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The Best Rifles for Hunting Wolves

Choosing the right rifle, the right caliber, and the right bullet is critical to a successful wolf hunt, and ensures you can cleanly and ethically put down a wolf with a single shot. Selecting the best rifle for hunting wolves or the best rifle caliber for hunting wolves depends on several factors. Things to consider before you decide what rifle to bring on your wolf hunt include: The region… Read the Full Article >

2011 Idaho Wolf Tags Now Available !

Idaho Fish and Game has wasted no time making clear their intentions to use legal wolf hunts as a big part of the states management plan for it's most dangerous predator. Tags went on sale shortly after the U.S fish and Wildlife published the new rule signed into law by congress recently requiring wolves in Idaho and Montana to be removed from the endangered species list. Resident tags are… Read the Full Article >

Wolves Officially Delisted

BOISE -- Federal officials say they will take more than 1,300 gray wolves in the Northern Rockies off the endangered species list and Idahoans will soon be able to legally hunt them again. Congressional intervention this week put an end to a legal debate that has been going on for years. It was Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson who added language to the federal budget bill that removed gray wolves… Read the Full Article >

Identifying Wolves

If you’re planning on hunting wolves, obviously one of the first things you should be able to do is identify a wolf. Yah, I know. You probably have a pretty good idea what a wolf looks like up close... big ears, big teeth, sometimes dressed like a grandmother and often seen huffing and puffing at straw houses. From a couple hundred yards away though, a grey wolf can look awfully similar to America’s… Read the Full Article >

How To Hunt Wolves

Are you interested in wolf hunting? From all the media attention brought up by the anti-hunting groups, one might be inclined to think that getting a shot at a wolf is extremely easy. These groups keep claiming that hunting season means eradication of wolves, implying wolves will be easy to kill. I, on the other hand, have a little more respect for the wolf and its ability to survive as the new… Read the Full Article >

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Hunt Wolves.com- Everything you need to know to get your wolf skin rug

This is a website dedicated to the western United States newest game species- the Gray Wolf. That’s right; thanks to the all the hard work from our friends in the Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, & Western Watersheds, Idaho & Montana will be opening an exciting new hunting season this fall. For years environmentalists pled for the gray wolf to be restocked in the Rockies. With more than a 1000 wolves breeding like rabbits today, their wish has finally come true. For the past 14 years the hunters in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming have stood by as deer and elk populations have been decimated, ranchers have stood by while their livelihood was eaten before their eyes, and the rest of the residents of these states have footed the bill for a federally mandated reintroduction. The residents of these states will finally reap the benefits of the climbing wolf population through state run hunting seasons. If you’re interested in hunting wolves, you’ve come to the right place for hunting tips, laws and regulations, and everything else you’ll need to know to bag a wolf.

Cambybonds

Is there anywhere within a decent drive to hunt wolves in states nearby Indiana?

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Wisconsin and Minnesota have a good population of wolves, but a hunting
season in those states is not likely a reality in the near future. In
the continental U.S Montana is going to be your closest state that will
definitely have a wolf season this year. Another alternative that would
be to venture North to Canada where much of the year wolves can be
hunted most of the year.depending on the province.
Coeus

Try Chicago. The biggest wolf of all has just become Mayor.

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Wisconsin and Minnesota have a good population of wolves, but a hunting season in those states is not likely a reality in the near future. In the continental U.S Montana is going to be your closest state that will definitely have a wolf season this year. Another alternative that would be to venture North to Canada where much of the year wolves can be hunted most of the year.depending on the province.
Coeus

typical uneducated idiot. It’s LIVELIHOOD
Ponder

WOLF ADVOCATES STILL HARASSING HUNTERS

The wolf advocates are still threatening the Montana successful wolf hunters as of this June 2011.This discussion has been recorded off – http://howlingforjustice.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/cry-wolf-by-bill-gibson-earth-island-journal/The list of Montana hunters is still posted – http://howlingforjustice.wordpress.com/wall-of-shame-wolf-killers-montana-2009/……………………………………On June 1, 2011 at 10:20 am Gretchen Smith said: I am new to this website (howlingforjustice.wordpress.com) and have a question. There is a list of wolf-killers by name on one of the pages. Have these people been contacted and emailed about what they are doing? I found some horribly upsetting photos on another site showing some of the people listed posing with their dead wolves in “boasting” pictures. No creature, let alone wolves, should be treated with such disrespect as these photos show. I have located some of the people in the photos and have been emailing them, all within the law and an attorney’s approval, of course. These people should know they are being seen doing these cruel, cruel acts, don’t you think?Reply On June 1, 2011 at 12:03 pm Nabeki (Wendy Keefover – Ring)said: Gretchen….I posted the names after the Montana hunts were over. For the wolves, For the wild ones,Nabeki (Wendy Keefover – Ring)……………………………………………..The organizer of this website and organization is – Wendy Keefover-Ring AKA – NABEKIPHOTO:http://vodpod.com/nabekiWendy Keefover-Ring AKA – NABEKIWendy has been a leader in carnivore protection since 1998, aiming to end the indiscriminate killing of predators in the West. She built a coalition that stopped contest hunting in Colorado—the first state in the West to do so. She also began an ongoing campaign to expose the federal government’s use of toxic poisons intended for predators. In 1999, Wendy organized a national coalition of grassroots groups that are working to ban aerial gunning of wildlife. She works with regional organizations on a variety of predator and prairie dog issues. Prior to joining the Guardians, Wendy worked on anti-trapping initiatives in Colorado and Arizona. She also served on the former Sinapu’s Board. Previously, she worked at The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies and as a paralegal. She holds an M.A in history from the University of Colorado with a research focus on environmental activism among women in early Colorado. wendy@wildearthguardians.org or 505.988.9126x1162Main office: 312 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: 505.988.9126 For Colorado residents: 303.573.4898 info@wildearthguardians.org …nabeki Says: February 3, 2010 at 12:45 PM SB….I posted it because I’m a wolf advocate and felt it was important. You may not agree with it, that’s your right. Anyone has access to this info. It’s not as if it’s a secret.Talk about harassment, you should read some of the hateful comments I got on this issue but again public record. MONTANA WOLF LIST ON BLOGhttp://howlingforjustice.wordpress.com/wall-of-shame-wolf-killers-montana-2009/Date: 9/19/2008 Press ReleaseAuthor: WildEarth GuardiansContact: Wendy Keefover-Ring, WildEarth Guardians, (303) 819-5229Email: wkeefoverring@wildearthguardians.org 340 S 42nd StBoulder, CO 80305-5454(303) 596-3756http://www.wildearthguardians.org/Portals/0/support_docs/letter-orszag_2_09.pdf
Pitbulllover

This is what none of you get. The wolves were here before us humans. We came in, took over their territory and killed them. They became extinct. Believe it or not, the wolves were REintroduced and are not abusing their surroundings in any way. Did you know: wolves NATURAL prey is deer! And, as you said, they are dogs. I know wolves far better than any of you, and trust me they do not see humans as prey. They see most of us as threats that should be avoided but never attacked.

Tyrel

Have you ever even seen a wild wolf? I’m sorry but the wolves you see in California on your TV are carefully selected shots. I used to be pro wolf until I visited the Elk refuge in Jackson Hole and saw with my own eyes that wolves had killed over a dozen calves and had barely eaten any of them. It was slaughter for fun. I have never felt the same about wolves since. That’s why I own a wolf tag.

