Calling Wolves

28 September 2013, 10:35

BigNate

Calling Wolves

So my elk hunting has been terrible this year and the wolf tracks are everywhere. Has anyone been successful calling them in?

29 September 2013, 04:46

willieb

If you try, be well aware of your surroundings. You just might have a bear or cat stalk you.

29 September 2013, 05:25

KT29

I haven't been successful yet, but will be out trying quite abit through the winter.

29 September 2013, 09:04

Grizzly Adams

Got one with a rabbit predator call

Wasn't terribly difficult but probably depends on the siuation. Cow elk call can work well. Working on the howling thing for this winter. Bought one of these, but a trapper friend assures me a fair human made call will work just as readily.

http://elkinc.com/detail.aspx?ID=133

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29 September 2013, 22:00

waterrat

My most sucessfull and productive calling sound was a coyote pup in distress and ravens! Wolf sounds seem to make them more wary than usual and that's saying a bunch. Yes ANY call will bring in bears!

30 September 2013, 08:09

Grizzly Adams

quote:
Originally posted by waterrat:
My most sucessfull and productive calling sound was a coyote pup in distress and ravens! Wolf sounds seem to make them more wary than usual and that's saying a bunch. Yes ANY call will bring in bears!

Crows, ravens and magpies are a plus.

First shot I had at a wolf was on a ranch that was having calf predation problems. Rancher set me up in a nice heated trailer overlooking a couple of calf carcasses they put out. Shortly after dawn, crows and magpies came, followed by Canis Lupis s. Winged him and lost him when a snow storm moved in while i was tracking him.

30 September 2013, 08:09

Grizzly Adams

quote:
Originally posted by Grizzly Adams:
quote:
Originally posted by waterrat:
My most sucessfull and productive calling sound was a coyote pup in distress and ravens! Wolf sounds seem to make them more wary than usual and that's saying a bunch. Yes ANY call will bring in bears!

Crows, ravens and magpies are a plus. First shot I had at a wolf was on a ranch that was having calf predation problems. Rancher set me up in a nice heated trailer overlooking a couple of calf carcasses they put out. Shortly after dawn, crows and magpies came, followed by Canis Lupis . Winged and lost him when a snow storm moved in while i was tracking him.

27 November 2013, 02:48

TEANCUM

My hunting buddy has two sons who live in central Idaho and those two guys are deadly on wolves.

They do use an electronic call and have mentioned that volume seemed to be a needed asset.

The still ended up shooting them at long distance and both of them use 30-06.

11 December 2013, 06:17

308Sako

I was able to hand squeek one in in Saskatchewan while deer hunting once, stopped about 60 yards out in the meadow in front of me... Awesome moment as I was asking myself what the heck was I doing as I couldn't shoot a wolf there!