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>>>>>Going Wolf Hunting in Idaho/Montana.... or BUST<<<<<



You Guys have seen my threads about wanting places to hunt coyote, but after learning more about the wolf problem in Idaho as well as other Western States... my focus has changed. I understand the problem wolves are causing to ranchers, but what really BURNS me is what they are doing to the Big Game. I'm not going to be focused on trying to get some kind of trophy...NOPE... I want to help level the playing field against this threat.... which is getting worse by the minute. I have the time and the money to dive right into the middle of this mess and say..." Here I am.. what can I do to help" But before I take off half cocked, I thought I'd start a thread for any helpful tips or suggestions. Thanks Guys....Dan
Shoot every one you can.
Good luck.
If I remember right Idaho sportsman will pay you $1000 for every dead wolf you get. If I am wrong somebody will correct me.
I've been in on 6 of them killed in either Idaho or Montana...and have had a few other opportunities that didn't end up working out.

They make killing coyotes look like an afternoon dove hunt.

Good luck.
Be in good shape. Much of Idaho where the wolves hang out is very rough country.

You might contact Idaho Fish and Game for information. Go to idfg.idaho.gov and check out the wolf regs.

Best of luck.

L.W.
I was Elk hunting in Northern Idaho this year. The guide also trapped wolves. He said hunting them was near impossible but he was very successful trapping them
Join this group. They'll help you out with anything info you need.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/868825046909360

Ive caught a few glimpses bow hunting in N Idaho this year of wolves and cut tracks all of the time. Im signed up for a wolf trapping class with IDFG in a month if not cancelled. Plan on using snow mobile to set traps

Ive called a few times for them and much more wary than a coyote.
IDAHO WOLF BOUNTY

However, while 1500 or 2000 sounds like a lot of wolves, there isn't one behind every tree. They're well scattered and you don't run into one every day. For non-res to spend the money come here hunting them, you need to do a lot of research and/or hire a guide who's experienced with finding them.
You guys are telling me about a lot of things that I'm also concerned about...WOW. Being it shape is my number one concern. Gotta do some serious thinking and research on this adventure...that's for sure.. LOL.

I will check out the facebook group. When is that trapping class suppose to start? Some videos show guys chasing them hard for a whole week without seeing one... until they do. This would be the Ultimate challenge I believe. We might have to make this a joint team effort with you guys, so that I can have enough... balls support...to take on this adventure...LOL.

My two main concerns are the weather and my physical stamina.

The bounty would be sweet, but it sure isn't the goal at all... just a bonus.
Good luck with your hunt...and I mean that sincerely. I’ve developed a real dislike for those creatures. Impressive killers they are and only doing what wolves do, but kill they do, day in and day out.
I live in North Idaho. Wolf sign is everywhere I hunt. I have not seen one in years, but I can’t remember the last time I hunted without seeing wolf sign. I find wolf kills, deer,elk and moose.
It’s sickening. And hunting up here now is mostly a waste of time. I’ve got 5 nice whitetail bucks on the walls of my home from years ago, but I have not even seen a good buck up here in many years. Wolves gotta eat and they do it regularly, I believe the wolves are a major factor in our decreasing deer,elk and moose numbers.
Really sad. That reintroduction of wolves was such an irresponsible decision.
Virtually no way to control their numbers without poison and I suspect that will never happen.
You’ll probably be wasting your time, but I’ll be your biggest cheerleader. Best of luck to you.
That reintroduction of wolves was such an irresponsible decision.

You can say that again Fenton. It makes me mad and i don't even live out there. Whoever pushed the go ahead button on that decision needs to be tied up and left out in wolf country for a few nights of terror....LOL. Coyotes are destroying our deer numbers out here,, but they aren't even in the same league of killing as those wolves are.... I feel for you. Don't your states have Government hunters... someone to clean up this mess.... without depending on the hunters or ranchers to make a mild dent in their populations? I totally understand that my meager efforts would probably be a waste of time, but I gotta do something.... don't I owe it to the innocent big game animal? If the locals can't control this problem... what can I do? It's like you coming out here to control our coyotes... kinda silly...LOL. It's hard to imagine how many big game animals they have killed. The sheep, elk, deer herds must be devastated. Whoever pushed that reintroduction button produced a Holocaust on every living animal... a covid among the animals. Do they still have their jobs? Is anyone being heard responsible? What would happen to a person if he knowingly had covid and tried to spread it all over every human being... surely something more severe than an apology. Wolves are a virus. Some things just have to be stopped and put down... who's doing it?
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That reintroduction of wolves was such an irresponsible decision.
It was a long term planned event by the animal rights groups. Their intent, stated as so by themselves, was to use large predators to reduce game animals to the point that hunting would have to be stopped. They spent years getting their people in positions of power in the Fish & Wildlife Svc and the Forest Svc. When they got that done, it was all over.
At least 5 years before the 1st introduction, I read an article in an animal rights magazine stating exactly what they were doing. I thought it was nonsense and threw the magazine away. I've often regretted that as I've had a lot of use for it since then to prove that this was all a planned anti-hunting thing.