Pitbulllover

Ummm… Wolves never had predatores in the first place. And natural causes take care of them. Oh yha, have you ever had a loved on die? Great lesson, wasn’t it!
Pitbulllover

They know you are hunters. Wolves are a lot smarter than we think. These ones probably knew you were disrupting the wildlife so they set out to kill you. They saw you as a threat, killing their elk for no reason. I advise you to stop hunting.
Greg23

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Warmaster79

Yes Wolves are beautiful and comfortable,…..When they are under my feet, in the place of the rug or around my body in a wolf skin jacket
, buddy of mine had a wolf skin jacket and it felt amazing just to wear it.
Anonymous

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nécessaire aux tireurs d’élite tiges. Tireurs d’élite combinera généralement un voile Ghillie avec leur costume Ghillie. Ceux-ci sont normalement constitués de feuilles et autres feuillages qui sont à la main tous attachés sur.L’avantage distinctif d’utiliser une combinaison de Ghillie lors de la chasse est la capacité à diffuser votre profil. Cela est particulièrement vrai lorsque vous êtes rétro-éclairé, lorsque le harcèlement criminel votre proie vous force à skyline vous-même ou Croix une variété de types de couverture, ou en limitée terrain de couverture. Les avantages une chasse Ghillie suit fournit a fait le choix de tireurs d’élite depuis des décennies.Pour l’achat initial, brevetée Sniper Ghillie convient et autres matériaux de costume Ghillie visitent http://www.GhillieSuitMarket.com
wolf haterName

Its pretty easy to pass judgement when u are hundreds of miles away and have never seen the devestation that these un managed killing mechines have caused a lot of us hunter depened upon meat from the elk and deer that r no longer around because someone in california or newyork THINK that they r such a beatifull creature u come to north east montana walk up any draw and u will see piles and piles of bones or an un eaten elk or deer that they have killed just to kill u say the people in the cities have to lock there houses and animals up every night well that’s there choice to live there we live in the country to get away from the crime and peoplebut yet they still try to tell us how we r going to live with these diseased animals
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Hunt a republican

Along with ammunition and licenses hunters should invest in penis pumps too, because lord knows all you retarded poorly educated over weight inbread fags have dicks measuring the size of your bullets.

Mariegentile

Hey what other stereotypes do you have for people? Because you know, you seem like someone who knows EVERYONE.

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Lampshades made out of the skins of idiot hunters are also quite attractive.
Marie

I don’t care much for hunting either but it can benefit the ecosystem. If you let the gray wolf continue to populate, then the population of deer and elk are going to dwindle and the ecosystem will be out of whack. When that happens then all organisms suffer, including the wolves which some of you so desperately believes needs to be saved. Instead of harassing hunters, why not do something productive like supporting organizations that are trying to bring down fur farms? Seriously raising animals in cages just for their fur is much more inhumane.
Also there is no need to be rude to each other just because both sides have different opinions. Actually if you really think about it both sides (people for and against hunting) probably share similar concerns such as wildlife conservation as well as the protection of certain wildlife. Hunting is not a year round thing for a reason. Certain animals and certain weapons are allowed at certain seasons. If hunting were year round then again, there would be a problems with the ecosystem. It seems like both sides need to be more open minded with each other.

Cravenrun

Top tier predators like the wolf keep herbivores from negatively impacting the fauna. They keep the mts. healthy.
Joy Jiang

Predators keep prey population in check and vice versa! Without the start of human interference, the nature never goes out of balance. Now finally the wolf population seems to have went back on the normal and natural track after reintroduction, and people are hunting them again? That could only lead to negative impact on wolf population. Why can’t we just wait for a few more yrs till we are completely clear about all the disease mechanisms and the carrying capacity?

Brmjrm

I have done much research on this subject, I dont normally side with the eviromentalists but in this case I must. If you need to hunt to feed your family fine hunnt away. Take a couple deer a year and stock your freezer, but why kill a wolf? Their population is not strong enough to support a hunt. Furthermore these wolves that breed like rabbits must be a super mutated breed only found in your feeble mind. Wolves mate once a year in january or febuary and have a justation (sic) period of 63 days. Yes they have a llitter but only consisting of 3-4 pups at a time, sometimes more but not normally. Yes wolves have been known to kill livestock these are free range cattle that are put out with no supervision. If i were a rancher in a wolf state i think i would want to keep an eye on my herd a little better in order to protect it. Wildlife has not been significantly impacted by wolves either. Now you cant get three somme times four tags in a year? How sad for you. Please so more research before you go running out to kill a wolf. Onnr last thing, theres less than a 10% chance of bagging a wolf in the wild.

Austin8178

u obviously havnt done much research on this cause the elk herd in the yellowstone area is down 90% since the wolf reintroduction and only one percent of hunters are successful during a six month long wolf season in idaho so i think the population can sustain that piss poor research on your part

Cravenrun

Better re-check your facts. Or do you believe in all rumors?

Nate B

A rancher in wolf country still has to make a profit to survive. The cost to employ enough people to monitor a herd 24 hours a day would put a rancher so far in to the red even Obama would be impressed. You are the ignorant one Brmjrm. Talk to a rancher if you get a chance, I think you’ll learn a lot if you happen to listen.

Jmenath

hunting or no hunting. The true animal that suffers is the wolf. Whats going to happen when there are no more elk or deer to eat. The wolf then dies of starvation or migrates to a place where there are a few animals left. What can keep an Apex preditor in check? Nothing! Humans are the only thing. Whether its goverment trappers or hunters we must have a balanced ecosystem. Right now we are on the verge of loosing control and everything will suffer.

Joy Jiang

Well, sorry, but you are apparently wrong about this: the nature does keep wolves in check. Besides the predator-prey population fluctuation cycle, there are still diseases and interspecies competition that stop wolf population from going too high. If you try to briefly go thru the Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Report of yr 2010 you’ll find that the YS wolf population is actually going into an equilibrium after a consecutive of 2-yr decline. The current population is only half of the documented highest number, which some people referred to as “too many”. This clearly shows that nature does take its course, and better without the interference of human activity. Humans are not god, we do not have power over everything. What humans can do is just the action on the surface, but the mechanism of ecosystem is never a superficial thing, it’s far deeper than what we can confidently manage.

Anonymous

A co-worker and I were elk hunting last weekend in N. Idaho and we had 4 wolves watch us from ~200 yards away from the moment we left my truck at the trailhead. The rest of the pack was in the trees below, howling for the 4 others to apparently regroup. It was an unsettling experience to say the least, especially when they converged on us farther up the trail, totally unafraid. There are more wolves in Idaho than people think and they are not afraid of humans; hunters, hikers, children or the family Rottweiller.
We saw only one lone elk (no deer) that day in an otherwise pristine, deer and elk mountain mecca. There are more wolves than deer or elk there now compared to past years. Wolves eat 5 to 10 pounds of meat per wolf, per day. That is alot of deer and elk meat. Contrary to belief, wolves DO NOT strengthen a ungulate population by only removing the weak or diseased. Wolves target the young and the females, especially the cow elk and doe deer when they are carrying fetuses and are unable to escape attack. I would consider the elk and deer carrying babies (especially twins) inside them would be the strongest, healthiest of the population, yet they are the most vulnerable to wolf predation and targeted specifically, especially in snow which the wolves walk on top of while the ungulates’ hooves sink down into.
Wolves DO kill for sport, as they did a few years ago in Dillon, MT whereas a wolf pack killed 120 sheep (http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_5ff01772-938f-11de-9aca-001cc4c03286.html) in one single, killing-spree attack. Around CdA, Idaho, snowmobilers often find several cow elk dead in one spot with the fetuses ripped from their bellies but the rest left to waste. Wolves are top predators that can, do, and have shown why they were so aggressively hunted in the first place deacdes ago. I now fully support the wolf population control in Idaho based on what I have seen and learned first-hand.

