Wolf Hunting Idaho

[Dan-o]

Exactly! I just see this a lot! We have several run ins with elk hunters when hound hunting in Idaho, and a good friend of mine even had a confrontation years ago that ended up with him killing a guy! I just don't like the competitive element in hunting! Other sports yes but hunting is about you, the experience, and the animal, there is a lot of variables, other hunters are one but I don't harbor bad feelings about another sportsmen also doing it!

Wow...
Can't imagine what sort of confrontation over hunting is worth killing a guy over unless it was some sort of self defense thing.

Hard to imagine, but......   Many years ago (I was maybe early 20's and was not present but dad told me), my dad shot a deer.   He walked up to it, tagged it and started to clean it when he was confronted by three "Hunters" who told him the deer was theirs.

Dad absolutely felt threatened.......   and he never hunted again.

All for a stupid deer.

Sorry....   thread jack over.

[AspenBud]

Was it a wolf specific outfitter?  I would think an outfitter would more likely be hired by elk hunters.  Does seem kind of odd.  I don't think they get priority.  Deal with similar in WA if you are grouse/bear hunting during archery elk--guys get upset.

I had a guy roll up to an area where I was parked on opening day of grouse. I had the dog out, was getting my vest on, and ready to go. He actually tried to remind me that it was opening day of archery in an attempt to get me to leave so he could hunt the deer he had seen earlier in the day.

I didn't leave, I was there first, and I only get so many days to hunt my game of choice too.

[idaho guy]

Exactly! I just see this a lot! We have several run ins with elk hunters when hound hunting in Idaho, and a good friend of mine even had a confrontation years ago that ended up with him killing a guy! I just don't like the competitive element in hunting! Other sports yes but hunting is about you, the experience, and the animal, there is a lot of variables, other hunters are one but I don't harbor bad feelings about another sportsmen also doing it!

I agree with you. I archery hunt elk but also hound hunt bears. Its public land and you gotta work around other guys legally hunting -part of hunting. I dont think hounds necessarily ruin an elk hunt for an archer anyways. I have had dogs run through an area and shut down bugling elk but if the dogs pass through the elk fired up shortly after most of the time not always. Op pm me and I will share any wolf intel I have. I dont know of anyone in Idaho that wont help you kill wolves. I will say generally Indepence creek area-DONT overdo the fox pro please I think guys blaring wolf dog etc from roads  has really educated wolves. wolf, coyote calls work- i have had them come in too dying rabbit combined with wolf and even elk calls when i was trying to call elk not wolves! good luck     

[Huntin Hounds]

If your going to use a dog sound find one that has just one dog barking and not a pack. They will be much more likely to come in on single dog than a unknown pack. All the dogs I know of that have been killed by wolves were alone weather at the tree or running game.

I know of some folks using scat from one packs territory and moving it to another packs and using traps. Not sure if it would work very well for shooting purposes though.

If your going to hunt the panhandle try Pine creek south of Pinehurst. Every year I cut tracks in that drainage usually on the east fork.

The Bumblebee pack generally hangs out at the head end of Cougar gulch. They den on the east side of the drainage but will move to different locations in the summer months. Later in the fall we will see them on the north slope of bumblebee peak and over into Laverne creek and into Leiberg creek. This pack used to roam into the head of teepee creek as well but I believe they got pushed out by another pack (see below). In the winter months they move into the Steamboat drainage and generally stay on the west fork around long tom road and Comfy creek. This pack has been hunted hard the last couple of years as I know of several wolves taken.

There is supposed to be another pack that has been seen around Magee the last couple of years. They could be anywhere in the Tepee Creek and Trail creek areas.

Another good place to look for them is around the presidential flats area just down stream from Big Hank campground. That pack has been there for years and I believe stays more in the less roaded areas.

These are all place I like to run my hounds so kill every last one of those blood sucking devil dogs.

[trophyhunt]

Nice bit of info huntin hounds!   Is there a certian time of year that is better for killing wolves?  I would think the winter grounds in late winter would be good? 

[jstone]

I might be going deer hunting in the Crooked River area this year. Central Idaho, and i will get a wolf tag. Are they thick in there?

[CAMPMEAT]

What unit is that ?

[jstone]

North tip of unit 39. Just south West a little from Stanley Idaho

[CAMPMEAT]

They have 60 wolf harvest limit in unit 39 and so far they've killed 16 from the way I read it for 2015. Each year starts a new harvest record from the way I see it. If you call the Idaho Game Dept, they will pretty much tell you where the most wolves have been killed. The game dept employees kinda feel you out by the way you talk and ask questions to make sure you're not an enviro, wolf loving nut job. I got a lot of info from them just by me calling them. If you can get a Game Warden to call you back for that area and talk to you, much better.....good luck. 

[Huntin Hounds]

Nice bit of info huntin hounds!   Is there a certian time of year that is better for killing wolves?  I would think the winter grounds in late winter would be good? 

I would think the winter would be best after deep snow just because it drives all the game into small areas, but most of the wolves shot seem to be in the fall. I think that has to do with young wolves not knowing to avoid humans though. All the wolves I know of that get killed are trapped. That just seems to be the only consistent way to kill them.

[ribka]

 

If your going to use a dog sound find one that has just one dog barking and not a pack. They will be much more likely to come in on single dog than a unknown pack. All the dogs I know of that have been killed by wolves were alone weather at the tree or running game.

I know of some folks using scat from one packs territory and moving it to another packs and using traps. Not sure if it would work very well for shooting purposes though.

If your going to hunt the panhandle try Pine creek south of Pinehurst. Every year I cut tracks in that drainage usually on the east fork.

The Bumblebee pack generally hangs out at the head end of Cougar gulch. They den on the east side of the drainage but will move to different locations in the summer months. Later in the fall we will see them on the north slope of bumblebee peak and over into Laverne creek and into Leiberg creek. This pack used to roam into the head of teepee creek as well but I believe they got pushed out by another pack (see below). In the winter months they move into the Steamboat drainage and generally stay on the west fork around long tom road and Comfy creek. This pack has been hunted hard the last couple of years as I know of several wolves taken.

There is supposed to be another pack that has been seen around Magee the last couple of years. They could be anywhere in the Tepee Creek and Trail creek areas.

Another good place to look for them is around the presidential flats area just down stream from Big Hank campground. That pack has been there for years and I believe stays more in the less roaded areas.

These are all place I like to run my hounds so kill every last one of those blood sucking devil dogs.