Alberta has good wolf hunting opportunities. I suggest that you contact APOS (Alberta Professional Outfitters Society)for a list of wolf outfitters (there are about 5-8 decent ones that also provide other types of hunts).

Costs around $2500.00USD and up for non-residents.

The wolves are Gray, same as Timber but vary in color from almost white to black.

A medium weight deer rifle will suffice and shots are normally from baited stands under 200 yards.

Hello;
Generally, wolves are hunted in conjunction with another species. This baiting thing is fairly new and there appears to be some question of legality of where its done. The wolf season runs from the beginning of any big game season to the following march 31, long enough for anybody and don't buy into the crap that they are endangered. Color? Apparently they can change. I attended a presentation this spring on a wolf study at the Ya Ha Tinda where they showed a collared wolf that changed from black to white over the years. Calling can also be productive, even though I have ben foiled several times, I'l be going out in a couple of weeks.
Grizz

Shoot me an e-mail at desrtrat@cenazcom.net I have a couple of recommendations

On a moose hunt in Ontario a few years ago, near Atikokan, a pack of wolves came through just after dawn. There were seven of them, mostly black with reddish brown mixed in. I was quite surprised. It's the only time I've spotted a pack on the move. They were hot onto something, the moose I had seen the previous day I imagine and were really moving out. I was above them on a bluff about 60 yards away at most. I could probably have got one or two of them, but honestly I was so surprised and captivated by them I never even attempted a shot, strange eh? They appeared to be about 90lbs or so, and I couldn't get over the amount of brown coloring. There was also a lot of gray colouring, but I expected that. Majestic critters to be sure. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

Wolf hunting in Manitoba runs from August 30th - March 31st. All you need is a resident/non-resident big game tag (for any species) valid for the area, specific spieces, and time period.

For example, you can use a deer tag to hunt wolves as long as it's during the deer season.

I like the idea of being able to hunt wolf if whichever big game species I'm currently hunting is not afield.

I KNOW they are NOT endangered,
but
WHY would anyone want to shoot a Wolf, which is one of the few creatures that still epitomizes the wilderness? A moose head or a deer head is fine, but has anyone ever seen a mounted Wolf or wolf skin without that twinge of "I wonder what it was like in the wild?" feeling.

I love being able to see, or at lest hear them running and howling when I get up North. I try to do that 2 3- times a year or more when I can.

Maybe it is the deep buried "soft and fuzzy" gene raising up, but they ARE the only beast to voluntarialy "come into the fire" when man was still far from the top of the food chain on this planet. If they are raiding cattle and sheep, then deal with them. If you have invaded THEIR home, I just don't get it. Maybe it is because I am a dog person and relate to how if it wasn't for the wolf, we would have no dog companions.
You want to shoot ugly, shoot the coyotes, and the foxes, but the wolf IS part of what the North is all about. I know, I don't live there, but I still don't get it.

I got a lot of comments when I shot that wolf last year, both good and bad. Last I heared, about 200 wolves get shot each year in Alberta. I'm assuming many of those are shot in the fringe areas between the mountains and the agricultural land. A wolf cry to me too means "the wild" (for lack of time to go into more detailed descriptions).

I stood in awe when I stalked/stumbled upon "my" wolf. I had seen another one earlier that day, I had been following wolf tracks for at least an kilometer or two and heard one howling the night before. He was at a mere 30 meters, and big and dark, and every bit as surprised as I was. Only as he vanished into the thicket, did I start to realize that I had just been offered a chance that many hunters dream of, and most of them never come close to realizing it. By the time wolf cleared the brush, and STOPPED at about 80 meters, broadside, I just shouldered and shot.

It was the first animal I shot on Canadian soil, after immigration, and to me it rivals the bighorn sheep I shot this year. No matter what I will shoot in the future, it will always be one of my most significant trophies. To me it represents all I came to Canada for.

Would I do it again? Yes. Will I do it again? Given the chance, probably yes. Will I keep on shooting every wolf that offers an opportunity (if I could ever be that lucky). No. In Europe I had many opportunities to shoot foxes, and I've shot my share. But the last few years I mostly pardonned them, and enjoyed looking at them. I hope to be able to do similar with wolves. I went back to the same area I shot the wolf this spring, and I'll be d...ed if around midnight there wasn't another wolf howling. A wonderful sound. You can count on my spending at least a weekend in the same area again this spring.

Frans

Law Cop, we shoot wolves up here just like any other animal. They have bag limits and seasons and are managed like other wildlife. My opinion is that if you take deer, elk and moose every year you should take a few of their predators just to even things out. They are after all just another animal, no more or less valuable than the rest. We would be happy to send you more but you don't really need them down there as you got a few and wether you like it or not your going to have more than you can handle down there soon enough if you keep them as a protected species. Thats why we keep them knocked back to a reasonable level with a hunting and trapping season each year.

The quote "you have invaded their home" dosen't make sense to me. It shouldn't be "you" it should be "we". We are all invaders of their home, every one of us, Should we evacuate north america and give it back to the animals and aboriginals? Well,maybe the animals, but not the indians as they are not native to north america either, they're just an earlier arrival of immigrants.

I have been active in wilderness and wildlife preservation since I was 14, in 1960 and I have spent a hell of alot of time living, solo, in some of the most remote wilderness left in western Canada. To date, I have yet to shoot a Wolf because I did not want to be bothered skinning one, but, Wolves and Bears as well as Coyotes, Cougars, Lynx and Bobcats are at high population levels in B.C.-Alta. right now, so, I am going to start shooting them.

I completely agree with Oscar Makonka, trimming the predator populations back is sound wildlife management; a Coyote is simply a type of Wolf and humans sre not "invaders" of any given ecosystem, we are a naturally occuring species just like all the others.

hello;
Yeah Frans, you're right. I thought of that right after I posted it, I've always been concerned about the shape of the hide that late in the year. If a guy is going to spend the money on a taxidermist, you should at least have a decent hide.
Grizz

I have been hunting, hiking and working extensively in remote areas of B.C. for the last 25 years and have never shot a wolf either though I have shot lots of coyotes. I remember seeing a pure white wolf rug hanging on the wall of a motel in Hope, B.C. several years ago and have decided to add one to my wall soon.
Cam

Almost got a shot off at one standing broadside Tuesday morning. He was standing broadside at about 350 yards for a full minute. I couldnt find a solid rest that didnt have some kind of brush in front of it.

I shot a wolf 27 months ago in Ontario while bear hunting. Shot it from 40 feet with my Guide Gun after it came in to a varmint call. Why shoot them? Why not? They are hell on moose calves and have taken to digging out and killing bears in their dens. They need to be controlled like anything else and I consider them a worthy big game animal. But, consider this, after 27 months my wolf hide has yet to cross the Canadian border even though all the paperwork is in order.

Call Steve from this web site:

Andy Meyer's Lodge

I spent 13 hours a day in -40 weather for 4 days and did not get a shot. My buddy missed a nice one. Well, one day it got up to +15F for about 2 hours. Only time it was above -10F. Most of the time around -40 to -20 F.

I suggest asking if you can have Cal as your guide. Email me if you are serious and want more info. My buddy has hunted with another NW Ontario guy who sets up on lakes so you can ice wish while hunting if that appeals to you. I can get th einfo from him.

People who live with wolves literally in their fron tyard (like I was before I moved where I am now) have a differetn view on things. Just like a Disney movie, things seem so romantic and pure. Watch what uncontrolled wolves do over a period of a couple of years and you will see why folks who actually live with them want them managed. Not eradicated, just kept in line with everything else.