Cravenrun

Try hiking out there without your guns. Not so brave now? The wolves hunt to live. What are you doing out there?

Benedict

That’s the way to do it. People who hunt wolves and kill them from a distance are cowardly. Knives, axes, even spears, that’s how you should do it.
guest

@0e698e24430971d18d639a653ed5790d:disqus Did you read the post before you commented? He was supplying anecdotes and a news article about these wolves killing beyond what they needed for food. He gave a direct example of wolves hunting beyond what it takes to live. I sort of stand on the fence with this issue so I’m not trying to bash you, but read the mans comment before you reply to it. It makes you look stupid.

cooper

Note taken. Thank you.
Were these sheep grazing on public lands? Would a herd of wild sheep stand around and be killed in these numbers? I feel that cattle and sheep do not belong on public lands. It costs the tax payer more to have them there than not. Quit being the pawn of the livestock industry. Eat less meat. Your body will thank you.

Mtman41

Yes you are sooooo brave because you strap on your hiking boots (made of dead cow hyde I’ll wager) and walk a trail on public land. Based on reading your comments I can tell I’m violating one of my sacred rules; never argue with a moron. I do not live in a world of theorecticals, I live, work and recreate in wolf country- unarmed 90% of the time. What you don’t understand is independant beef and wool producers depend on public lands to make their livelihood. These folks are the opposite of agrobiz. They are able to utilize public lands with very little long term impact on the ecosystem and they have a very small profit margin-if any. Drive them out of business by taking away their grazing lease and you force them to sell off the land that they do have. Guess who buys it? -Developers! Then you get ranchettes and subdivisions which means habitat loss. So now we have people, game animals and wolves losing. You think you are smart and in tune with nature or whatever but in reality you are so far removed from it that you may never understand. Rather than driving your suburban to the trailhead next summer go help a rancher for a day, get dirty, do something that exposes you to the ethical use of natural resources. You need to understand that we all exploit nature, just because you are many steps removed from the raw materials does not make you exempt. It’s the ranchers, farmers, loggers, hunters, etc that allow you to live you cushy (and no doubt urban) existence.

Cravenrun

Try going up against a wolf with your bare hands. If that was the criteria the woods would be free of all wolf hunters.
Anonymous

I hunt one (1) elk or deer, per year to help feed my family. For about $20 for a tag, that’s economic common-sense during a recession. “Armchair Naturalists” who don’t step foot outside the city sidewalks base little on facts or reality.
Fact: Wolves are indiscriminate hunters that do not only kill for food. Why else would a pack of wolves kill (but not eat) 120 sheep in one attack in Dillon, Montana? Is this wolves, as you say, ”just trying to live”? Please answer that.
I just pointed out in my letter that wolves are truly decimating other wildlife in their territories. They have zero natural enemies. Just like an alligator in a pond, the prey species gradually is decimated. In this case it is happening quickly and obviously for those people actually in the woods where wolves roam. It’s a shame that alligators don’t look so furry and cuddly, otherwise you would be spending your time defending them.

Aa

It is horrible to kill wolves. Ticks me off

Jdoe

Eat wolves they taste like Elk

Cravenrun

Do they? Are you sure? You probably even think you are a carnivore. You are not.

Anonymous

Most people dont know the gray wolf was already here and was doing just fine in the mountains of Idaho and Montana. There was no hunting of the wolf at that tme. The amount of Wolves that were here did not impact the herds until they introduced the a mixed breed of wolf into our states. It is a proven fact that the wolves have decimated the elk and deer heards in the areas they were introduced. The Timberwolf also crossbred with the gray wolf. Thus the population exploding. I have hunted an area since I was 10 years old. In the sping we would go up and watch hundreds of elk in their calving area. We did this for years. Now in the same area we might see a heard of 10-20 at them most. Also during hunting season we would hunt for a week at az time. Seeing multiple herds. Many out of state hunters form California to NY and became friends with alot of them. the wolves have made such an impact on the elk population they no longer come to Idaho to hunt. This not only ruins family traditons and seeing friends. It also hurts many of the outfitters and local stores econimically due to no elk to be hunted. Many small diners, gas stations and motels are and have been hurt to to this so called “re-introduction” KILL EVERY WOLF YOU SEE-TAG NONE!

Cravenrun

It is not a proven fact that the wolf has decimated the herds. Loss of habitat is certainly one cause. The grasslands are disappearing to forested tracts and man is moving his home into the home of the herds.. Quit blaming your ‘problems’ on wolves and deal with those problems .

Mtman41

Yes we should all just move into cities and turn every last piece of rural land into a game preserve. Oh except for you, you get your own little cabin on your twenty acres…… Thats what every last one of you ridiculous environmentalist thinks and wants. If you truly had a land ethic or even the vaguest concept of how ecology actually works you would understand but you never will because it’s more about hating us bumpkin agrarians than anything else. I feel truly sorry for you.

Benedict

I believe hunting wolves with guns or crossbows is dishonorable. Knives, axes, spears, that’s the way to do it. Otherwise there’s no risk or honor.

Mtman41

watch this link before you spout off about the “honor” of hunting with spears. Needless suffering for the animal…..super honorable

Mark

I really have a problem with the whole liberal thing about “risk” or “honor” as a hunting/harvesting prerequisite. When you go to KFC to buy chicken, buy a pair of leather shoes at Sears or even a pound of carrots at the store, where is the honor or risk for your liberal mind then? Something has to die (yes, even carrots), to provide for you. The only difference is that you personally lack the act of doing the actual deed of harvesting the animal or plant. That, my friend,constitutes a coward; Having someone do, or paying someone else to do what you cannot do or are unwilling to do. Why is it that liberals and “armchair conservationists” know everything about nothing?
Cravenrun

Rabbits breed like rabbits. Wolves breed like wolves.
Do you live in elk or deer country? If so, you are displacing some of these animals. Enough people move in and you have a reason for the herds’ decimation.
Do you think man is a better manager of our forest’s wildlife than nature itself. man’s tampering always upsets the balance of things.
When I was young I hunted wildlife. It was very exciting. In my twenties I grew up and saw the stupidity and ignorance in this cruelty. I don’t make a stand against the hunting of elk and deer, but wolves are another matter.You want public support for hunting….then I suggest you back off from the wolves. You are but a pawn of the livestock industry and probably never understood the game. Keep the hunting ethic alive and healthy, support the NRA in most areas, but lay off the wolves. You could bring the roof down on your heads.
Anonymous

What makes wolves any different than anything else, say, a coyote, a fox, a gopher, or even a grasshopper when it comes to one being more ‘important’ than the other? How can someone pick and choose what is taboo to hunt and what is not? We live in a world of hypocrisy. Liberal, rainbow flag flying, anti-wolf-hunting Americans back Obama’s presidential run, yet it was he who signed the delisting of the gray wolves, allowing them to be legally hunted in the U.S.. Where is your Messiah now?
As for hunting wolves, (or even hunting in general)… Pandora’s Box has been permanently opened. It’s just a matter of time before it too is going to be as accepted as just another forest critter listed in the state hunting regulations. Raccoon season?-check, squirrel season?-check, bear season?-check, wolf season?-check, etc. etc..
American’s have the attention spans of Cocker Spaniels. The wolf hunting issue is a ‘hot topic’ of the day but, like everything else, people ‘aknowledge and move on’ to the next battle; whatever it may be. Hunting wolves and hunting in general has been going on since the beginning of human cilvilization. It will continue, condoned or not, long after you and I are dead and buried.
My point is best proven by seeing the recent lack of conversational posts on this high profile pro-wolf hunting website compared to earlier in the year. Anti-wolf hunting is yesterdays news and cause.
Soooo, what’s up with those 99%’ers? Herman Cain? Justin Beibers love-child, the new iPhone, Michelle Obama’s new dress?

