Wolf Hunting

[SongDog]

One thing about wolves and coyotes I noticed, They wont be fooled twice.


Keep switching up your calling location and sequences. I'd let things cool down a bit before going back at it. If you shooting and killing them its not a big deal, But educating wolves and coyotes is pretty easy if your not careful.


Can't wait to see some pics of some fur, Hope you get one sooner than later.

[Fox]

I know that back in the 50s they brought larger grey wolves from the north into Algonquin, how I know you ask? My grandpa drove the truck that brought them into the southern finger of the park, near Whitney.

We have seen some big wolves around there, it seems as though there are Northern Timber Wolves, Eastern Wolves and Coyotes all in the same area, there has to be a lot of mutts going on due to this. I have seen wolf tracks in the mud behind moose tracks and the same size, the only other time I have seen wolf tracks that size was south of Kapuskasing Ontario.

Good luck on your hunt, 63A is not part of the Eastern Ontario wolf/coyote restriction.

From previous posts I know where this camp is, hunted the area from 1999 through 2012.

[Splaker]

I know that back in the 50s they brought larger grey wolves from the north into Algonquin, how I know you ask? My grandpa drove the truck that brought them into the southern finger of the park, near Whitney.

We have seen some big wolves around there, it seems as though there are Northern Timber Wolves, Eastern Wolves and Coyotes all in the same area, there has to be a lot of mutts going on due to this. I have seen wolf tracks in the mud behind moose tracks and the same size, the only other time I have seen wolf tracks that size was south of Kapuskasing Ontario.

Good luck on your hunt, 63A is not part of the Eastern Ontario wolf/coyote restriction.

From previous posts I know where this camp is, hunted the area from 1999 through 2012.

Wow, that's interesting... unbelievable! Why did they do that? Did your grandpa ever explain it? Seems odd since the ministry was killing wolves in the park until the 60s.

[Splaker]

here is the study by Trent U - very interesting...

​http://people.trentu.ca/brentpatters...ril30Final.pdf

[Fox]

Wow, that's interesting... unbelievable! Why did they do that? Did your grandpa ever explain it? Seems odd since the ministry was killing wolves in the park until the 60s.

There were too many deer in the park, they wanted to reduce the numbers and bring back the moose. That is how it was explained to him.

He used to laugh, he grew up around the south end of the park, he drove wolves in and logs out, when he got older and was around people from SW Ontario, mainly Toronto, who would talk to Algonquin park being unspoiled, and old growth, ha ha, he would lose it and when they asked why he was laughing he would tell them that he helped clear cut the park in his youth.

This is the southern section, along highway 60.

[Splaker]

There were too many deer in the park, they wanted to reduce the numbers and bring back the moose. That is how it was explained to him.

He used to laugh, he grew up around the south end of the park, he drove wolves in and logs out, when he got older and was around people from SW Ontario, mainly Toronto, who would talk to Algonquin park being unspoiled, and old growth, ha ha, he would lose it and when they asked why he was laughing he would tell them that he helped clear cut the park in his youth.

This is the southern section, along highway 60.

That would make sense.. there were a lot of whitetail back then from what I read... I wonder why we don't see more or those big ones around there today, especially since the moose is the main prey species there today (although beaver is an important species too)

[Fox]

That would make sense.. there were a lot of whitetail back then from what I read... I wonder why we don't see more or those big ones around there today, especially since the moose is the main prey species there today (although beaver is an important species too)

You do, but wolves are not something that is easily seen.
If you see a grey wolf they want you to see them, they are skiddish.

[Splaker]

You do, but wolves are not something that is easily seen.
If you see a grey wolf they want you to see them, they are skiddish.

This is true... only saw wolves once in my life and it took me 41 years to finally see them! Last year camping up in Chapleau (Mississinaibi Park - sp?) saw two black wolves crossing the road 100 yards ahead of me.. that was really cool.. they stopped for 5 seconds then bolted...

[hoocli]

Could you mark them down on wildlifetracker.ca

much appriciated.

For everyone else check out the website

[oaknut]

This is true... only saw wolves once in my life and it took me 41 years to finally see them! Last year camping up in Chapleau (Mississinaibi Park - sp?) saw two black wolves crossing the road 100 yards ahead of me.. that was really cool.. they stopped for 5 seconds then bolted...

Wolves will be seen more and more often around the park. My jobsite is plagued with them. It is getting to the point that the surveyors dont want to go out solo.