Wolf gun! .260 or .223

[H&Hhunter]

a .22 long rifle or a .17hmr will do the job, a good sidearm will help. save your money.

Or on the other hand don't waste your time with a .22LR or a .17 for wolf or coyote hunting. After expenses you wouldn't be saving any money at all as you'd not have much luck trying to swat either with a .22LR.

 

[PoserHoser]

a .22 long rifle or a .17hmr will do the job, a good sidearm will help. save your money.

fail:banghead:

 

[Freedom_fighter_in_IL]

I did most of my hunting out of Kotzebue which is rolling tundra mainly, just south of the Brooks range. A guy can see a long long way up there from a vantage point. There are some black spruce and alder brush choked drainage but primarily we are talking miles and miles of tundra.

Ahhh the lovely Barren grounds! My Uncle used to fly us into Nome and we would go out to hunt bou every few years. Don't think I ever spotted a Wolf on any of those occasions. Have to say, I think I miss him almost as much as I do my pappy. Just don't think my legs would hold up walking on that tundra any more. You would think by looking at it that it would be easy walking. Good way to tell if someone is BSing about hunting that area, let them say it was easy walking!

TexasPatriot308, I think the OP is wanting a firearm to HUNT Wolf, not to defend against them. A .22lr or a 17hmr, while yes they could kill a Wolf, you ain't going to be effective at hunting them with such an anemic cartridge at hunting ranges. Drawing in a Wolf isn't like drawing in a yote. They are 2 completely different animals. Yotes are smart no doubt, but comparison of a Wolf and a Coyote would be about like comparing a 1rst grader to a college graduate. Wolves are by far one of the most intelligent animals in the wild. Just sit back and watch a pack tracking prey. I've seen them herd animals and drive them to choke points 100's of yards away. Just like humans would drive a herd of cattle. Then pinpoint attack from all different angles in a timed assault. It's actually quite beautiful to watch. Your typical calls for predators can work for Wolves, but bet on one thing, that animal will circle many times before approaching and you can almost bet it wont be alone! 100 pound or more Wolf is NOT an animal I would want to stake my life on a .22lr.

 

[H&Hhunter]

Nice video that really shows the size differential between a wolf and a coyote.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=BXCvLzDNWz0

 

[Freedom_fighter_in_IL]

Nice video that really shows the size differential between a wolf and a coyote.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=BXCvLzDNWz0

RUNNNNNNNNN Forest RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist!!!

 

[Lazy R]

We are having our second wolf season here in Montana. First was in 2009, then it was closed in '10. Opened back again this year. Greenies (and federal judge) crying that the wolf populations will be hunted below sustainable levels. Joke. They could leave it open year round like coyotes and that wouldn't happen. So far I think they're well under half the quota of 200 or so wolves state wide. We'll never get rid of those things here now.

Most of them being shot around here are 75 to 100 pounds. A few of those big 150 lb ones have been taken though. They make a great picture, a guy holding one up it looks as big as he does.