Attention spans of Cocker Spaniels.

Mollyaevans

honestly, if you think that killing a grasshopper has the same effect on the environment as killing a large predator you are so wildly misinformed that it probably isnt worth my comment

Anonymous

My comment was only to address one person giving “worth” to one creature over another, it was not pertaining to the environment or an animals affect on it. I personally do not see how a wolf ‘benefits’ the environment as much as just ‘fitting into it’ as other creatures do. As any living thing, too many in a given area will have a detrimental affect on it’s environment, whether it be a bird, fish, mammal or insect. True?

Me

Fuck everyone who made this site.

Xdukethreatx

Fuck you faggot.
Mtman41

Watch wolves tear apart your family dog (or in your case CAT). Have your kids walk thru woods where they hunt. Doctor a calf that has had it’s hind quarters chewed up. Get out from underneath the pathetic rock of deception and fairytale nature you live under next time before you go telling peole to F themselves.

Eddieanddawn1

you need to quit talking shit, if you people have no respect for animals then i have no respect for you, what do you want the wolfs to do ur taking all there land and food and you people bitch about a cow getting eating well what do you think there going to eat snow and grass??? so fuck off to you

Mtman41

Yes I’m taking there land, not the developers building ranchette for people who want to “get away from it all”. Keep cussing at people who have a different point of view, it makes you seem so informed and mature.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Kevin-Sewell/100000763108603 Kevin Sewell

that is purely natural law…and as sad and regretful at losing a much loved family pet is, your choice to live in that domain brings responsibility in respecting that environment and the law of the land! the endless persecution and grotesque discrimination of the wolf is a propaganda driven pile of bullshit!!…

Idahodave39

are you a biologist? have you seen what a wolf does to deer and elk?

Mtman41

Well I think I’ve read enough. I’m very frustrated with the comments on this page because the pro-wolf folks are simply too irrational and shrill to debate with. I’m sorry but you all live in a theoretical fairytale world. In my opinion everyone who does not live in rural MT or ID does not have an opinion with the same validity as those who do. You can sight all the “studies” you want but the fact of the matter is I have seen the havoc the wolf has reaked upon the local ecosystem and on sustainable agriculture first hand. Hunters cannot find game in places where it was abundant for years right up until the explosion of the wolf population. Ranchers suffer debilitating herd losses and, contrary to popular belief, they are largely uncompensated. Yes, predators do serve a useful purpose in ecology. Yes, if left unhunted their numbers will eventually drop, but not until they have done devistating and possibly irreparable damage to game populations and agriculture. At this point the wolf is in the lower 48 to stay. Unless we go back to snaring and poisoning them I don’t think it would be possible to kill them all off. They are resilient and intelligent and not particularly easy to hunt ethically. Hunting them just makes plain sense. Sportsman deserve the opportunity to keep their sport alive and keep game animals around. Ranchers deserve the ability to defend their livelihood. The wolves deserve to be treated as any other animal and not left to overpopulate until they starve or are driven by desperation to prey on pets or worse. Sentimentality should not drive environmental policy. Those of you who oppose hunting all together need a reality check- until we figure out how to float and survive off air alone we are part of the planets ecology. Food does not come from the grocery store, farms have a greater impact on the ecosystem than grazing does and like it or not you use natural resources like everyone else. Lets all look for a realistic and sustainable way forward rather than simple reacting emotionally to anything that is an affront to our emotional sensibilities.
Stargaze400

I am a year round hound hunter. I have never had any problem with wolves. They are a necessary predator. It IS possible to live in harmony with the wolf. Sheep and cattle ranchers have been using great pyreneese dogs with amazing success. We need to try to live in harmony because destroying them will effect the whole ecosystem…..right down to frogs and trees as discovered in Yellowstone. Not one documented human death by wolves in the lower 48. Watch “The Lords of Nature.”
Now…….I have to deal with the REAL PROBLEM……a mine field of snares!!! that is an instant death for my dogs. We need to stop the witch hunt and become educated.
Paguayo70

I can see killing a wolf cause it is attacking but to just go out and hunt a wolf is ridiculous…. Humans put them on the extinct list to begin with and we are bringing them back in numbers and now you want to kill them again… Just does not make since.. Just like the white man killed off the Buffalo for pure game… Sure your cattle get killed then hire people to guard them.. Can’t blame wolves for human stupidity…

Idahodave39

i think we should put a pack into central park
Idahodave39

I have considered myself a fence-straddler for quite a while. I am never a fan of any animal being annihilated for whatever reason, whether it was the wolf’s demise 100 years ago or the elk’s demise today. I will be damned if my children have to fight to have the elk re-introduced to the Yellowstone eco-system because of THEIR demise.
That being said, my Weatherby will be loaded and ready to fill a wolf tag in the very near future
Dhargrove

Wolves, like predators in Africa, can be managed,sequestered, and allowed to live. Guard your livestock better. This ravaging of American wolves should be a crime. And this isn’t hunting for food, it’s killing for sport. Shame on those who kill them.

SexyHunt

Too many city slickers think wolves are pretty and beautiful animals…I do too, but I can’t eat em!! I’m so over all hippies, no knowledge, non Montana/Idaho residents, who has abs. zero knowledge about how the wolves actually operates. I hate em (even tho I think they are pretty to look at and yes even with wolf hunts there will still be plenty of them out there) and would love to kill as many as I can. I going after them this weekend, can’t wait. Wolves, most of the time, doesn’t even kill to eat, they kill deer and elk just for the hell of it. BTW for those of you who doesn’t like the fact that we need to control the wolf population, try to read through reseach online for why we should control them, and not only swollow all the biased info from ProClaimed Wolf lovers in Orange County. I read em, and I understand why you got brain washed
Relativity98003

I have considered myself a fence-straddler for quite a while. I am never a fan of any animal being annihilated for whatever reason, whether it was the wolf’s demise 100 years ago or the elk’s demise today. I will be damned if my children have to fight to have the elk re-introduced to the Yellowstone eco-system because of THEIR demise.
That being said, my Weatherby will be loaded and ready to fill a wolf tag in the very near future.
MichelleWYO

Although I live in NE Wyoming, I feel I have just as much right to weigh in as those from Idaho and Montana. I’ve educated myself on these animals. I see them for what they are, killing machines. An adult wolf needs between 11 and 15 lbs of meat A DAY to MAINTAIN. These wolves hunt in packs of 5 to 30….that’s an average of 400 lbs of meat A DAY for ONE PACK!!! That means, these animals are killing and consuming at least 4 adult white tail, 3 adult mule deer, 2 adult elk or an adult moose EVERY DAY. The bitches are having at least 2 litters of pups a year, with each litter averaging 5 pups. If 2 females of each pack are having 10 pups a year, that means each pack is adding 20 pups per pack, per year. Deer, elk and moose don’t produce at that rate, and we can’t expect them to remain a part of the ecosystem at the kill rate the wolves have. Biologists say the wolves haven’t crossed the Bighorn’s yet….bullshit! We manage a ranch near Devil’s Tower. This past spring my husband and daughter saw a lone black wolf less than an eighth of a mile from my house. How can I allow my 5 year old to play outside alone in the yard? How can I trust that my brood mare band will successfully raise their foals? When do the residents of these states count when we raise our voices? When will the federal govt. stop letting the wolf huggers that live in the Eastern, populated states quit calling the shots for those of us who have wolves in their yards? The only way we can facilitate change is by sending letters to our legislators, Goveroners, and the President recanting our tales, our losses and our fears.
Anonymous

Time will tell whether the wolves will be so eagerly welcome and loved once the human fatality reports start occuring in the near future, especially the images of little kids and such that will get ripped apart by these wolf packs. They DO NOT fear humans in North Idaho. I have personally encountered these wolves in the hills. I know what I’m talking about.They are slowly depleting their natural prey species here. Deer and elk numbers are dropping steadily in North Idaho.
The same thing happened out in the land of “fruits and nuts” (So. California) with their mountain lions years ago. They outlawed lion hunting in CA. After the lion population boomed, humans were soon being pulled off of their bikes and joggers eaten along trails. The public outcry forced state officials to hunt them down and kill the lions and others in the area.
Anyone who opposes wolf hunting should try to be rational about it and get all of the facts before going off in a rage on this comment site. Read my earlier comments and you may get some sort of understanding of the real-life situation we are running into out West here. This ain’t no petting zoo.

