04-07-2008, 09:50 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Iowa
Posts: 269
| Wolf hunting and cartridge For you guys up north, how do you wolf hunt? And what cartridge do you use? I would think you would want something more like a 25-06 or 270 since they are bigger.
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04-07-2008, 10:22 AM
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| Super Moderator   Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness
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| .222 , .223,.243 and 22-250 are very popular here as is the 12 ga. with 00 Buck for Aerial Hunting where allowed... Rich
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04-07-2008, 11:56 AM
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| Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Montana
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| Can't hunt wolves (legally) in MT,ID, or Wy. At least not yet, when they are de-listed, the individual states will set the rules. |
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04-07-2008, 01:27 PM
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| Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada
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| Have only taken one, and it was using my 264WM. No problem of course, other than we both had our eye on the same dinner. The wolf pack and us were hunting the same moose. However as far as cartridges, a 22-250 or 243 would be just fine. While bigger than a coyote, they are really not that much bigger. Ron |
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04-07-2008, 05:31 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Northern Alberta, Canada
Posts: 586
| I imagine any deer cartridge would have no problem taking one. I dont really support the hunting of wolves since or area has hardly any left due to people just shooting them. |
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04-08-2008, 12:11 PM
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| Senior Member   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AnchorTown, Alaska
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| While I have not shot one, nor plan to, I agree that it wouldn't take much to put one away.
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04-08-2008, 03:56 PM
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| Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Engadine, Upper Peninsula, MI
Posts: 86
| I agree, they're not much more than a coyote and smaller than a young deer. I think my .22-250 would be enough, and my 7mm-08 would do the job without question. We can't shoot 'em yet in the U.P of Michigan, but we've got plenty of them. Much more than I want on my own farm. I'm wishing before long there'll be a wolf season. When it happens, I may just be inclined to use my .45-70!.......Not that I don't like them around my livestock. Last edited by petemi; 04-08-2008 at 04:27 PM. |
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04-08-2008, 03:57 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Iowa
Posts: 269
| That kinda' surprises me actually.
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