Where they screwed up was thinking that wolves would never be delisted and become a big game animal. They learned their lessons from that and we'll never see a grizzly hunt in the lower 48. They proved that a year ago when they stopped the bear hunts in ID, MT, and WY.
Stopped bear season... Heck.... how long will it be before they shut down elk, sheep, moose season... or even limited it to a trickle.
I live here on Lake Marion in Santee SC...which use to be world renown for Large Mouth Bass and Stripers... but they brought in Arkansas Blue Catfish .... and now these lakes here are world renown for blue cats... NOT the bass species anymore.
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Stopped bear season... Heck.... how long will it be before they shut down elk, sheep, moose season... or even limited it to a trickle.
That was just the griz hunt they stopped, not blacks. The feds had authorized the hunting of a few griz in those 3 states. The antis found them an anti federal judge to stop it.
not easy. 40,000 tags; less than 250 wolves killed. i only have to better than 39,700 others that actually live there. also besides the wilderness and vast, rugged country they live in, it gets quite cold where they live. take some warm high tech clothing. there is a guy on long range hunting that has shot a few . some very long with very accurate rifles
do you have snow shoes? many are shot far back trek into wilderness on snowshoes. walking in them very far tires me out
Dan- you found the wolf thread on LRH? i have two 6.5-284s i am ready. i think a 6.5-06 would be better , you can fit more shells and they feed better.
Ron.... if your waiting on me... you are going backwards....LOL. Head'em up and Move'em on out.
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not easy. 40,000 tags; less than 250 wolves killed. i only have to better than 39,700 others that actually live there. also besides the wilderness and vast, rugged country they live in, it gets quite cold where they live. take some warm high tech clothing. there is a guy on long range hunting that has shot a few . some very long with very accurate rifles
What year is your data from? The IDFG shows 45k tags and 188 wolves in 2019.
Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
Originally Posted by roninflag
not easy. 40,000 tags; less than 250 wolves killed. i only have to better than 39,700 others that actually live there. also besides the wilderness and vast, rugged country they live in, it gets quite cold where they live. take some warm high tech clothing. there is a guy on long range hunting that has shot a few . some very long with very accurate rifles
What year is your data from? The IDFG shows 45k tags and 188 wolves in 2019.
Rock - i referred to my memory of when i studied this several years ago, for a rough estimate. my recollection was closer to actual than i thought. thank you for your update. Besides the long odds ( very long); i recall that many of the 188 are shot in september and october during bow seasons or other targets of opportunity. i would prefer to shoot a winter wolf, having the season opening on december 1 or so. Ron
Quote...... Dan- you found the wolf thread on LRH?

Yes Ron... I've been over there on their site as well. Some good information over there, but the guys here on 24 HourCampFire give me more feedback and response... along with more harsh and bashing opinions as well... but that's okay...LOL.
Well.... I guess it's going to be a BUST for me this year, which is disappointing to me, especially sense I ran my mouth so much about going after those Wolves this year.... and bearing up under all the internet abuse that I had to endure... but that's okay because I seem to always be outside of the Normal Box...LOL. I should be out West... RIGHT NOW... but I'm not... oh bummer. I started dragging my feet when this crazy president election made me a little concern about getting back home if the country shut down or locked down travel movement, because i have to be home March 1st to start staining log homes.. which is what my wife and I do for a living... and jobs are already backed up. BUT... the MAIN REASON I decided to put it off until next year is this picture that my wife painted for me. I'm going to spend my energy turning that picture into a Billboard. We stain log homes so that we can install and rent billboards all along our major highways here in SC. For the last three years we have posted several of the yellow and red billboards like the picture below, and will be adding more with my Wife's painting on it like the one posted below... which will be our first of it's kind.. a 14x40 ft. We have them all along I-95 and I-26, so you would have to drive to Florida with your eyes closed for not seeing them... well... unless you went down I-20... and we need to get that route covered as well.
Our down time from work is Nov-March, which is our play time, and I got all excited about chasing those wolves during Jan-Feb... but.. I guess I'll focus more on these 100,000 two legged wolves that drive down our highways every day, instead of chasing those 4 legged wolves.... well... as least for THIS YEAR. Hopefully next year I will be more dedicated and more prepared. The HOT weather here makes us shut down again in July-August, and I have thought of exploring wolf country during that time... we'll see. I apologize to all of you Guys for letting my zeal cause me to look and sound like I'm talking out of my butt...LOL... but my heart is right about wanting to do the right thing in Life... as well with chasing those Wolves.
Thanks so much for putting up with me. May Jesus Bless You All in Many Ways. Dan

Here are a few pictures of the several we have up.

