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corps2010 · 02-01-2023, 04:00 PM

Odd request but has anybody gone on any kind of wolf hunt before? I've got the itch to shoot one and wanted to see if anybody here could offer some recommendations/outfitters.

diamond10x · 02-01-2023, 04:13 PM

I would guess 95% of wolf kills are opportunistic. I would guess success odds when setting out to just hunt wolves here in alaska aren't even in the double digits.

corps2010 · 02-01-2023, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by diamond10x

I would guess 95% of wolf kills are opportunistic. I would guess success odds when setting out to just hunt wolves here in alaska aren't even in the double digits.

I appreciate the info. I may go a different route then if they're that hard to hunt.

donpablo · 02-01-2023, 05:20 PM

I've heard of outfitters that do this but have never been myself. I've also heard that it's not uncommon to call them in in Idaho when trying to call in elk.

lanceodom · 02-01-2023, 05:24 PM

I've been told many many times that apparently wearing a red hooded cape will bring them in....

RWB · 02-01-2023, 05:26 PM

A hunting buddy went on one in Canada. Said it was a long boring cold hunt. Sat on a right away all day for a week until he finally got a shot over bait.

Robert · 02-01-2023, 05:34 PM

All Terrain Bear Hunting offers wolf hunting over bait. They have taken some huge wolves. You should check them out. The Bear hunt was 1st class. I would think the wolf hunt would be just as good.

S-3 Ranch · 02-01-2023, 05:35 PM

Go on a mountain caribou hunt in the Yukon or NWT combo hunt
Or springtime snowmobile hunt in the same

Very very expensive to wolf hunt

WBT · 02-01-2023, 05:39 PM

There are some outfitters in Canada that apparently have pretty good success by anchoring dead cows to the ice in the middle of frozen lakes. There are also outfitters that will let you run trap lines with them. Those are pretty successful too.

diamond10x · 02-01-2023, 05:40 PM

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I appreciate the info. I may go a different route then if they're that hard to hunt.

There's 3 packs all within about an hour and a half of where I live and I only know of a few people that have trapped or shot any and it doesn't happen often. I could have killed one recently but didn't have a rifle with me, just a shotgun. It would have been one of those opportunistic kills.

I'm sure there are outfitters who advertise hunts for them here in AK, as well as ID, and Canada.

Here's two outfitters just from a quick google:

https://www.castlerockoutfitters.com...lf-hunting.htm

https://www.greenrockslodge.com/alaska-wolf-hunting/

Derrik · 02-01-2023, 05:55 PM

I went on a moose hunt with Love Bros. and Lee in BC and killed one. We actually saw/heard them every day. The outfitter said they are really hurting the moose and caribou populations. I think it was an extra $100 tag or something like that. Not sure if anyone up there does solo wolf hunts though.

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sboudreaux · 02-01-2023, 06:06 PM

What do you think that thing weighed Derrik? Sucker looks huge!

TKRanch · 02-01-2023, 06:21 PM

We saw them multiple times in Alaska while on Caribou and Moose hunts. Could have killed a couple but my wife put the stop on it when she saw them and thought they were just too beautiful........

McClain · 02-01-2023, 06:23 PM

Wolf hunt is at the top of my wish list. There are outfitters in Ca that offer wolf hunts over bait in winter, some even using heated blinds, but success rates are not typically as high as other species.

Derrik · 02-01-2023, 06:39 PM

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What do you think that thing weighed Derrik? Sucker looks huge!

He was probably 100-120 I'm guessing. I think the conditions keep them from being real big like the Yellowstone wolves.

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lmartin5 · 02-01-2023, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Derrik

I went on a moose hunt with Love Bros. and Lee in BC and killed one. We actually saw/heard them every day. The outfitter said they are really hurting the moose and caribou populations. I think it was an extra $100 tag or something like that. Not sure if anyone up there does solo wolf hunts though.

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sasqy · 02-01-2023, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by lanceodom

I've been told many many times that apparently wearing a red hooded cape will bring them in....

Good one !

sboudreaux · 02-01-2023, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Derrik

He was probably 100-120 I'm guessing. I think the conditions keep them from being real big like the Yellowstone wolves.

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Awesome mount! I would've guessed 150 but I have to admit I know nothing about wolves!

corps2010 · 02-01-2023, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Derrik

I went on a moose hunt with Love Bros. and Lee in BC and killed one. We actually saw/heard them every day. The outfitter said they are really hurting the moose and caribou populations. I think it was an extra $100 tag or something like that. Not sure if anyone up there does solo wolf hunts though.

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What a beautiful animal! Congratulations! He looks huge

justletmein · 02-01-2023, 08:13 PM

These people are launching some cool wolf hunting stuffs.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CoCrjVEL...d=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

TX03RUBI · 02-01-2023, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TKRanch

We saw them multiple times in Alaska while on Caribou and Moose hunts. Could have killed a couple but my wife put the stop on it when she saw them and thought they were just too beautiful........

