Wolverine Question

Hello all

I have a question for all your trapper's in here.I shot a wolverine last fall in the NWT and i am wondering how it would rank for size.This is the greatest trophy i have ever harvested so i will give you guys some details to help you decide.My guides tell me that he is the biggest they have ever had in camp and i think it's weight was between 60 to 70 pounds.It's length is around 47 inches long from nose to end of tail.It is a male and has a 14 1/4 neck and had a 22 1/4 inch chest.Hope this help's and any input would be great.Thanks

BB, I posted your request on another site that has a few Alaskan trappers...they will know how it rates for size...I'll post here when I get some responses.

Were the measurements taken off the hide or off the skinned carcass ?

Here's the responses we got.....

I would say huge! My friend got a female this year and I don't think it weighed much more than 25 pounds. That is the only one I've seen dead, so I'm no expert. I'm sure white17 or Takotna will chime in.
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bushmaster
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posted May 01, 2006 03:22 PM
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It sounds like they were guessing on the weight, so that could easily be out to lunch...same goes for bear/deer/fish weights....but the measurements should be fairly accurate.

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There's no shortage of stupid people out there !

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trapperjoeAK
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posted May 01, 2006 03:24 PM
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Is the length measurement for the dried and stretched pelt, or for the carcass?

60-70lbs???? I do not even know if such a beast exists in the world!
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white17
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posted May 01, 2006 03:35 PM
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OK here we go; I just measured the largest one I have ever caught. It measures 53" from nose to end of tail. It probably weighed just at or under 30 pounds. It is a large old male.

A medium female I just measured is 50" NTT. ... Probably 25 pounds.

A small male measures 48" NTT... probably 23 pounds.


The literature claims that these guys can be 25.6 to 41 inches head & body (65-105 cm) with a tail up to 10" (26cm).

If he thinks his weighs 60-70 pounds it must be a holdover from the Pliestocene. I would be stunned to find a wolverine over 40 pounds...anywhere, ever.

So there ya go with some actual numbers for comparison.


UPDATE: The skins above are dried. The skins below are tanned;

1 adult male @ 52 inches
1 adult female @ 49 inches
1 juvenile female @ 47 inches.

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Hey Bushmaster thanks for posting that for me.And thank those trappers for me as i appreciate there feed back.The guides might have been blowing a little sunshine up my rear on the weights that is why i asked, but the measurements are all correct.The length measurement was done before it was skinned.I was so excited when i shot it that i never even thought of weighing it.I have been mulling this over with family and friend's and if this wolverine isn't at least 45 to 50 pounds i will eat my socks. Thanks again

Yah, man!! And here's another reply....

This is a pic of the biggest wolvorine I've caught and weighed at a whopping #34, now if you doubled his weight like your freinds, that would be a heck of a wolvorine. That is why I bought a scale, I used to estimate some of my wolves at 150+ lbs, got the scale years ago and have never weighed one over 120lb yet and alot of my wolves are eve bigger than the ones I estimated. A 70lb wolvorine would be like a small griz with an attitude and if I saw it's track I would proballey head for home.

[C-GMIC]

Up my way they usually go around 40 to 50 lbs best to date was 52lbs.

[mud slug]

hey bushmaster would any of those trappers you know be willing to sell a wolverine hide to someone other than there buyers i'd love to pick one up to see if my buddy could mount it

[Bushmaster]

Would you like me to ask or do you want to know the name of the forum and you can ask ??

[mud slug]

do you think that they would talk to me about getting a pelt. i'll give it a try if you would like to send my the form info thanks mud

[sourdough doug]

Keep in mind guys, that furs cannot be transported across international borders, nor can they be moved across provincial borders either without all the documentation.. Make sure you have it all, otherwise a lot of people will be knee deep in whatever...this is for raw furs as I understand it...

[arealshop@telus.net]

Originally Posted by mud slug

hey bushmaster would any of those trappers you know be willing to sell a wolverine hide to someone other than there buyers i'd love to pick one up to see if my buddy could mount it

give me a call , have 4 se whae we can do. 250 566 8414 Randy after 3 sun. to thur. on line fri. sat.