Another wolf pack in Lost Prairie

zfk55 · March 3, 2014, 11:08 AM

Shot by a friend of ours up behind the house yesterday. No dogs or Grandchildren outside unless accompanied by an armed adult till the whole damned den is wiped out.
We saw 5 of them running through the south pasture the day before, and two of them appeared to be large males.

Its a female, and weighed out at 142#.

doofus47 · March 3, 2014, 11:16 AM

trying to keep this thread from being closed:
Using what caliber and at what range did your friend shoot the female?

Grundy53 · March 3, 2014, 11:23 AM

Nice work!

Buzzcook · March 3, 2014, 02:29 PM

Did you have a license for wolf, or was there some other justification?

LOUD · March 3, 2014, 05:21 PM

grandchildren and pets sounds like good enough justification to me.......LOUD

Againstthewind · March 3, 2014, 09:14 PM

Montana has an archery season for wolves? I am not sure I would like to meet the stud that can fill that tag. If you can get 5 tags with basically the whole of winter for a season, that means to me there is a definite problem with the population.

Behind the house is way too close for comfort. We moved away from the area about 8 years ago, but I remember hearing a wolf pack howling from our back porch. That is an eerie, distrurbing sound. I am fortunate never to have had an encounter that close to home. Very scary. If a bull elk or even bison is no match for a wolf pack, what is my family going to do? I can't say I am against wolves being around, but hopefully with the new hunting and some management there will be less problems and close encounters like that. It sounds like there needs to be some numbers thinning, though.

NCummins · March 3, 2014, 10:09 PM

We have coyotes down here taking down full grown healthy deer. I couldn't imagine wolves. That one will surely make a wonderful mount or skin! Congrats to your friend, that is something us southern boys can only dream of.

Againstthewind · March 3, 2014, 10:34 PM

I am sure you have already thought of it, but being a squeaky wheel sometimes gets you the grease. I knew a guy a few years ago who relocated problem bears, grizzly and black. He was always busy all over the whole state. I think if you and your neighbors got together, the game and fish or whatever they call it up there might have to do something about it. The season looks like it is coming to a close I guess.

On a side note, is that link to Swiss products your company? Those are some pretty cool accessories or whatever you call them. Pretty good machining quality it looked like to me.

Brotherbadger · March 4, 2014, 02:49 AM

Do you save anything from the kill? Hide? Meat(I have no clue if wolf tastes good)? I'd imagine wolf fur could get you a pretty penny.

March 3, 2014, 11:08 AM	#1
zfk55 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2009 Location: Lost Prairie Montana Posts: 391	Another wolf pack in Lost Prairie Shot by a friend of ours up behind the house yesterday. No dogs or Grandchildren outside unless accompanied by an armed adult till the whole damned den is wiped out. We saw 5 of them running through the south pasture the day before, and two of them appeared to be large males. Its a female, and weighed out at 142#. __________________ www.swissproductsllc.com An'' ole' Brer' Rabbit, he set in de bushes, he watch an' he wait, lay low an' he don' say nuffin'

March 3, 2014, 11:16 AM	#2
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	trying to keep this thread from being closed: Using what caliber and at what range did your friend shoot the female? __________________ I'm right about the metric system 3/4 of the time.

March 3, 2014, 09:14 PM	#6
Againstthewind Member Join Date: January 4, 2014 Posts: 60	Archery Montana has an archery season for wolves? I am not sure I would like to meet the stud that can fill that tag. If you can get 5 tags with basically the whole of winter for a season, that means to me there is a definite problem with the population. Behind the house is way too close for comfort. We moved away from the area about 8 years ago, but I remember hearing a wolf pack howling from our back porch. That is an eerie, distrurbing sound. I am fortunate never to have had an encounter that close to home. Very scary. If a bull elk or even bison is no match for a wolf pack, what is my family going to do? I can't say I am against wolves being around, but hopefully with the new hunting and some management there will be less problems and close encounters like that. It sounds like there needs to be some numbers thinning, though.

March 3, 2014, 10:34 PM	#8
Againstthewind Member Join Date: January 4, 2014 Posts: 60	Squeaky wheel I am sure you have already thought of it, but being a squeaky wheel sometimes gets you the grease. I knew a guy a few years ago who relocated problem bears, grizzly and black. He was always busy all over the whole state. I think if you and your neighbors got together, the game and fish or whatever they call it up there might have to do something about it. The season looks like it is coming to a close I guess. On a side note, is that link to Swiss products your company? Those are some pretty cool accessories or whatever you call them. Pretty good machining quality it looked like to me.

March 4, 2014, 02:49 AM	#9
Brotherbadger Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2010 Posts: 1,149	Do you save anything from the kill? Hide? Meat(I have no clue if wolf tastes good)? I'd imagine wolf fur could get you a pretty penny. __________________ Once Fired Brass, Top quality, Fast shipping, Best prices. http://300AacBrass.com/ -10% Coupon use code " badger "

March 3, 2014, 11:23 AM	#3
Grundy53 Member Join Date: November 24, 2013 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 47	Nice work!

March 3, 2014, 02:29 PM	#4
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 6,126	Did you have a license for wolf, or was there some other justification?

March 3, 2014, 05:21 PM	#5
LOUD Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 236	grandchildren and pets sounds like good enough justification to me.......LOUD

March 3, 2014, 10:09 PM	#7
NCummins Member Join Date: February 9, 2014 Posts: 92	We have coyotes down here taking down full grown healthy deer. I couldn't imagine wolves. That one will surely make a wonderful mount or skin! Congrats to your friend, that is something us southern boys can only dream of.