This is my Wife's painting...

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This is her painting attached to a new statement on our new 14x40 ft billboard.

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Here are a few of our normal boards, but most all of the other ones look like the bottom picture.

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Oh Jesus Christ..,
Originally Posted by Akbob5
Oh Jesus Christ..,


I have learned 2 things this morning....1. this guy is a nut...2. Jesus could possibly be a mexican......bob
You are certainly right about one of those.
We should have judged this guy a goofball the moment the poorly baited hook hit the water. Oh well, better we remain eternal optimists than surrender.

Wolf hunting remains an interesting topic if you like hunting as much a killing. My experience so far has shown me that they are easy to pack out.


mike r
Just today, I was asked to go wolf hunting with some friends of mine in Montana.

I had to say okay.

Lol......tried to point it out to you guys. Ol’ Dan The Van Man is a dreamer, and lives in his own little world.

But I give Dan credit for thinking big, anyway......
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Originally Posted by DanBrothers
...... I apologize to all of you Guys for letting my zeal cause me to look and sound like I'm talking out of my butt........... all the internet abuse that I had to endure......




Dan, I'm no expert but do you think there might be a connection between these two seemingly unrelated events? Or is that just too far-fetched?

And thanks for the pics. I find that when I'm on the brink of straying, a few butt-ugly billboards painted in the most obnoxious colors imaginable always help. They always brighten up my day and make for such a pleasant drive. Almost as nice as an 18-wheeler's air horn.


Originally Posted by BobMt
Originally Posted by Akbob5
Oh Jesus Christ..,


I have learned 2 things this morning....1. this guy is a nut...2. Jesus could possibly be a mexican......bob




It was pretty obvious from the start that this guy is one of those " I'm gonna do this for sure...."guys who never makes it out of his hometown.

And item #2 I think Jesus was named after a mexican..theres a LOT of them called Jesus...
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Well, see, this is exactly why I continue to come to the campfire –– the ongoing information and education.

Por ejemplo - for the entirety of my adult life, I have spent considerable time wondering what whack jobs pay for and install these gahhhtt-damn eyesores – and why..........

annnnnnnd, now I know. laugh


Has anyone ever considered that if the big guy was gonna have a conversation, he'd likely not yell in all-red-caps - nor would he want to be spoken to in that tone? whistle whistle
Originally Posted by smokepole


And thanks for the pics. I find that when I'm on the brink of straying, a few butt-ugly billboards painted in the most obnoxious colors imaginable always help. They always brighten up my day and make for such a pleasant drive. Almost as nice as an 18-wheeler's air horn.




lol.....oh jeeez, ........oh god........laughing hard now.

I'm going to bed, this is too much........
Now you know where the >>>>>>>>>>>CAPITAL LETTERS AND SYMBOLS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< came from, they're right out of the Obnoxious Billboards Handbook.

Good thing he didn't figure out how to use colored fonts.........

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Good one Dan!!

But what, no yellow font?
Can't you just not talk about it online, and actually go wolf hunting? Then later, after you've gone, we can discuss it?

What's funny is that where I live, I am wolf hunting right now looking out the dining room bay window. I don't see any, by the way.
All those deer and elk and still screaming for his help...
Originally Posted by pointer
All those deer and elk and still screaming for his help...



I can hear them from here...but they are becoming angry at his absence and carrying protest signs that say something about a "Keyboard Commando"....
What are the wolves saying??
Now that I have my Wife's painting up on a billboard... I guess I can go wolf hunting...BUT now it feels like a time crunch to do 80 hrs of driving there and back... while trying to kill wolves for the first time by myself... and then be back ready to work on March 1st. Hmmmm.... as much as I hate it... i guess I will have to try it again next year. Thanks Guys for all your support. May Jesus Bless You All. Dan

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Originally Posted by smokepole
What are the wolves saying??



