Wolf hunting in Idaho

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RobertJoseph

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Hi, new to the forum, I'm leaving for central Idaho this Friday afternoon from southwest Wyoming, was hoping for any leads, advise, or general knowledge of areas that would pose a higher success? Thank you much for any replies!
 
I know that people have been having success with howling, both with coyote and wolf sounds. Locals will be happy to point you in the right direction. There are lots of places to check out. Lowman, Stanley, Challis, Salmon, Elk City, etc. I have heard that Folks are seeing good sign around Lowman.

I killed one in the Southern Mountain Zone in mid Jan. There are only two left on the quota to fill there and that could be done before you even get out to Idaho.

Check out this link for wolf sightings- http://northwestwolfsightings.org/Map.html

Good luck!
 
Hunted Lowman 2/1 to 2/8 with Korrell Outfitters, Saw 3 wolves. You will need to be there early in the morning, the wolves feed all night and then high tail it back up high on the mountains. Korrells offers the hunt for $2500 for 5 days they have a fleet of snowmobiles and knowledge of howl locating these wolves after the night feed. I was with Cody(Guide) when he killed a female that was out of my shooting range (580 yards. Make sure you can shoot long distance 500-1000 yards. I did shoot a nice mountain lion, these guys a set up for hunting. Art
 
I was able to go for three days last weekend and knew nothing of the area other than what I've read, all i can say is for that area you better have your [beeep] together! Tough to hunt and unless you're one of the lucky " ones " you better have a rifle you trust out to 1000yards+. I seen over 400 elk, 2 full curl rams, 3 coyotes, moose, white tail deer, mule deer, lion tracks, and not one dam wolf!!!! Second day evening went to a spot and got what sounded like four or five to howl back at my howl and couldn't see them through the cloudy/snowy conditions and also getting to dark to shoot, found their tracks early the next morning when I was attempting to go back and hopefully get a shot, spent all day hiking in the snow chasing day old tracks only to find one set of new ones, but no luck either. They were howling about a mile away from where i was the night before and the tracks that came down were only 50 yards from where I had called the night before. I'm goin back in a couple weeks, maybe farther north to increase the odds.
 
i have been three times for at least four days each trip.the last trip i was in a new area one day and they shot two wolves where i had been hunting for ten days.those two kills closed that area.im not quiting we will find another place that i know.i havent hunted a coyote this year because of the wolf hunting but i feel these things need to be shot,the elk that used to be in the hundreds are now in groups of ten and twenty it is sad,soon we we will havew no elk or moose or deer.and not many hunters are doing their part.we need to be together on these things and make our voice heard or we won't be huning anything.
 
I can't believe the selway and lolo units are open till june 31 with NO QUOTA!!! I'm hooked, it's all I can think about!! The wife is ready to kill me. I'm surprised there isn't a lot more talk on the forum about it? The only thing holding Wyoming back from full predator like coyotes is the governors signature!!
 
Originally Posted By: lyotehunteri have been three times for at least four days each trip.the last trip i was in a new area one day and they shot two wolves where i had been hunting for ten days.those two kills closed that area.im not quiting we will find another place that i know.i havent hunted a coyote this year because of the wolf hunting but i feel these things need to be shot,the elk that used to be in the hundreds are now in groups of ten and twenty it is sad,soon we we will havew no elk or moose or deer.and not many hunters are doing their part.we need to be together on these things and make our voice heard or we won't be huning anything.

I was sad to see that zone meet its quota as well. I did hear that a wolf was killed in the Wood River Valley that had Parvovirus. That might take a pack or two near some of the elk herds I hunt. We haven't had a chance to get back out since killing one in mid January and were planning a hunt in March. That really stinks it is closed now. I am curious to know what unit those last two were killed in. I am hoping 48, 49, or 50. If you know please PM me if you don't want to mention the unit on PM.
 
Originally Posted By: RobertJosephI can't believe the selway and lolo units are open till june 31 with NO QUOTA!!! I'm hooked, it's all I can think about!! The wife is ready to kill me. I'm surprised there isn't a lot more talk on the forum about it? The only thing holding Wyoming back from full predator like coyotes is the governors signature!!

They are majorly over-run in that unit, the elk herd has been decimated by them. It is also a rugged unit that not many people hunt, most used horses to access but have now quit because they hardly see any elk, if any at all. The Idaho Fish and Game just recently went out and shot 12-14 wolves from a helicopter (can't remember exact number, but saw it in the local paper early this week), just to try to reduce them in that unit and give the elk a fighting chance to come back. All the wolves in that unit, coupled by the fact that many of the people that used to hound hunt for bear and cougar are giving it up because wolves are killing their dogs, has made that unit very poor in elk and moose numbers.

I'm also hoping your governor signs...and that gives Idaho and Montana a fighting chance to view them that way also, but I'm not holding my breath. Not now that they are making revenue off selling wolf tags...

I will stop there, as this type of talk usually makes me end up going off a political rant.
 
Can someone verify if this is true? Montana re-opened their wolf season, raised the quota by 200 more wolves, and lowered the nonresident tag from 350.00$ to 50.00$ ? If that's the case I'll be buying a tag for Montana as well, some of the drive to selway/lolo can be made through Montana. 50.00 bucks ain't bad for a nonresident.
 
I have a friend in Morgan,UT that uses a spotting scope to glass a mountain on the northeast side of town most of the winter , said they were watching a pack of 7 the other day, and the fish and game won't say wether there is an established pack in the state. That's funny
 
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Originally Posted By: RobertJosephCan someone verify if this is true? Montana re-opened their wolf season, raised the quota by 200 more wolves, and lowered the nonresident tag from 350.00$ to 50.00$ ? If that's the case I'll be buying a tag for Montana as well, some of the drive to selway/lolo can be made through Montana. 50.00 bucks ain't bad for a nonresident.

interested in finding this out also. that was my first comment when I saw how much the OS tag in both states were. ID wants to get rid of the problem and MT is looking for revenue. Hope this is true...
 
Originally Posted By: RobertJosephI have a friend in Morgan,UT that uses a spotting scope to glass a mountain on the northeast side of town most of the winter , said they were watching a pack of 7 the other day, and the fish and game won't say wether there is an established pack in the state. That's funny

Good to know I grew up in Morgan and still have family that lives on the NE side of town. Guess I better go do some oversized coyote hunting. Can't kill a wolf if we don't have any right?
 
Originally Posted By: RobertJosephI can't believe the selway and lolo units are open till june 31 with NO QUOTA!!! I'm hooked, it's all I can think about!! The wife is ready to kill me. I'm surprised there isn't a lot more talk on the forum about it? The only thing holding Wyoming back from full predator like coyotes is the governors signature!!

So do you know how the validity of tags and licenses work then? I am planning on going after wolves up in ID next winter as I don't have any time this spring (I'm a med student), but I am out of class mid-may...that gets me thinking for sure. If I get a license and tag in May will it be valid come fall/winter this year as well? Along that same line, does a license/tag purchased in Fall of 2012 last over the new year for the rest of that season?

I guess I'm just not sure how the periods on these things work, never had a hunting season last past December before.
 
Originally Posted By: jarheadhunterOriginally Posted By: RobertJosephI have a friend in Morgan,UT that uses a spotting scope to glass a mountain on the northeast side of town most of the winter , said they were watching a pack of 7 the other day, and the fish and game won't say wether there is an established pack in the state. That's funny

Guess I better go do some oversized coyote hunting. Can't kill a wolf if we don't have any right?

Jarhead,

Pick me up on your way!! That is if a Marine could handle sitting a stand with a Soldier.

68W
 
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