Drew a Wolf tag

[Ron LaClair]

I probably won't get the chance, but the one thing I've made certain for myself is that if I do kill one, it won't be dragged by the neck out of the woods and displayed at the local tavern. It will be carried out and brought home. This thought process may seem melodramatic, but it's how I am and I make no apologies.  

Mike, it's too bad that more people don't have the respect for wolves that you do. They have always played an important role in natures balance in the wilderness. In modern times in the wilderness areas that man has created for himself, wolves have become competitors and therefore hated for doing what they always have done.

My hunting camp Shrew Haven is in the western end of Michigans Upper Peninsula. We have encountered wolves in the area many times over the years that the camp has been there. The wolves do take deer, how many I don't know but if you have seen the pictures that have been posted of our camp and our deer pole you can see that we have always had a good number of deer... despite the presents wolves.

The pack in our area moves around a lot so we don't always hear them but on those rare times when we're sitting outside at night around the fire and the wolves are hunting, it's the greatest concert you could ever attend. There's just something about the combination of a starlit sky, a crackling fire and the low drawn out howl of a wolf that stirs your soul. Be it genetic memory from thousands of years ago or whatever, you feel a connection. It seems natural, they way things have always been in the wild...and always should be.

Be that as it may, the wolves have to be controlled and a limited hunt in some areas is necessary.  

Whether you take a wolf or not I'm sure you will enjoy the opportunity to hunt them, good luck to you.

[Shedrock]

We can hunt them here with no tag starting Oct 1st. Yippy, kill them all. A tag is still needed in the "trophy area".

I would use coyote howls, coyote/dog distress, and adult deer bawls. Good luck!!

[ron w]

Some real diverse opinions......I guess I'm not sure where I stand. But with no wolves in New York I guess it's not an issue......Good luck on your hunt.......