Historical facts to address earlier concerns:
1) The 4 million American bison were killed off to starve out the Plains Indian tribes, not by sport hunting, as mentioned in someone’s comment earlier.
2) The total eradication again of Gray wolves in the U.S. is impossible today. Historically, the vast majority of wolves were poisoned with poisons such as strychnine which is not legal to possess nowadays, so fear not.
Anonymous

Okay. Back to the real purpose of this website;

Attention hunters;
Wolf hunters and trappers are needed in the areas east of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho to the MT border. Resident tags are $11.50 and non-resident tags are about $35 (no drawings). You can get up to two per year. These things can be huge (150+ pounds) and often will look like a deer or calf at a distance. Hunting in the snow is ideal for better color contrast and tracking. Long, long season. Your odds are fairly good of seeing or hearing them at dawn and dusk. A deep-sounding howl or two from a high point will get a response if they are in the area at the time. Keep in mind, they WILL come aggressively towards your “intruder” howl call so keep your eyes peeled for several approaching from different angles to locate your position. Small calibers such as a .223 or 22-250 are the best all-around way to go. Use a 3-9X scope since the ranges may vary. Electronic calls are now legal in Idaho for wolves. Try a dying fawn or coyote food-fight sound. It gets them pretty wound up. Packs number between 2 and 12 animals it seems. They prefer to travel on logging roads and ridges. They spend the days in the densely forested hollows. Don’t plan on seeing many ungulates in a “wolfie” area. If you manage to see a deer, elk or moose, you are in the wrong area.
The wildlife experts estimate at least 1,200 wolves are in the region but most residents here would say that number is underestimated based on the quite noticable absence of elk, deer and moose in the region compared to just a few years ago. Plenty of grass, cover and water, just very few herbivores nowadays in the mountains east of here.

For wolf supporters;
Great, free tent camping sites and hiking trails anywhere east of Couer d’ Alene, Idaho to the MT border. Not alot of deer, moose or elk but nice views and a fairly good chance to meet a wild wolf or two. Let out a deep howl at dusk or dawn and fight your urge to move. I’ve heard that they will come in and lick your toes if you let them.

I hope the above-mentioned suggestions are heplful. Please let me know your experiences. Good luck!
BirdWhispererOne

I live in Southwest Montana and have a cabin on the Ruby River 45 airline miles from Yellowstone Nat’l Park. The ranch manager below my place can’t let his two young sons be out in their pasture next to their house without adult supervision any longer – there were 5 wolves hanging out there last year & the boys are “bite size” to a wolf. I’m not against having some wolves around, but am totally against having as many as have been allowed to be reintroduced, reproduce & migrate. More of a balance needs to be struck. I’ve noticed a considerable depletion in the whitetail & elk populations as both a deer hunter & elk hunter. People who are extremists in protecting wolves ought to balance out a bit by considering the welfare of some other species: do a Google search on Attack of the Druids and watch that video. Then ask yourself if you want fewer – or more – of similar drawn-out, agonizing deaths to occur because you are infatuated with the concept of wolves. As a near-death survivor of being wounded in combat I can tell you firsthand that the victim in that video is going through unimaginable pain before it dies because it is being eaten alive! While being at the top of the food chain does not allow us to eliminate the brutality of nature is sure can enable us to lessen it!

Bigskyfishing

Would love the oppertunity to fill my 2011 wolf tag for that rancher. I also live in southwest Montana. The wolf I take this year might let me get an elk in the future.

Ronhazard

Reintroduction? That wolf never existed in the lower 48. It has size, habits and tool-set unheard of in original timber wolf populations.
Anonymous

For reference folks, here are a few images of how big these wolves can be. Keep in mind that the guys holding them weigh over 200 lbs.
Reality check

Let’s persecute sharks too because they have the audacity to swim in our oceans ( oh wait we do)! Remind your kids that when hiking in the wolve’s territory that our government set aside those woods for the wolves too. I’m not against hunting but keep in mind that it’s a privilege and not a right. Predator hunting serves no purpose but to satiate the ego of some toothless god- fearing lunatic. Also keep in mind when bitching about the low elk/ deer populations that hunters almost always take the largest most genetically viable bucks. Enjoy your 10 point rack in your den of death! Dont bullshit me and tell me that eating venison is your livelihood. I thought your fictitious god gave us the dominion to domesticate our food animals. Wolves are vermin that need to be eradicated? Not hardly. Hopefully evolution will breed the stupids like you out of the human genepool!

Fool4luff

Den of death? Ha! You and your ilk crack me up. In one missive you screech about grossly overpopulated deer herds and in the next you reference “low elk/deer populations.” You can’t have it both ways. And when you reference “to satiate the ego of some toothless god- fearing lunatic” you let people know you can only support your argument via an acrimonious rant directed at people who live a different lifestyle than you and enjoy different activities. Might I suggest gardening as a hobby. Then you can write into those sites and complain about the killing of weeds.

KC

Perhaps all the cattle ranchers crying boohoo over wolf predation should consider growing corn instead. Hmmm? Any takers? Oh wait, then the grossly overpopulated deer herd would eat it all and become the next threat. I know that trophy hunters ( not legit sustenance hunters) use their political lobbying weight in such affairs as well. Sham organizations that preach conservation minded hunting ethos like Safari Club International have a lot of say in the wolves being delisted in the name of your “sport”. These same chest beating, canned hunt endorsing cowards would also like tigers and snow leopards to be legal to “hunt” as well if they could have it their way. Sadly money like theirs has heavy weight on Capitol Hill. The bottom line of the matter is that we took the wolves land in the first place. They have as much right to the land as we do. Poor deer harvests are not the wolves fault. If the greedy trophy hunters would only leave some strong breeding males once in a while, I think then the numbers might change a bit as well. In lean deer/elk years the wolf population drops as well. It all works itself out accordingly and numbers of both predator and prey will rebound again. Then drop. Rebound, and so on. It’s a natural balance that humans have disrupted. By the way you really must enjoy your wolf rug. Did you shoot the poor wolf in the gut as some “hunter” on another web page advocates?

Boz

when was the last time you wrote a $600 check to help preserve wildlife popuations (as countless hunters do every year when purchasing licenses and tags)??
Rytonman

You people might change your views if you lived in a bad wolf area. If your kids couldn’t play outside during the day because a wolf might come attack and eat your little boy or girl. Or if you love nature and taking walks in the woods. Why don’t you come take a stroll through the woods at night in a area that has wolves. All I can say is I cant wait to go kill a wolf (JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT. YES THE FUN OF IT. I AM NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING BUT PUT A BULLET IN IT.) If I get the opportunity ill unload my AR’s 30 round magazine on the whole pack. It’s gonna be a blast. I get to shoot 2 before the end of the year and 2 more at the beginning. I’m gonna do that as long as the state allows it. Let’s put them back on the endangered species list.

