Here's a pic of the hide from one shot legally recently. Weight was 75 lbs, maybe 90 "on the hoof".

More or less any centerfire rifle would work on the medium sized ones. Some are reported to crowd 200 lbs, but the ones I've seen were closer to the size of a very large Lab.

Another method I read today; tree a pet coon, and turn your hounds loose to bay treed. Wait in camo cover. Shoot wolves that come in to kill the dogs. Not legal exactly today, tho it would be hard for F&G to prove a guy wasn't merely protecting his dogs.

I think calling will prove most effective until the elk are gone, which has already occured in some areas of the state. There maybe wolves are easier to kill for a time at least as they hover near livestock. We have two hanging around the corrals near a local ranch but nobody to date has killed them tho there have been some missed attempts I gather.

PBR, if you like, PM me. I'd be interested in reading why you support wolf introduction and wolves in general.

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