And more importantly, what does the fox say?
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OMG, I just about fell over. TFF....😂

I gotta keep my eyes open in the thrift shops now.
That sounds fun
Originally Posted by smokepole
What are the wolves saying??


Hallelujah and Pass The Biscuits!.......er, we mean Lambs.........
PS... If anyone out there Loves Jesus and wants to share the Gospel with Lost Souls and wants to sponsor a billboard in their area for a few hundred bucks a month... send me a PM, and we will try to make that happen. Thanks... Jesus Bless You All.
You don't drive a yellow Avalanche by chance do you Dan?
As a matter of fact... I don't like yellow at all... and I do think the yellow and red looks cheap cheap cheap... BUT the boards have to grab the driver's eye as he passes by... so that was our best and only option. But I do sometimes wear red underwear... but NOT yellow...LOL
LOL, I hear ya. Thanks for being a good sport Dan.
I know you Guys think I'm a armchair commando, but let me share some of my background so that you can better understand who I am. I'll start with the video stuff. Back in 1989-93, my Co-Partner.. Wade Nolan and I produced Quest Video Productions ... 23 in all. I was teamed up because of my bowhunting/hunting abilities.. and Wade had the camera producing abilities. Together we made a pretty good team. Now this was back when there was NO TV shows... no YouTube...NOTHING. The only way to watch a hunting show was to go rent a video at a video store or a sporting goods store... and our productions were the best in the industry... that's why I could get so many sponsors involved with us. I was the marketing manger... bowhunter on hand... camera man... off line editor and producer... and all my expenses were paid from the time I left home until I returned home by our boss in Oklahoma. We could go anywhere on his dime and produce videos, that was all the boss wanted... and we did. Below are some pics of a few videos we did. I was in 13 of those videos and became so popular that I even signed an autograph for a guy in the Anchorage Airport. I know it sounds like I'm bragging... and you will probably bash me some more for it... but I'm not... just sharing some stuff to clear up the misconception that I'm all talk instead of walk. My marketing part was FUN because I could get FREE toys from everyone in the industry...Zeiss, Sworvski, Bushnell, Leica, Federal ammo, TC Arms, Mossberg, Old Town, Darton Bows, Coleman, API Treestands... the list goes on and on, and we had a ton of camo clothes and all kinds of stuff... whatever sponsor I called, they sent it...Heck.. I even got a Nortic Trac from them. The Santa Claus UPS truck was always bringing stuff to my house. I hunted with the camera behind a lot of people for their first time on camera.... Tom Drury, Dave Watson, Bob Foulkrod, Dickie Betts, Jerry Peterson, Paul Meeks, and many others that I can't think of right now. Heck... I was the first one to do Solo-Video hunting kill scenes... nobody did it before me...and I had to do it with a full size Beta Max video camera that the Newsmen always carry. I use to pull a $40.000 camera up 20 ft in a tree on a 2 dollar rope... and then another rope for the tripod, and another rope for my bow and fanny pack... plus I carried all this into the woods with a treestand on my back with ten screw in steps. Looking back I don't know how I did it all. I've solo killed several deer... several hogs... one black bear in Canada... and 3 caribou in Canada. I could of easily done turkeys but I got tired of chasing then during productions. Now... everyone is a camera killing hero. I wish I had today's stuff back then.
One picture below shows a barren ground caribou in Alaska, that I shot at 125 yds.... believe it or not...it happened The other pics shows me on a spring bear hunt in Colorado in 1985...and I killed a nice cinnamon bear. I even killed a Sika Blacktail deer on Kodiak Island with my bow...only 50 yds..LOL. I've been shooting a bow since I was 5 yrs old. I have a ton of first place trophies from 3-D Tournaments... I pictured one below for kicks and giggles... my wife says there's 30-40 more boxed away.
Several years in a row in Nov-Dec I drove my van out West for coyotes, and spent every night in it...even a few nights in Montana with -20 temps at night... and without my heater turned on...I never used it... too pussy-like to do that...LOL.
Been from New Mexico to Montana, and shot my share of them... but these wolves is what turns me on now.
I'll stop running my head for now. Thanks so much for putting up with my crazy wolf hunting ideas and over excitement.
May Jesus Bless You All in Many Ways. Dan

