Wolfin'

We have Wolves AND 375,000Caribou in our WACH "Western Arctic Caribou Herd "

What we dont have are People, fences, Roads or thousands of Hunters looking for Big and Best, while Wolves decimate the weak......and the fenced.....and the chained......

earlier this week I was heading home after a test ride (Rebuilt the engine) and crossed paths with three who had crossed my earlier path........Death was on the line.

We rode over the ridge, and there they were.

The wife snapped a picture while I got off a shot , hit the mark, but as quickly as I reloaded, the other two made the rocky top and dissapeared there. I dont ride that ground, so I circled, but they remaind. I held a bit high as he was actually runnig uphill, and let fly while still swinging, like a shotgun. I lead running Wolves by 1 to 1-1/2 their length, depending on thier angle.


Hunt them for fun and profit!!

Good wolf Hunting to you and yours!!

The Hungriest wild Wolf Laughs at the Best fed chained Dog..........

Yes yes yes...

I didnt think of new to my threads kinda guys,and I should have mentioned I am a Subsistance Hunter, but that seems , sometimes, like repaeting myself...~~LOL!!~~

I am a skilled Wolf Hunter, and we have things you dont down there in the lower 49 with Wolfs........ours has never been put outta wack. Our Caribou herd with lows of375,000 to a high of 410,000 has been stable for 28 years, and healthy, as Wolves to eat the sick , weak and wounded. Among those weak, in December, are the malnurished skinny Bulls that two months ago were prime, and didnt eat at all during rut, and they are "Wolf Bait" in my world.
Our Herds are always on the move and so are the Wolves.
We dont have roads, fences or a Human population that encroaches on their habitate. Our Borough and Hunting Unit (23) are the same , and larger in sq.miles than the state of Indiana, with 7,000 people in 11 villages, so its the same as it was 500 years ago.

Yes, we used the skin, the skull and the claws, the body for Fox traps. The skull gets cleaned and sealed in Elmers glue and sold for $$$, the claws go on necklaces, the Hide becomes $$ or clothing, which money 1/2 the time.
Gas is 8$ a gallon and many things are unavailable. Electricity is divided among 83 houses in this village and a school, so 400$ a month is normal, and my $$ is gone. Own my house, heat with wood, eat what I catch, sew the skins into $$ and carry on......also Artwork, with the animals I catch, the wood I chop, the stuff we find along the way.
Most often, Wolf , Wolverine and Polar Bear skins are used as trims. They are sewn to the lower edge and around the hoods of Parkas and Parkees to dampen wind comming in and seal the clothing, and having the ability to shed ice (formed from escaping body moisture) and it pulls/falls off without ripping the hairs with it. This is dead serious stuff in the Arctic.Also, trimmed edges dont rip easily and are more durable.
One Wolf can make 4 good Ruffs, 4 good trims, a small boys ruff from the tail, a pair of mittens Or Mukluk tops with the legs and a bag from the head, some stuff from the nails and the skull gets sold too......about 1,500$ in product, or just 250$ for a raw , sealed skin.





My oldest daughter ina Caribou Parkee she made herself....










Even this boat is from locally gather'd woods.

This is in harmony with whats been going on here for thousands of years. I too Hunt the Caribou , and the Wolf and I have things in common, but in Fur season, I hunt Him.
We keep no trophys on our walls, our memeories are in photos and those around us who shared the experiance, as well as more, outside the door.

Its below freezing here 8 1/2 months a year and a busy guy is a happy guy


"IF" your really interested, I also write in an Alaskan forum, and Im smak inna middle of explaining this very way of life.......Im not through it all, but its long on pictures and short on words.........
http://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com...-life-as-a-Subsistance-Hunter-Fisher-Gather-r

Enjoy if you like.