You’re a better man than me. I’d have been leaving a wife in Alaska and taking home a wolf carcass in her place

TKRanch · 02-01-2023, 10:19 PM

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You’re a better man than me. I’d have been leaving a wife in Alaska and taking home a wolf carcass in her place

Yep, thought about it, but she has let me kill A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF all over the world and killed some herself! After almost 30 years in I figure it was a small sacrifice!!

DamonJ · 02-02-2023, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by TKRanch

We saw them multiple times in Alaska while on Caribou and Moose hunts. Could have killed a couple but my wife put the stop on it when she saw them and thought they were just too beautiful........

I would have explained to her that she could experience that same Beauty everyday with the Wolf mount at the house...

docmay · 02-02-2023, 10:05 AM

Look up Kyler Knelson and Adventures Northwest. I have hunted musk ox and caribou with him. Great guy! Look at his posts on Instagram. He is pretty dialed in on baited wolf hunts.

corps2010 · 02-02-2023, 09:41 PM

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Look up Kyler Knelson and Adventures Northwest. I have hunted musk ox and caribou with him. Great guy! Look at his posts on Instagram. He is pretty dialed in on baited wolf hunts.

This guy looks legit! Thanks for the info. Think I'll give him a call

02-01-2023, 04:00 PM	#1
corps2010 Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Nacogdoches Hunt In: East Texas	Wolf Hunt Recommendations? Odd request but has anybody gone on any kind of wolf hunt before? I've got the itch to shoot one and wanted to see if anybody here could offer some recommendations/outfitters.

02-01-2023, 05:34 PM	#7
Robert Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Decatur TX	All Terrain Bear Hunting offers wolf hunting over bait. They have taken some huge wolves. You should check them out. The Bear hunt was 1st class. I would think the wolf hunt would be just as good. Last edited by Robert; 02-01-2023 at 05:35 PM. Reason: .

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02-01-2023, 04:13 PM	#2
diamond10x Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: AK Hunt In: USA	I would guess 95% of wolf kills are opportunistic. I would guess success odds when setting out to just hunt wolves here in alaska aren't even in the double digits.

02-01-2023, 05:20 PM	#4
donpablo Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Odessa Hunt In: Iraan, Culberson County & Public Land	I've heard of outfitters that do this but have never been myself. I've also heard that it's not uncommon to call them in in Idaho when trying to call in elk.

02-01-2023, 05:24 PM	#5
lanceodom Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston Hunt In: LaSalle County	I've been told many many times that apparently wearing a red hooded cape will bring them in....

02-01-2023, 05:26 PM	#6
RWB Ten Point Join Date: May 2011 Location: Magnolia Hunt In: Leon County	A hunting buddy went on one in Canada. Said it was a long boring cold hunt. Sat on a right away all day for a week until he finally got a shot over bait.

02-01-2023, 05:35 PM	#8
S-3 Ranch Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Sisterdale Hunt In: Sisterdale, Mertzon , presidio , tiviolie	Go on a mountain caribou hunt in the Yukon or NWT combo hunt Or springtime snowmobile hunt in the same Very very expensive to wolf hunt

02-01-2023, 05:39 PM	#9
WBT Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Stephenville, TX & Hamilton, MT Hunt In: Texas and Montana	There are some outfitters in Canada that apparently have pretty good success by anchoring dead cows to the ice in the middle of frozen lakes. There are also outfitters that will let you run trap lines with them. Those are pretty successful too.

02-01-2023, 05:55 PM	#11
Derrik Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Magnolia, Texas Hunt In: Zavala County	I went on a moose hunt with Love Bros. and Lee in BC and killed one. We actually saw/heard them every day. The outfitter said they are really hurting the moose and caribou populations. I think it was an extra $100 tag or something like that. Not sure if anyone up there does solo wolf hunts though.

02-01-2023, 06:06 PM	#12
sboudreaux Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Helotes Hunt In: Kimble County	What do you think that thing weighed Derrik? Sucker looks huge!

02-01-2023, 06:21 PM	#13
TKRanch Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Back in TEXAS!!! Sandia, TX	We saw them multiple times in Alaska while on Caribou and Moose hunts. Could have killed a couple but my wife put the stop on it when she saw them and thought they were just too beautiful........

02-01-2023, 06:23 PM	#14
McClain Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tyler, TX	Wolf hunt is at the top of my wish list. There are outfitters in Ca that offer wolf hunts over bait in winter, some even using heated blinds, but success rates are not typically as high as other species.

02-01-2023, 08:13 PM	#20
justletmein Pope & Young Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Antonio \ POC Hunt In: Public lands	These people are launching some cool wolf hunting stuffs. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoCrjVEL...d=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

02-02-2023, 10:05 AM	#24
docmay Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Amarillo	Look up Kyler Knelson and Adventures Northwest. I have hunted musk ox and caribou with him. Great guy! Look at his posts on Instagram. He is pretty dialed in on baited wolf hunts.