BobinWa

wow…
BobinWa

Let’s see if I can understand…
there’s the enviro-eco-conservation
pro-wolf side that don’t live near any of these areas and who believe
that hundreds of wolves deserve to be back in our forests and man
doesn’t factor in. That nature should be left alone to well…”be
natural”.
Then there are the hunters and ranchers and those bad
people that live in or near these forests and raise organic free range
beef so I can have a decent steak and raise sheep for a nice wool shirt
who are being made out to be bad…?
First of all…I want to say
to all those hardworking bad people…I appreciate what you do and thank
you. Every rancher or cattle person I have met are some of the most
“real” and down to earth un-materialistic people I have known. They are
self reliant because they have to be and solve problems in ways that
work, because they have to. They are the protectors of the animals and
there families they are raising. They are not land grabbers or
free-loaders, and not running big corporate steroid pumping farms, but
most are good people that just extremely work hard at providing food for
our nation because we want to buy it.
Most of the hunters I know
are not the crazy bloodsport out of control hunters they are made out to
be, but people that value life and appreciate the animal’s life they
are taking that feeds their family. They buy licenses and sporting
equipment that help pay for managing the resource they use. They
wouldn’t dump their litter on the land they hunt or contribute knowingly
to any negative impact on the ecosystem.
All these attacks on these
good people are not something they deserve. Whether you are pro-wolf or
anti wolf, these people along with the farmers are the heart of our
nation. The view that the forest is a peaceful Disney movie and
everything is perfectly balanced is not a view that comes from anyone
who really knows. The wilderness is more likely in a state of evolving
flux with something constantly preying on or taking the place of
something else. Heck even the native Americans hunted animals and used
everything they killed. They wore bear and wolf claws as jewelery and
used the furs to keep warm. They respected animals but killed to eat
and defend themselves. Yes humans have been and are part of the wild
earth landscape.
Wolves were displaced (yes killed) from most of the
lower 48 for a reason, because they competed with another predator (us)
and hunted us. We must have really had a problem with them for all the
states to put a bounty on them and eradicate as we did. I am afraid we
are destined to repeat the past. The wolves will be a beautiful
thing…until they become too much of a problem and start killing things
that we value. Then my own prediction is wolves start preying on more
livestock or heaven forbid a few people from the edge of the suburbs and
our society perception changes.
I am not anti pristine wilderness or
against preserving the wildness. Wolves are not extinct, they have
their place in remote unpopulated areas…just not running unchecked on
the edge of our civilized areas. We don’t need them forced down our
throat. The folks that are pro wolf, while I can understand you love the
beauty and the idealism of wolves…I don’t believe in people or
livestock dying for your ideals in a place you don’t live. And frankly,
I think preaching to people that live a respectable life in these
remote areas about how they don’t deserve to live there is pathetic.
Next time you go to your local costco, look at the label on that neat
saran wrapped package of organic lean Montana Bison burger and think how
hypocritical it is to buy it when you’ve been telling these folks they
are so evil.
Here’s an idea…how about the ranchers cut you off from
another good steak and that glass of wine, any leather products, wool,
or anything else raised or grown until you say thanks.
Extreme radical thinking is tolerated until…well until it’s not

flame if you want
KC

Nature is brutal! That’s just the way it is. It’s not our responsibility or obligation to “lessen” it as someone blindly posted below. It’s savage reality that canids, wild or feral, eat their prey while it’s still alive. It’s a strategy that’s worked for wild dogs since time immemorial. That’s why they are apex predators like big cats, sharks, orcas, crocodiles and birds of prey. The fact that man has gained the ability to produce weapons doesn’t give us the right to shamelessly kill other creatures because we don’t always get our way. We are animals too! It’s frustrating also to see ranchers complain about cattle losses. Cry to the federal government to subsidize fences for your pastures. Feral dogs ( not wolves), Tuberculosis, inclement weather, and unnatural growth hormones account for more loss than any wolf pack. These are facts that I can cite references if you like.
Copperhounds

Some people seem to believe that Nature is a thinking entity that is all knowing.
It is not, nature is simply the way it has been for Millions of years, brutal and cruel.
We as people can make changes, and we can improve on the way it has been. We can regulate and adjust some areas of nature and Wildlife, and we should do so. But we should not destroy the Deer and Elk population to return something to the way it was, especially to a species like the Gray Wolf.

Copper
Silent_killer_the_carnage

we should make hunting humans legal now that would be a fare sport but some dont have the balls for a challenge like the so they have to go after animals and i dont care cuz they taste good but wolves that would be like hunting down the family pet its like hay lets have some cat today….no so if just for sport kill a human instead of a wolf that should be a better challenge anyway

Jcoop

If there was a hunting for humans i gurantee you that you would be sitting in your sky scraper hiding. No way in hell you would even touch a gun. So you shouldn’t be hoping for that because pretty sure someone like you wouldn’t last too long.

Jim

The family pet? You are seemingly retarded to think of wolves in the same vein as a family pet. Unless your family pets are grizzly bears, bengal tigers, african lions, etc. Wolves are vicious, merciless killers that were eradicated for a damn good reason and i for one can’t wait til we kill them all so that we can safely take our families camping again.

Dexter

“vicious, merciless killers” … Just like all of you. Bravo!

Jcoop

You really have no idea what hunting really is do you? Hunters are very respectful for nature. WE DON’T KILL EVERYTHING WE SEE. I hunt mountain lions all the time and I have seen MANY but I have never killed one. Hunters try to get the biggest trophy out there that they can. (Except wolves thats shoot on sight cause they are NO GOOD). I bet the average hunter passes up or lets go couple deer or elk before the one they find the one they want to kill. If you don’t like Hunting why are you on a Hunting Website?

Emily

if you like this sport, or this page even, your going to hell. hinting wolves is so wrong!

Rytonman

Guess I’m going to hell over and over and over and over and over.
Jcoop

Ha are you claiming to be GOD? Telling us we are going to hell? Pretty sure telling people they are going to hell is alot worse than hunting wolves WHICH IS LEGAL. So get off of here and grow up.

Emily

*hunting*

Wantabe Wolf Killer

Only GOD will be the judge of who will go to hell, thankfully it won’t be a complete moron like yourself!
If you don’t like this site…..go to one where you can hug a tree! Granola head!

Bill

i’ll bet you wouldn’t hunt your own dogs. not much difference. your hatred will only hurt you in the end. sorry to say.

Jcbtick

False buddy. Wolves and dogs are totally different. You’re right though i wouldn’t hunt my dogs. They hunt lions and bobcats for me I love them. Your ignorance will hurt you some day. To come on here and attack and insult peoples life style? Seriously do you have anything better to do. We’re not telling you how to live your life so you should do the same. Grow up.

sparta00

living in Idaho i have noticed hunting deer and elk has been very difficult in the past 10 years due to an overwhelming amount of predators in the area. i was bow hunting one evening for elk while i was cow calling i had a pack of wolves descend on me that gladly walked me back to my truck. if i would have been caring a pistol at the time which i now do it would have been a better sorry. i have also talked to ranchers in the area that have told me that they have stumbled upon wolf kills 2 days old that were not eaten on just slaughtered for the sport. people need to understand that allot of wolves in an area is not a good thing and that has to be some management to it all. if you have a wolf problem in your area and know where they den up chat me up i would be glad to come an send some lead there way.
Mark Trevor

Hunting in general is kind of pathetic in this day and age – since it’s totally unnecessary. But hunting an animal so you can make a rug is about the lamest thing I’ve ever heard. Do you guys eat the wolves? I doubt it, you just like to shoot guns and kill stuff. Why don’t you do something useful and join the army so you can kill Taliban instead. I guess you’re too chicken shit to shoot at something that can shoot back.

