Electronic Calls for Idaho Wolves - Now Legal

LionCaller

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Gentlemen,

We have been keeping a close eye on the Western US wolf hunting battle that's been brewing in Idaho, Montana and other Northwestern US states. Right now, it seems that common-sense and actual wolf/ungulate bio-data are winning the arguments. Just this past week, game commissioners in Idaho declared electronic callers and trapping will be legal methods of take for the upcoming season.

For more details and a link to the article in the Idaho Statesman click here: It's Official - Electronic Calls Legal for Idaho Wolf Hunting

Of course, the battle with the leftist anti-hunting groups will rage on. It stands to reason that a judge could still put a halt to all of the hunts at the last minute. We'll keep you posted. However, we're so optimistic that the hunts will go as planned we're headed to Idaho next week to start scouting and trying to locate some packs. I'll report my findings.

Best regards,

Mark Healy
 
Take a look at the area north of Idaho Falls/Rexburg, where Yellowstone butts into Idaho. That's fairly rolling country with broken trees/meadows and a lot of deer and elk winter down around St. Anthony. I'd bet the wolf population in there is pretty heavy and not shy about breaking cover. Targhee National Forest land.

Good luck.
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Hey thanks!

This is one of the areas, based on advice (like yours) and wolf data from the fed and state game agencies, that we're looking at.

I just got an email from some of the folks that are meeting me up there. They're passing though Laramie, WY right now.

I just hope my maps I ordered get here quick.

Mark
 
Check the Clearwater drainage in the wilderness area along the Lochsa river. That used to be one of my favorite elk hunting areas but the herd is down 57% (I think more than what the fish and game claims) all because of wolves. It's not worth hunting there now. I live in northern Idaho and occasional wolves have been sighted just outside the city limits of our town.

Hunting is probably the best answer....HOWEVER..they've already given the outfitters and guides permission to shoot wolves and they're not getting them. Permits are going unfilled. Wolves are turning out to be smarter and more difficult to hunt than anyone realized. Hopefully, more liberal seasons and electronic calls, etc. can help even the odds and give the game animals that we EAT a chance.

Come to Idaho and shoot wolves, please!

HH928
 
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Got back from Idaho and found some promising areas to call wolves. We talked to ranchers in the lower-lying areas just below the timber lines to try and get a feel for how often they see & hear wolves and if there is a pattern to their travel. We even gained some access to private ground for the express purpose of hunting wolves.

The people up there are in the very same mindset that HH928 is - they are hoping that the electronic callers and trapping will give them some relief. Everyone we talked to wanted a successful wolf hunt this year.

There are many land features in the areas wolves occupy that makes using electronic calling equipment the best way to hunt. Some of the areas are very thick with ground cover and trees. But based on sign these areas have wolves travelling through them looking for elk, moose, deer, and cattle. Using an electronic opens up the vantage points that a guy wouldn't have with a hand call.

However...

The hunt has been stopped (for now) by a federal judge--read more here: http://www.predatormastersforums.com/for...;gonew=1#UNREAD

But the wolf numbers are going up and the ungulate numbers are going down, so eventually we'll get back to hunting them. We just need to win another court battle on the merits of State Fish and Game research. The anti-hunter position is unsustainable.

Mark Healy

 
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