Nice Wolf bounties in the NWT.

[Red Bullets]

Noticed the Territories upped their incentives to kill wolves. Their Enhanced North Slave Wolf Harvest pilot project just started. Up to 1650.00 per wolf.

Alberta should follow suit in a few areas. Hunters could make short work of lots of wolves for a decent return for the effort.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...rea/ar-BBTwPMi

[cowmanbob]

I give it a big thumbs up.

[35 whelen]

I believe in my zone they have wolf bounties it was three hundred bucks a couple years ago nowhere near that price ,would be nice.

[BorealBucks]

its because there isnt as many tree hugging left leaning trudeau lovers up north preventing proper wildlife management because of feelings

[58thecat]

I would be out all the time for those prices....fish all spring/summer/fall or a little moose hunting then onto the big dogs come winter

A new career thread about to open....

[sage 13]

Originally Posted by Red Bullets

Noticed the Territories upped their incentives to kill wolves. Their Enhanced North Slave Wolf Harvest pilot project just started. Up to 1650.00 per wolf.

Alberta should follow suit in a few areas. Hunters could make short work of lots of wolves for a decent return for the effort.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...rea/ar-BBTwPMi

What I find funny is so many people complain about to many wolves but wont do any thing unless they are paid. Do they get paid for shooting a deer, elk moose sheep etc

[bucksnbears]

Originally Posted by sage 13

What I find funny is so many people complain about to many wolves but wont do any thing unless they are paid. Do they get paid for shooting a deer, elk moose sheep etc

Deer and moose are food.
Lots of folks don't have the $ to hunt wolves but with a bounty, it's more doable.

[Pioneer2]

Had helicopters that flew the door gunners would get some trigger time.

[Norwest Alta]

Would make hiring a helicopter viable.

[sage 13]

Originally Posted by bucksnbears

Deer and moose are food.
Lots of folks don't have the $ to hunt wolves but with a bounty, it's more doable.

And many spend more getting deer and moose then it would cost to go by at the store.

[astepanuk]

That's a pretty good rate that's for sure $900 per Carcass.

[Smokinyotes]

With bounties like that, if the government would provide the choppers I would gladly donate my time to go wolf whacking from a chopper. It would be really fun with an AR with drum mag😀

[Talking moose]

Originally Posted by sage 13

And many spend more getting deer and moose then it would cost to go by at the store.

It’s not all about money. People are busy. A lot, if not most people have to book time off work to do a hunt. Many can’t afford to miss work to hunt wolves.

[sage 13]

Originally Posted by Talking moose

It’s not all about money. People are busy. A lot, if not most people have to book time off work to do a hunt. Many can’t afford to miss work to hunt wolves.

So if theres a bounty they will now book time off work.

[Grizzly Adams1]

Originally Posted by bucksnbears

Deer and moose are food.
Lots of folks don't have the $ to hunt wolves but with a bounty, it's more doable.

Due to wolves being who they are, can be a lot more difficult and time consuming.

Grizz

[kritz]

Originally Posted by sage 13

What I find funny is so many people complain about to many wolves but wont do any thing unless they are paid. Do they get paid for shooting a deer, elk moose sheep etc

Yes, Most counties have some kind of bounty for them. As sportsman protecting our wildlife and getting out there, do some hunting and collect what bounties we have out there in Alberta.

Don't complain about wolves and complain that we don't get paid enough to control them. When did hunting become about getting over paid for being out there? There is some money out there for them now. Bounties, sell the wolf to a fur buyer. This will make enough for gas, beer a dinner at the local bar etc.

[walking buffalo]

Originally Posted by kritz

Yes, Most counties have some kind of bounty for them. As sportsman protecting our wildlife and getting out there, do some hunting and collect what bounties we have out there in Alberta.

Don't complain about wolves and complain that we don't get paid enough to control them. When did hunting become about getting over paid for being out there? There is some money out there for them now. Bounties, sell the wolf to a fur buyer. This will make enough for gas, beer a dinner at the local bar etc.

Why are we now relying on bounties and citizens to manage wolves with very limited resources, legal methods?

Until recently, the government would take action to control wolf numbers, be it in a small localized area or on a Much larger scale.

It is obvious that the current "the hunters must do it" approach does not work.
The government needs to get back to real and proper wolf management.

