Actual odds of seeing a wolf in Idaho

[djnoodle]

Bring a recording of a hound barking 'treed'. My friend who lives near Bonners Ferry said that the hound hunters are losing dogs to wolves like crazy! A treed hound call is like a dinner bell to wolves.


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[saylean]

i saw three on a weekend hunt over there.

[Twang]

If you are close to elk you will be near wolves. Most that we see are when we are sitting still just watching.  Some very close, not intimidated either so they are not good mind readers.  I hate the collared ones most

[180-GRAIN]

Seen them twice in the selway in 8 years. First time was a pack of 8. Had a tag and just because emptied my gun at them at 800 yards. Was kinda a hope and a prayer deal  . Second time glassed one a mile or so await running game trails on the side of a mountain. I would get a tag.

[lamrith]

Idaho Unit6, had them on prehunt cams at beginning of Sept, had them howling 100yrds or so from camp 4am on Sept 26th.

[trophyhunt]

Just spent a week in Idaho and heard or seen no wolves. The hunters up the street from us saw one.

[Mr Mykiss]

If you drive into Challis to buy more deer tags and you fail to buy a wolf tag, you are guaranteed to see a wolf roughly 10 miles outside town standing in a field
So...100%

[7mmfan]

Just got back, no wolves spotted. Spent quite a bit of time in country where I felt I would find them. Talked to one guy who had heard them howling in the Indian Mountain area.

[WA hunter14]

I live here in 10a and hunt all of the surrounding units including salmon area, I live in the woods, work in the woods and hunt something year round. I have only seen 3 and all of them were in the road in front of me and one of them this spring had half a elk calf in its mouth. Some times cat hunting there is so many wolf tracks from the night before that even if I found a lion track in the area there is no way I would turn dogs loose. I think if someone actually wanted to go after one it would be pretty likely to kill one but I wouldn't even try without snow.

[Romulous]

I live here in 10a and hunt all of the surrounding units including salmon area, I live in the woods, work in the woods and hunt something year round. I have only seen 3 and all of them were in the road in front of me and one of them this spring had half a elk calf in its mouth. Some times cat hunting there is so many wolf tracks from the night before that even if I found a lion track in the area there is no way I would turn dogs loose. I think if someone actually wanted to go after one it would be pretty likely to kill one but I wouldn't even try without snow.

I have two trail cameras out on a moose carcass. Will check in the spring.


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[hirshey]

Hunting my deer area for the last 6 years, we have found kills, beds, tracks, heard them howl and had other hunters miss shots... howled for them and had them answer and get closer, but have yet to see one. Purposefully hunting them twice, I've seen 2 (didn't shoot because I thought they'd give me a better angle) and gotten within 100 yards of a pack of 6 in thick timber. They're around, but harder to call with traditional means after getting wiser to our games. I'd definitely spend the $32.

[WapitiTalk1]

They're definitely part of the indigenous population.  I haven't seen a live one while elk hunting (saw a skinned carcass last year from a local trapper) but have heard them numerous times, seen scat, and have seen where they've been on a kill.  I spose if a person really made an effort (I don't) to maybe call them into bow range or glass them for a long distance rifle shot, it may pan out.  Here's a couple that I had on a few trail cams in 2016.  In this particular spot, there were elk standing right where the wolves had been less than 30 minutes later......

 

[bigjohn98591]

Idaho Unit6, had them on prehunt cams at beginning of Sept, had them howling 100yrds or so from camp 4am on Sept 26th.

We have been hunting Unit 6 in the Santa area for the last four years. This is the first year that we have heard wolves. One of the guys in our group got a shot at one about a 1/4 mile from camp, and it was heading in the direction of our camp. I'm getting a tag next year.

[splitshot]

go for it.  we need 2 hunt them like coyotes and bears and lions and cougars.   mike w