Idaho wolves

[6haase6]

Going to hunt Idaho next year and wolf tags are only $30 so figure why not. Can be into Idaho in less than two hours so will probably make a few trips over to look for one of these big pups. Looked around on here and couldn’t anything that shared info for a new guy to this game. Anybody have any advice to get a guy started? I did see calling can work.

[KFhunter]

I found wolves every time I been

My reccomendation is take partners who aren't afraid to drop down in on a pack of howling wolves


I can't get my partners to follow me in 

[Rob]

I'd smear myself in deer blood and follow you in!

[KFhunter]

I'm getting a new knee soon as I can get through the waiting list, then rehab, and I'm in!

I got a new work schedule too, 7on 7off instead of 6 on 2 off
Sold all my livestock...

So the KFhunter is coming back!

[6haase6]

Is locate howling at night a thing or legal? Do they howl better at night? Our plan right now is a just to try and find howls to chase and maybe call a little. How do the tags work? Season say it’s aug 1 to June 30 so if I buy a tag in January is it good until June 30?

[KFhunter]

I hear them mostly at last light

Cut tracks, zero in on area, howl in the evening and early morning, locate, go quiet, sneak in, predator call

Wind!

[Rob]

Just say the word and I am in!  Locatted just south of Sandpoint.

[redi]

My wolf tags are valid through 12-31-22. At $31.75 having a tag is cheap insurance in case you see one.

[KFhunter]

Just say the word and I am in!  Locatted just south of Sandpoint.

Good deal 

The challenge is not getting on someone's line, wolf trapping going on everywhere

[6haase6]

My wolf tags are valid through 12-31-22. At $31.75 having a tag is cheap insurance in case you see one.

Thank you yup my brother in law and I are thinking the same thing. Being close enough to be in idaho in a couple of hours might just warrant a few dedicated trips just for wolves.

[Mudman]

Find Elk n ya find wolves...

[6haase6]

Find Elk n ya find wolves...

Perfect

[idaho guy]

If you come over in winter just cruise groomed snowmobile trails till you find tracks. It won’t take long to cut some tracks normally. They amaze me how far they travel sometimes but follow until you feel they are fairly hot. Howling is good to locate and then if they aren’t coming in all the way even a dying rabbit may work. Only wolf I have shot and actually recovered was with a rabbit call. My experience is they are like elk with calling. They will get very call shy quicker than elk. That’s just what I have experienced not sure if it’s always that way. Anyways I would be cautious with your howling and calling and reserve it for when you feel like you have a really good set up. Just try not to educate every dog in the drainage. Read the updated wolf regulations. They are VERY liberal with lots of options depending on the area. Too much to cover here but reading new regs will be worth it. If you get on someone’s trap line LEAVE it alone please. I don’t think I need to tell you that but every year someone’s stealing a wolf or ruining a trap line. So I thought I would just reinforce leaving traps alone on here. Have fun and post pics and any tips you might learn. Thanks for wolf hunting 👍 I just talked to a young guy in the gym who gets on the stairclimber with a 45 lb plate on his back. He said he wanted to be in “hunting “ shape next fall. I said why don’t you just go hunting 😂😂 wolves, lions and coyotes are open! Good luck!

[Chesapeake]

Watching out for trap lines can be interesting. Sometimes you see a sign posted at a gate, ect.. More often you see the sets right along the roads and ATV trails on landings, snares along game trails, ect..
Haven’t yet come across a wolf in a trap along a road or trail, but imagine it happens.

The other year we had a trapper running all the roads behind the gate in his side by side trying to check his traps before a hunter found his catches. Kind of screwed the hunting up.

[Naches Sportsman]

Hope you have a deep pocket book! Just strictly going after wolves is hard since they have a huge range. Find data on wolf packs and try to figure out where the rendezvous points are. When there’s no snow, I like going up high on ridges and saddles and finding the natural funnels where the elk cross. Wolves usually are up high when the snow is off and in the elk crossing areas sniffing em down. I usually let out a couple bowls with my wolf call and wait 10-15 minutes after each. If no response, I move on. I have about an average of getting a wolf response every 10 sets in the spring through early fall. Once I get the response out comes the elk calls mimicking a herd or elk in distress. Letting out bugles can locate them too.

Like Idaho guy said, they’re call shy. Don’t over call and in mu opinion I like going into far away areas as those wolves have dealt with less humans.


Once there’s snow, I’m usually driving, hiking, or skiing and once I cut a track usually call. Wolves like all the other animals use beaten down paths. Don’t walk directly in a wolf track.

Once the snow melts or once you find a wolf kill, mark the spot. Dogs will come back. Seen it first hand this year with 5 wolves taking down an elk this spring during the night and they came back this fall and were after the remnants of their kill.


I’ll be 40 miles off the nearest plowed road almost all of January snaring if I can find a reliable sled. Buried a few baits and hopefully have some action on all of them.


Read up on articles on where some of the guys in northern Idaho are. They had success but I believe it was Justin Webb that was finding the wolves were coming down into the valley at night and going way up high during the day. They’ve adapted to pressure from hunting and trapping.