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Dan are you going out west to wolf hunt this winter 2020-2021 ? myself once i am healed up from my back surgery by this spring 2021 and start getting back in sharp , i plan on wolf hunting next fall 2021 in the mountains using my caller and my hand calls too with my 257 Weatherby Mag. . i wish you luck if you still decide to go on your wolf hunt . Pete53
Pete.... first of all... that sure is a GOOD caliber rifle. I have a 25/06, but the 257 Weatherby is the Cat's Meow. I was totally planning on going this last Jan... but NOT.. as it turns out... so... I'm planning and hoping and praying that next year I will get to go out there and chase those buggers for a month or two. Lord Willing that is. If I do... I will be praying that I can shoot enough wolves to make up for this lost year..LOL.
Dan, that sounds great for you i just need one or 2 wolf hides ,if my back turned out real good buy the end of May i still have a chance to head too Alaska next fall too in September with family member on a moose hunt. but that`s a long shot ,because my wife , daughter and son are against the Alaska hunt next fall ? dang it !
Originally Posted by DanBrothers
I hunted with the camera behind a lot of people for their first time on camera.... Tom Drury, Dave Watson, Bob Foulkrod, Dickie Betts, Jerry Peterson, Paul Meeks, and many others that I can't think of right now. Heck... I was the first one to do Solo-Video hunting kill scenes... nobody did it before me...and I had to do it with a full size Beta Max video camera that the Newsmen always carry. I


Gordon Eastman was filming solo hunts in the 60's. High, Wild and Free was a classic.
125 yard bow shot on a caribou.....did you get that on video?
I which I had gotten that shot on video. I was with Wade Nolan, Gary Beaton, and Bob Kirschner on that hunt in Alaska. There seemed to be NO caribou in the area. The country was so wide open and flat, that you could see for miles. On our third morning there, I spotted a bedded bull up on top of a hill. The four of us decided to spread out and circle it for a shot from downwind. I was far out on the right and ended up sneaking straight up on a head on collision with it. I got within 40 yds of his antlers only being in view, when suddenly he stood up and stared right at me. I drew back with the knowing that this bull is dead with my arrow going straight into his chest and to his tail.... especially knowing that I could hit his chest dead center because that was way bigger than a golf ball size target that I could hit at that distance. I released the arrow and watched it miss as it flew straight down his right side. To my disbelief, I released another arrow that did the exact same thing. While standing there in Major disbelief and awe at two clean misses... he started running around me, going down hill. I took off running after him trying to head him off, and when I came around a corner, there is Gary Beaton aiming his rifle at the bull standing broadside on another small rise. I yelled.." Wait Gary, don't shoot, give me one more shot before you do" He said okay and lowered his rifle. My furthest bow sight pin was 50 yds, and that was where I practiced at all the time. The bull was way over there and I had no idea what to do. I may of said Lord help me...I don't know.... but I knew I couldn't do it by myself, that was for sure. Anyways... I drew back and aimed over it's back and kept raising the pin until it felt right... when it did.. I released it and we watched the arrow going straight towards it's chest, but suddenly drifted way left again and it hit dead center of it's rear ham. I told Gary...Don't shoot...I got him. We just stood there watching the bull walk in small circles getting weaker and weaker while looking at that arrow stuck it it's butt. He finally laid down and died from a loss of blood... rather quickly to our surprise. When I finally came back to my sense from all the fast and excited action, I pulled out the old time ranger finder made by Ranging, and the only kind on the market in those days. It was the type where you turn a dial and when the two images came together into focus.. that was the range... anyways... it said roughly plus or minus 125 yds. I didn't care how far it was, I was just happy that I got a bull with my bow in a area that seemed to be empty of caribou. Wade took that picture you see. While telling him and Bob about the un-thought of misses with all my arrows flying way to the left... Bob says..."Dan, you must have not been holding to the right with that 25-30 mph right cross wind". DUH... I couldn't believe it... how stupid of me not to take that into consideration... but then again... in my part of the South East... we NEVER even think about cross winds of any type... Wow...lesson learned there. That was the August of 1990, and we didn't even take a video camera at all, because of doing so much video stuff from deer to turkeys all year.... we just went for a fun hunt. I think Wade was the only one with a camera...Bob may have... I forgot. The thing I remember most about that hunt was the 1000's of white Ptarmigans birds everywhere. I shot so many with my blunt arrow heads that Bob started calling my Ptarmigan Dan...LOL. We all ate our share. I'd LOVE to back this August....WHO wants to go??????

PS... I was also the first one to Solo-Kill hogs with a pellet rifle on camera and post them on Youtube. Two videos can be seen below. It wasn't long after my post that Gamo and other air rifle companies had all their Heros shoot hogs as well... but not Solo.... and mostly over bait or on a preserve... not wild and freerange hogs while stalking them through the woods.. Now pellet air rifles are not air rifles in the sense that pellet rifles are only .177, .22 or .25 caliber... while air rifles are ball slugs from 9mm to 54 cal. Those are not Pellet air rifles....but more of a slug rifle or muzzle loader... which are way my powerful than a pellet rifle.

