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Post by UgashikBob on Mar 26, 2005 14:29:18 GMT -5
Got this guy yesterday. I've shot a lot of big game but calling one of these into you lap is a major test of heart rate.  |
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Post by Kristianna on Mar 26, 2005 15:22:21 GMT -5
Nice job. What will you do with the fur and the carcass?  |
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Post by Freeholdfarm on Mar 26, 2005 18:20:29 GMT -5
Wow! Great job! I have the same question as Kristianna -- will you tan the pelt, or sell it?
Kathleen
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Post by smwon on Mar 26, 2005 22:07:48 GMT -5
That would make a pretty pelt. Just think of the jacket it would make! And the meat would make good dog food, eh?
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Post by UgashikBob on Mar 26, 2005 23:39:48 GMT -5
Will send the hide out to be tanned. I don't usually sell any of my furs but we have enough wolf hides now I may consider it. I just finished fleshing and boarding it and its to nice of a hide to use for trim. When I posted the photo above on the Trapperman forum there was several remarks about my bride being mad at me for stealing and painting the sheets for a camo cover. I told them if your bride is involved with you they don't miss the bedding.  |
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Post by sayisitrapper on Nov 2, 2005 0:18:51 GMT -5
that's a nice wolf. I was wondering if that is a jacket or a sheet that you have on and what did you use to call him with, were you in a blind or setting down on the ground and how long did he take to come in.
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Post by ugashikrobert on Nov 4, 2005 11:04:03 GMT -5
sayistrapper:
I used a painted sheet with a slit in it for a camo cover and set on bluff with the speaker to my electronic caller located about 100 yards below and behind me. The key was keeping the caller away from me so the wolf was focused on it. I've called them by hand but this is the big advantage of a e caller. I pulled this one from a pack that was feeding on a caribou kill several miles away and it took over two hours for him to finally come in. Had my best luck with the single wolf call that seems to appeal to there territorial instincts.
Where are you located in Nothern Manitoba? In my younger days I was a waterfowl fanatic and spent a lot of time hunting the Riverton, Aurborg area with several trips to Churchill and York Factory.
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Post by Kristianna on Nov 4, 2005 11:59:21 GMT -5
I don't know why I never notice these photos before. Wow! That is one huge wolf. Do you have any idea how much it weighed? It just seems *huge*! |
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Post by ugashikrobert on Nov 5, 2005 10:30:51 GMT -5
Kristianna: You have asked quite a controversial question. When I first took a few wolves I estimated the larger ones at 120 lbs but after hearing all the testimony from the jaded experts I believe that is high by 15 or 20 lbs. This particular wolf was a large male that I pulled in from a fresh kill with the caller. They can gorge themselves and add some temporary weight. Here is a photo of a large male I shot a few years ago that was on a fresh moose kill and you can tell the effects of there binge eating style. Have seen other data that says the average male wolf weight is 90 lbs and I have to bow to actual scale weights.  |
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