[kritz]

Originally Posted by walking buffalo

Why are we now relying on bounties and citizens to manage wolves with very limited resources, legal methods?

Until recently, the government would take action to control wolf numbers, be it in a small localized area or on a Much larger scale.

It is obvious that the current "the hunters must do it" approach does not work.
The government needs to get back to real and proper wolf management.

Hunters must do it approach is not the thinking here. I just think it is ridiculous that the sportsman will only go out for them if they get a $1600 bounty and that is what the statement refers to as that is what people have said. If " the hunters" want to help, go help, spend some time in the bush, try to see how hard it is to shoot wolves and how much work they are. how many hunters in the past posts have complained about wolves? How many of those people have went out and hunted wolves? Is that not the sportsman part of it. Do I need to do it only of there is $1500 bounty? There are already options out there to make money as a sportsman if it is about the money. Which is not were we want sport to go. More wolves you get the more money you make. Not one for $1600 and done, Or becoming a job for people.
The gov has been culling wolves in the province for the past few years, Poison, using helicopters.
It is a shared responsibility.

[walking buffalo]

Originally Posted by kritz

Hunters must do it approach is not the thinking here. I just think it is ridiculous that the sportsman will only go out for them if they get a $1600 bounty and that is what the statement refers to as that is what people have said. If " the hunters" want to help, go help, spend some time in the bush, try to see how hard it is to shoot wolves and how much work they are. how many hunters in the past posts have complained about wolves? How many of those people have went out and hunted wolves? Is that not the sportsman part of it. Do I need to do it only of there is $1500 bounty? There are already options out there to make money as a sportsman if it is about the money. Which is not were we want sport to go. More wolves you get the more money you make. Not one for $1600 and done, Or becoming a job for people.
The gov has been culling wolves in the province for the past few years, Poison, using helicopters.
It is a shared responsibility.

You made it tough to follow the bouncing ball...
I'll ricochet it back to you.

But it is about who must do it.... the government is no longer controlling wolf populations through lethal measures other than in emergency situations. They are passing the responsibility off to hunters so that they don't have to risk losing votes. Your example of gov. action only applies when the endangered species act threatens resource extraction. The only widespread action by the gov. is the starve the wolf campaign, Eliminate moose to starve wolves....

It is well known that wolves in Alberta cannot be managed by hunting. Why should we beat our heads against a rock? Trapping is the last currently legal method for civilians to have an impact on local populations, and the current trapping system/economics is not viable either.

Recent bounties are a measure taken by governments to pass the buck and responsibility, or by organizations in desperation due to lack of government action. It wasn't long ago that the WSF attempted to help control wolves. Well, the pro-wolf crowd got wind, cried to the government, and wow.... did the gov ever jump.... you would think that the WSF had the coronavirus.....
the gov. did everything they could to appear bloodless and nothing to help those attempting to effect some wolf control.

We have good reason to complain about there being too many wolves.
Until recently (1990s), the government investigated, and took lethal action when they recognized that wolves were impacting moose/elk/deer populations resulting in a hardship for humans to obtain this food source.

Now the government will not take action or spend the require funds to manage wolves (emergencies aside), but won't relax or mend the legal avenues for citizens to do it. The gov. has absolved themselves of this "shared responsibility" and restricts


Lets promote hunting wolves without and with a bounty.
Both are good in my mind.
BUT this will not solve the problem!

[LSLAKER]

Originally Posted by Red Bullets

Noticed the Territories upped their incentives to kill wolves. Their Enhanced North Slave Wolf Harvest pilot project just started. Up to 1650.00 per wolf.

Alberta should follow suit in a few areas. Hunters could make short work of lots of wolves for a decent return for the effort.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...rea/ar-BBTwPMi

If you and others feel that there are to many wolves in your favourite areas then get right out there and do something about it. Tell us why you would require a decent return for the effort when the control of the wolves would benefit you.

[walking buffalo]

Originally Posted by LSLAKER

If you and others feel that there are to many wolves in your favourite areas then get right out there and do something about it. Tell us why you would require a decent return for the effort when the control of the wolves would benefit you.

The benefit of reducing wolf populations reaches far beyond the individual.

Can you see that?

[Peace Country]

Yes the Alberta goverment should do this like the NWT did in remote access areas that normally don’t see a lot of hunters.