I guess I better stop blabbing for now... but thanks for listening.

I'm not trying to stur up trouble or make anyone mad... I'm just me... I can't help that.... you might have to take me with a grain of salt... my Wife has to sometimes...LOL. Thank you for being patient with me, because sometimes it's hard to be me...LOL.

May Jesus Richly Bless You All in Many Ways. Dan

These hogs are not very big... but I was happy with my first few pellet rifle kills. I'm sure it would take down bigger ones. I should get off my butt and go after some more because there are some only 10 miles down the road. My camera is on top of my rifle and all the kill stuff was videoed first... then I went back and re-inacted the beginning action of the hunt with the camera mounted to a tree. Everything is True... just shot in two parts.

PS again...Edit... after re-watching those videos I realized that I WAY over estimated the weight on those hogs. Those two surely weren't more than 40 lbs. The reason i boned them out was because I was a tad over a mile back in the swampy woods and there was not using dragging them home whole and then have to find a place to discard of the carcasses.... so I did my normal routine on the spot. I always have that two part carry bag in my pack... it's there right now. I got started doing that with caribou in Quebec. Now I do everything that I can that way.
I also had a small pocket size camera/video camera in my pack for doing all those other video scenes, other than the kill scene.

I can take ANYONE to those spots tomorrow to hunt hogs if you want too... BUT... hopefully you can turn me onto Wolves as well...LOL. Quid Pro Quo


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Originally Posted by DanBrothers
Bob Kirschner

Blast from the past......

Met Bob a time or two in bear camp in Canada.

He held the camp record for the largest bear ever taken for several years.

I broke it......
Who is this...LOL... ? I've heard Bob tell many stories over the years. He said he also shared a camp with Fred Bear. I have his cell ... do you want to call him with a surprise...LOL...?
Originally Posted by DanBrothers
I which I had gotten that shot on video. I was with Wade Nolan, Gary Beaton, and Bob Kirschner on that hunt in Alaska. There seemed to be NO caribou in the area. The country was so wide open and flat, that you could see for miles. On our third morning there, I spotted a bedded bull up on top of a hill. The four of us decided to spread out and circle it for a shot from downwind. I was far out on the right and ended up sneaking straight up on a head on collision with it. I got within 40 yds of his antlers only being in view, when suddenly he stood up and stared right at me. I drew back with the knowing that this bull is dead with my arrow going straight into his chest and to his tail.... especially knowing that I could hit his chest dead center because that was way bigger than a golf ball size target that I could hit at that distance. I released the arrow and watched it miss as it flew straight down his right side. To my disbelief, I released another arrow that did the exact same thing. While standing there in Major disbelief and awe at two clean misses... he started running around me, going down hill. I took off running after him trying to head him off, and when I came around a corner, there is Gary Beaton aiming his rifle at the bull standing broadside on another small rise. I yelled.." Wait Gary, don't shoot, give me one more shot before you do" He said okay and lowered his rifle. My furthest bow sight pin was 50 yds, and that was where I practiced at all the time. The bull was way over there and I had no idea what to do. I may of said Lord help me...I don't know.... but I knew I couldn't do it by myself, that was for sure. Anyways... I drew back and aimed over it's back and kept raising the pin until it felt right... when it did.. I released it and we watched the arrow going straight towards it's chest, but suddenly drifted way left again and it hit dead center of it's rear ham. I told Gary...Don't shoot...I got him. We just stood there watching the bull walk in small circles getting weaker and weaker while looking at that arrow stuck it it's butt. He finally laid down and died from a loss of blood... rather quickly to our surprise. When I finally came back to my sense from all the fast and excited action, I pulled out the old time ranger finder made by Ranging, and the only kind on the market in those days. It was the type where you turn a dial and when the two images came together into focus.. that was the range... anyways... it said roughly plus or minus 125 yds. I didn't care how far it was, I was just happy that I got a bull with my bow in a area that seemed to be empty of caribou. Wade took that picture you see. While telling him and Bob about the un-thought of misses with all my arrows flying way to the left... Bob says..."Dan, you must have not been holding to the right with that 25-30 mph right cross wind". DUH... I couldn't believe it... how stupid of me not to take that into consideration... but then again... in my part of the South East... we NEVER even think about cross winds of any type... Wow...lesson learned there. That was the August of 1990, and we didn't even take a video camera at all, because of doing so much video stuff from deer to turkeys all year.... we just went for a fun hunt. I think Wade was the only one with a camera...Bob may have... I forgot. The thing I remember most about that hunt was the 1000's of white Ptarmigans birds everywhere. I shot so many with my blunt arrow heads that Bob started calling my Ptarmigan Dan...LOL. We all ate our share. I'd LOVE to back this August....WHO wants to go??????