Jcbtick

Why would we eat a wolf? Honestly if you don’t like wolf hunting why are you on here? You don’t see us complaining about you that you don’t like hunting. We all are different you get your fun from other things and we understand that. So if you can’t just accept it then get out of here. Wolves need to be controlled buddy. You probably don’t even live near an area that they are present. Before you start opening your mouth learn the facts k. Do all of us a favor and get the hell out of here. We are not forcing you to hunt and calling you too chicken shit to hunt so you shouldn’t be forcing your opinion on us. I myself will hunt wolves rest of my life and there is nothing you can do about it.
Rhardy122

I suppose your to chicken shit to go shoot Taliban yourself. You’re leaving that up to someone else too so you can sit here and run your uninformed jibbs!!
Why don’t you tell that to the cattle and sheep ranchers that feed your sorry face!!!You obviously don’t know what the word “MANAGEMENT” means either!!

Kayceekinz

thats so mean to do what you d to the poor wolves…why does their life,have any less value than yours?

Jcoop

Whats worse? Hunting wild wolves and protecting livestock, Family pets and when you do kill them they may not even know cause guns do kill instantly. Or raising cows in a shit hole feeding them steroids just so they can be slaughtered and suffering it’s whole life just so you can get fed.? Why do cows lives have any less value than yours? Really?
Rhardy122

Oh No….another bleeding heart LIBERAL!!!!!!!
Why don’t all the folks not in favor of wolf hunting come to my house for dinner. I’m serving up elk and deer steaks that I didn’t get cuz the populations have been desimated so bad. You’re going to leave awful hungry!!!!!
I live in California and we’ve already had a confirmed visit from wolf OR7 since thier reintroduction!
Wish I had the chance to get away and get a wolf of my own.
Go get em guy’s……good luck to all the wolf hunters out there.

Jcoop

Well time to talk about Hunting now. Island park zone is now closed. Anyone know of a pack in Southern Idaho thats pretty close? Anyone havin much luck?
Anonymous

I agree. Let’s talk about hunting wolves, since we are on a website dedicated to hunting wolves. Jcoop, the Southern ID zones are looking to be slow hunting right now. My advice; go North. No limits, long seasons. The area around Elk City is still strong and the Lolo is so underhunted that the state is hiring professionals and helicopters to reduce the packs since the elk herd collapsed in that region over the past few years from verified wolf predation. As mentioned earlier, the top spot is east of CdA, Idaho. Come and get ‘em! I see alot more wolves than coyotes nowadays. I heard that the 2012 Idaho Sportsmen’s tag package includes a wolf tag to get the pack numbers down. The good thing is that the snowpack is gone up in the Panhandle so the elk and deer are able to avoid the wolves easier. Hopefully the pack numbers will level off soon while we still have some moose, elk and deer left. Nothin’ worse than seeing elk and deer laying on the trail with their hamstrings ripped out by wolves and left to rot with only their fetuses and livers pulled out. I should download that image to give the folks against wolf hunting a dose of reality. Anyone who believes that these “poor wolves” only kill for food or prey only on the weak or sick elk is a fool. Folks need to quit believing as gospel everything they hear about wolf ecology from some pea-brained armchair environmentalist living in his mother’s basement in Chicago. Live in Idaho, Montana or Wyoming first, and then chime in on a website called huntwolves.com.
Richardnadj7

This is BS, stop being idiots, and stop harming poor innocent animals! Its a disgrace
Guest334

This website is a disgrace. Do you guys seriously have nothing else to do but kill poor innocent animals? is that how low you are? I understand they do effect animal population such as the elk and deer population but you dont have a right to make the animals suffer then just throw away the meat? and then you make yourself a carpet? thats disgracful. How would you like it if you were shot at just for your skin, or for your hair? I bet you wouldnt like it either? Would you like if you were killed because their was too much of you? I understand wolves can be very dangerous and they should be slowed down but in a more mannerly way, for instantance perhaps opening a a wolf zoo, or an area just for wolves surrouned. They can be alter solutions to this but people always look at the most disguisting and harsh way, which is also the cheapest way. Its a sad thing to see what the world has come to.

Jcoop

Do you seriously have nothing else to do but come on here and be so ignorant. Is that how low you are? This is a WOLF HUNTING SITE. If you don’t like it don’t get on it. It’s that simple.
Rhardy122

Spoken like a true DEMOCRAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…..Quit going thru life with blinders on and TRY to look at the BIG picture!!!!!!!
strychnine em

Dang!!! Should have read more before I replied to a troll. I hate doing that!! Touche troll, touche, I bit.

Anonymous

Irving Creek in the North end of medicine lodge area(east idaho). called in a pack of 4. need to kill em all! they are destroying out elk,deer and moose herds! thank goodness the antelope can run!!
Evh1971

HELP
I am driving 8 to 10 hours to shoot and kill at least two of these K9s from the Clinton administration. I would like some help locating known areas and forest service roads to drive my truck or four wheeler and or snow shoe in and hunt wolf. My first thought on location was Elk city however I have no clue what area to go in Elk City. I will be with my cousin so we hope to get 4 to take. Willing to drive from Pocatello to Headquarters,Pierce, Orofino, Selway, to Lolo. I will be looking for reponce on this forum. Thanks to the real people who understand common sence and definition of freedom.
ERIC

FYI I am not a hunter but after having a small pack come 40 feet from our camp last Aug in the deadwood area on Bear valley road I look forward to dropping two of these four legged monsters. Warning to the tree huggers if your out naked in the woods and you dont have a BIG gun and one of your fuzzy friends come along you will be bottom of the food chain and you will be eaten. I will make a prediction that in the next 1 to 3 years a human will be attacked and or die from a wolf attack, and or wolf pack attack. Ms. ANDERSON would probally agree, would love to shake her hand.

Anonymous

Hopefully, both you and your cousin are killed by other hunters thinking you’re wild animals. Only good hunter is a dead one.

Anonymous

Where r u headed EVH

Evh1971

north elk city orofino riggins mccall maybe the warm lake area, I only have 3 days but I am motivated, can you help.

Anonymous

I hope you are shot dead by another hunter you worthless pos. The only good hunter is a dead one.

Anonymous

Lobowatch.com. watch the 60min video, u WILL b glad u did!
Jcoop

Anyone have any tips on trapping them? Have to have a trappers license is that right?

Anonymous

Jcoop,
You need an Idaho trapping course completed and an ID trapping license for wolves. You can get up to 5 in select regions. Snare traps work okay but are a hit and miss since you have to put them on established wolf trails to do any good. Unfortunately, wolves cover alot of ground and may be a week or two before making their territory “rounds” on the exact same path. Consider getting leg-hold traps with a beef liver, or coyote scent as bait hanging just above it. The downside of leg-hold traps in winter is that they tend to freeze up. Whichever method you choose, check the traps often.
Good luck!

