area I am hunting is too huge to just randomly pick a gate and hope for the best.

I am running a trap line as well, I typically check traps in the dark and then do some calling set ups at daylight. Depending on the sign in the area.

The pack I am trapping comes through every 10 days, usually with in 12 hours +-
Almost strange how accurate they are.

[LittleJohn]

I am using Rocky Jacobsons Wolf Howler for howling, but have had just as much luck with my voice.

These dogs were all called in with howling or predator calls

All shots were under 40 yds,

All of these wolves came in a pack, from 3 to 6 animals. Better have more than one tag in your pocket :}

[LittleJohn]

Im no expert, but feel free to PM me with any questions.
The more wolves harvested the better.
The county I live in has been leading the state in wolf harvests the last 3 years (unfortunately) :{

[LittleJohn]

This wolf was taken by mu buddy a couple weeks ago while rattling for whitetails.
Came in on dead run with 5 or 6 others. Shot at 25 yds

[JJB11B]

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