PS... I was also the first one to Solo-Kill hogs with a pellet rifle on camera and post them on Youtube. Two videos can be seen below. It wasn't long after my post that Gamo and other air rifle companies had all their Heros shoot hogs as well... but not Solo.... and mostly over bait or on a preserve... not wild and freerange hogs while stalking them through the woods.. Now pellet air rifles are not air rifles in the sense that pellet rifles are only .177, .22 or .25 caliber... while air rifles are ball slugs from 9mm to 54 cal. Those are not Pellet air rifles....but more of a slug rifle or muzzle loader... which are way my powerful than a pellet rifle.

I guess I better stop blabbing for now... but thanks for listening.

I'm not trying to stur up trouble or make anyone mad... I'm just me... I can't help that.... you might have to take me with a grain of salt... my Wife has to sometimes...LOL. Thank you for being patient with me, because sometimes it's hard to be me...LOL.

May Jesus Richly Bless You All in Many Ways. Dan

These hogs are not very big... but I was happy with my first few pellet rifle kills. I'm sure it would take down bigger ones. I should get off my butt and go after some more because there are some only 10 miles down the road. My camera is on top of my rifle and all the kill stuff was videoed first... then I went back and re-inacted the beginning action of the hunt with the camera mounted to a tree. Everything is True... just shot in two parts.

PS again...Edit... after re-watching those videos I realized that I WAY over estimated the weight on those hogs. Those two surely weren't more than 40 lbs. The reason i boned them out was because I was a tad over a mile back in the swampy woods and there was not using dragging them home whole and then have to find a place to discard of the carcasses.... so I did my normal routine on the spot. I always have that two part carry bag in my pack... it's there right now. I got started doing that with caribou in Quebec. Now I do everything that I can that way.
I also had a small pocket size camera/video camera in my pack for doing all those other video scenes, other than the kill scene.

I can take ANYONE to those spots tomorrow to hunt hogs if you want too... BUT... hopefully you can turn me onto Wolves as well...LOL. Quid Pro Quo


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You miss two 40 yard shots, then take a shot from 125 yards? With a bow that probably has a messed up sight?

You're an idiot.....
Idiot... Who's the Idiot... obviously you DID NOT read the whole story... it was the severe wind.... Idiot.
Please don't read my threads anymore.... thank you
125 yard bow shot at an unwounded animal, in severe wind? After tanking two shots at less than half that distance?

Really?
Will you please go away and leave me alone
Originally Posted by DanBrothers
Will you please go away and leave me alone



Gladly....mission accomplished.
Just wanted to update the thread title.......
Originally Posted by scenarshooter
125 yard bow shot at an unwounded animal, in severe wind? After tanking two shots at less than half that distance?

Really?


They are out there my friend and walk amongst us....
Originally Posted by GregW
Originally Posted by scenarshooter
125 yard bow shot at an unwounded animal, in severe wind? After tanking two shots at less than half that distance?

Really?


They are out there my friend and walk amongst us....

C'mon, man. It's a heart-warming tale of success after struggling with forces directly perpendicular to the guy.

Since there was a rifle for backup, I'm okay with it, as long as we all agree that it was a stunt shot, and nothing else.

I've hit ground animals like rabbits and rock chucks at that distance. It took about as many arrows, too.
Originally Posted by DanBrothers
Idiot... Who's the Idiot... obviously you DID NOT read the whole story... it was the severe wind.... Idiot.
Please don't read my threads anymore.... thank you



I dunno about scenarshooter but I'm gonna grant your wish and put your stupid ass on ignore...
Dan good luck hope next year you get to go on a wolf hunt out west next year. take care ,Pete53
Earlier in the thread I gave odds of him killing a wolf at 150:1. I have reassessed that now. 300:1.
Originally Posted by DanBrothers
Now that I have my Wife's painting up on a billboard... I guess I can go wolf hunting...BUT now it feels like a time crunch to do 80 hrs of driving there and back... while trying to kill wolves for the first time by myself... and then be back ready to work on March 1st. Hmmmm.... as much as I hate it... i guess I will have to try it again next year. Thanks Guys for all your support. May Jesus Bless You All. Dan

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did exxon pay your wife for that painting?
Originally Posted by DanBrothers
PS... If anyone out there Loves Jesus and wants to share the Gospel with Lost Souls and wants to sponsor a billboard in their area for a few hundred bucks a month... send me a PM, and we will try to make that happen. Thanks... Jesus Bless You All.