Guest334

How am I ignornat? you should be ashamed of yourselfs for killing innocent animals. Killing wolves is wrong, its that simple!
Guest334

Hunting wolves will destory and harm the ecosystem for sure, just wait and see, and soon there could be nothing to hunt! Killing wolves is wrong, its that simple

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Would you care to elaborate how the absence of wolves in the north western United States destroyed the ecosystem prior to their re-introduction in 1995? As I recall, and anyone who actually understands this issue will agree, is the “ecosystem” of the North West was doing quite well prior to wolves.
Rhardy122

What grapevine are you getting your facts from? You should do a little research before you go pipeing up about something somone told you. The fact of the matter is…..Hunters provide more money to the conservation of animals and habitat than any other source. The reintroduction of the wolf and lack of managing them from the start has taken that away from those who have the most to lose…..The animals they prey on!….not to mention the hunters who stood by and obeyed the laws (didn’t kill em) and watched them desimate the deer and elk in many western states that we hunt….and have kept the ecosystem in balance!!
Furthermore, going back to the Teddy Roosevelt era (a true conversationalist and hunter) passed laws that allowed good management practices so deer and elk herds could and have been increasing ever since…..til some kneejerk brainfart reaction from some politician and animal rights activist (like yourself) took that away from us and the animals! You’ve probably never even taken a step into the woods and seen the amazing things most hunters have! If you havn’t then you better hurry cuz the wolfs are destroying that for all of us….including YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rhardy122

Oh, and by the way….The statistics I’ve heard and seen are saying that the elk population In Yellowstone park is down 50-70% since the reintroduction of the wolves in 1995. That means the wolves have reduced the numbers by more than 1/2 where hunting is prohibited!!!!
What hunters do you suppose are hurting that ecosystem?
Did you also know that 1 of the wolf packs in northeastern Yellowstone has adapted its killing skills to specialize in primarily killing buffalo!!!
Jocarbeau

Just a few of the wolves killed this year with the Idaho wolf tag. Wish I could show you a few hundred more pictures. It is just amazing how big they are. Deer, elk, and livestock killing machines. The big question you have to ask yourself is why? These massive wolves are not the native wolf that lived in our area 100 years ago. There was a reason these things where exterminated nationwide. They sure do look cuddly and cute. I wonder if our city dwelling tree hugger society that never has left a city really understands the impact of these killing machines. I wonder if a Tyrannosaurus rex was somewhere to be had that they would want to put them back in the wild. PS. It’s just a matter of time before one of our granola loving green peace hikers goes out on a hike and runs into a pack of these killers and becomes part of the food chain. If you are going into the Blues, Cascades, or up above Spokane hiking, game scouting, mushroom hunting, or something else you better start carrying a side arm. Can you even imagine being out by yourself and having 8 to 12 of these monsters surround you! Think about what kind of appetite a dozen of these must have and remember they are the only predator in our nation that kills for fun along with for food. The amount of animals they take are just a partial portion of what they need to eat. When elk are calving they will kill the calves just for fun after they have had all they can eat and leave the rest to rot. They’re also moving into a lot of Western Montana, Southern and Northern Idaho, Northern Utah, Eastern Wyoming, Eastern Montana, and have been seen as far east as Nebraska. The Fish and Wildlife Service has really outdone themselves this time!
Jocarbeau

Just a few of the wolves killed this year with the Idaho wolf tag. Wish I could show you a few hundred more pictures. It is just amazing how big they are. Deer, elk, and livestock killing machines. The big question you have to ask yourself is why? These massive wolves are not the native wolf that lived in our area 100 years ago. There was a reason these things where exterminated nationwide. They sure do look cuddly and cute. I wonder if our city dwelling tree hugger society that never has left a city really understands the impact of these killing machines. I wonder if a Tyrannosaurus rex was somewhere to be had that they would want to put them back in the wild. PS. It’s just a matter of time before one of our granola loving green peace hikers goes out on a hike and runs into a pack of these killers and becomes part of the food chain. If you are going into the Blues, Cascades, or up above Spokane hiking, game scouting, mushroom hunting, or something else you better start carrying a side arm. Can you even imagine being out by yourself and having 8 to 12 of these monsters surround you! Think about what kind of appetite a dozen of these must have and remember they are the only predator in our nation that kills for fun along with for food. The amount of animals they take are just a partial portion of what they need to eat. When elk are calving they will kill the calves just for fun after they have had all they can eat and leave the rest to rot. They’re also moving into a lot of Western Montana, Southern and Northern Idaho, Northern Utah, Eastern Wyoming, Eastern Montana, and have been seen as far east as Nebraska. The Fish and Wildlife Service has really outdone themselves this time!
strychnine em

Troll??? Idiot for sure if not a troll. Don’t just buy into everything you read from wolf lovers, come out and see for yourself. The ecosystem did fine for decades without wolves.
LoveToKillWolves

You are an idiot, its that simple.
Ive shot a gair amount of wolves in my life, living in alaska.

Guest334

I understannd that wolves cause many damage, dont get me wrong but I do wolves need to be slowed down but I feel this “sport” will get out of hand, and the wolves will be exincted and that would be a massive blow to the environment, and you guys dont think that the elk and deer population is also down due to hunters, its not all wolves, so dont always look at blaming wolves!

Fool4luff

A wolf zoo?!? Really??? Hahahahahaha! Might I suggest it be a “petting zoo” and you could be the initial patron. OMG! When I first read that I thought someone was pulling my leg but no! There really are people walking among us so painfully misinformed that they would waste their time trying to offer up a “wolf zoo” as an alternative to hunting. Stay in the city Skippy and we’ll take it from here. A wolf zoo… Unfreaking believable!
Scott

Elk, deer, moose, sheep and all of the other ungulates were brought back from the brink of extinction due to over-hunting by the early 1900s. Conservationists (IE HUNTERS) worked hard to get these animals back to healthy populations and they were THRIVING up until the wolf reintroduction. Do your homework. It’s obvious that you know very little of game management. If you don’t understand game management, then you shouldn’t try to have a conversation about it. Epic FAIL on your part.
strychnine em

Extinct? They were never even close to endangered, there are thousands of them in the Canadian, Alaskan and Russian wildernesses….where they belong.

Cravenrun

Why is that?

Fool4luff

Is English your first language?

Rhardy122

I about fell over at the thought of a “wolf zoo” too. The poor guy musta missed the common sense line when it was getting handed out!!!

Anonymous

Go where the elk are! What’s left of em anyways!
Anonymous

For those folks who find the wolves so innocent and cuddly, here are a few pics that are not so uncommon to see around wolf country nowadays. Yes…. it’s that bad. Please put yourself in the position of someone who sees these things, or worse, first hand. Like it or not, controlling U.S. wolf expansion and numbers is the responsible thing to do. If you say that the pics show what wolves do naturally, my point is made.
Anonymous

I grew up in the city in a non-hunting family and fell hook, line and sinker for all the lies and distortions of the environmentalists. My eyes are now open to the insidious methods they use to further their agenda. I am glad that common sense is now being used to manage wolf populations, despite the hype and anti-hunting spewings of ignorant people like some of those whose postings I have read here. They spread hate but do nothing to actually promote the balanced well-being of native fauna. I now know that hunters pay more in time, effort and money to maintain the health of animals in North America than the vast majority of the haters out there who spend time writing vomit on blogs, but not a dime of their own money. Wolves are not worth any more than any other animal. They have been hyped by radicals. There is nothing romantic about them. They are predators – killers. Nothing more. Learn about wolves in Russia that have preyed on unarmed humans populations. You lovers out there need to stop the nasty, hateful remarks. Oh wait.. it’s Ok to suggest that there should be hunting seasons for humans who think differently than you. Actually…..it’s not! Look inside yourself and wonder how you ever got to that point. Hunters have a right to pursue their interests and wolf populations are out of control. End of story.