PM Safariman, he even has a Quartet.
Originally Posted by DanBrothers
Who is this...LOL... ? I've heard Bob tell many stories over the years. He said he also shared a camp with Fred Bear. I have his cell ... do you want to call him with a surprise...LOL...?



I doubt Fred bear has a cell phone
Wow just when I thought Id seen everything hats off this is the king of sock puppets
Originally Posted by atse
Earlier in the thread I gave odds of him killing a wolf at 150:1. I have reassessed that now. 300:1.


He’s never going wolf hunting...
Originally Posted by gitem_12
Originally Posted by DanBrothers
Who is this...LOL... ? I've heard Bob tell many stories over the years. He said he also shared a camp with Fred Bear. I have his cell ... do you want to call him with a surprise...LOL...?



I doubt Fred bear has a cell phone


I believe he is referring to Bob's cell number. Either way 125 yard shot on a Bou with a bow that couldn't get it done at 40???? I highly doubt it. He is pretty high on himself. The thing about trophies is they don't tell you the names of those you beat! I have a bunch of trophies too big deal, I never beat anyone in the top 25.
Originally Posted by MontanaCreekHunter
Originally Posted by gitem_12
Originally Posted by DanBrothers
Who is this...LOL... ? I've heard Bob tell many stories over the years. He said he also shared a camp with Fred Bear. I have his cell ... do you want to call him with a surprise...LOL...?



I doubt Fred bear has a cell phone


I believe he is referring to Bob's cell number. Either way 125 yard shot on a Bou with a bow that couldn't get it done at 40???? I highly doubt it. He is pretty high on himself. The thing about trophies is they don't tell you the names of those you beat! I have a bunch of trophies too big deal, I never beat anyone in the top 25.


i realize that, I was poking fun at the OP
Both you guys are wrong, Fred's got a cell phone and I've got his number. it's only seven digits since it's from back in the day, when you didn't need area codes.
Originally Posted by smokepole
Both you guys are wrong, Fred's got a cell phone and I've got his number. it's only seven digits since it's from back in the day, when you didn't need area codes.


Fred Bear? Famous bowhunter Fred Bear? He passed away in 1988. You must have some kick ass cell service.
Exactly. I got the cell phone from the same outfitter Dan used to book his wolf hunt.
Fred Bear autographed my Jennings Bow and my Son's PSE bow back in 83-84? at a Big 3-D Tournament in Middleston, Ohio. He was on a respirator, but still signing autographs. That was the tournament where I dunked Maggie Magee three times in a row into a tank of water, by shooting recurve bows and hitting small plates that dunked him. All those other recurve boys could barely dunk him once...let alone 3 out of 4 shots for a dollar. Ohhhhh.,,, the Good Old Days.
This is gonna be the best schitt since Lee24

Here's Fred at the Canadian bear camp in question.......

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WOW... Great Job Aalf... I'll send that to Bob to see if that is him sitting in the picture.
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Originally Posted by DanBrothers
WOW... Great Job Aalf... I'll send that to Bob to see if that is him sitting in the picture.


You don't have to send it to Bob, Dan. Just ask me.

Hell, I was there!
Originally Posted by SKane
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Awesome!

Here's your sign, Dan.
Originally Posted by DanBrothers
WOW... Great Job Aalf... I'll send that to Bob to see if that is him sitting in the picture.


I gotta know, whats old Bob Foulkrod like
I thought I was going to click on this thread and see someone wolf hunting. I have to remember when I am on the 'fire things are never what you think they are!
There I was driving down the road, wondering what I should do next. I was saying to myself "Jesus, give me a sign" when all of a sudden.........
Originally Posted by Ken_L
I thought I was going to click on this thread and see someone wolf hunting. I have to remember when I am on the 'fire things are never what you think they are!

We were all suckered in the same way, Ken. But I've stayed for the schitshow. It has almost been worth it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SKane... I AM FALLING OUT OF MY CHAIR... that is HILARIOUS i have seen the Sign now... thank you Guys for ALL YOUR HELP....<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

OMG.......I'm dying......this is just too good......



Originally Posted by SKane
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I had to check my Crown bottle to make sure I didn’t drink the whole bottle and didn’t realize it. It’s still sealed.
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