2022 wolf hunting/trapline with Babine
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From: Babine Guide
13-Jan-22
I'm a little late getting started on this thread this year. It's been a weird year with very little snow, minus 40 one week to above freezing the next and of course dealing with dealing with all this Covid BS. I'm hoping this next year is going to get back to more normal. We were lucky enough to operate last fall at about 60% of normal. I'll post what had happened last trip and the try to keep it up to date from here on.
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
13-Jan-22
One of my favorites!!!
From: Gib
13-Jan-22
I love this every year thank you
From: bentstick54
13-Jan-22
Enjoy following along every year.
From: Babine Guide
13-Jan-22
We have a pretty good stockpile of bait ready to go out, and we have already put out about 30,000 pounds of bait.
From: Babine Guide
13-Jan-22
A few wolves from the last trip
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13-Jan-22
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13-Jan-22
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13-Jan-22
A fresh wolf kill that we came across. We pulled it over to one of our other bait piles hoping the wolves will follow the sent trail to it. We'll find out on the next trip if they did.
From: hunter12345
13-Jan-22
I love this thread. I hear all sorts of theories and see myself seemingly random wolf population swings. If you don’t mind sharing, what has bee your total harvest each year? Has that been in line with your efforts for each year? What is your impression of the population based on sign and how it relates to the harvest level each year? Most importantly what have your observations been as far as ungulate populations as your wolf harvest continues. Also, have you noticed a change in grizzly or black bears? I know wolf predation on bears is a factor but with a lot of variables. Grizzly impact I would guess is hard to speak to since the all knowing Vancouver citizens decided killing a certain type of bear is mean.
From: iceman
14-Jan-22
Love this annual thread.
From: T Mac
14-Jan-22
Always look forward to this thread!
From: T Mac
14-Jan-22
Always look forward to this thread!
From: Altizer
14-Jan-22
My favorite thread.
From: DEERAHOLIC
15-Jan-22
Thanks Lloyd for sharing it is always a good one. That wolf that Jack has getting finished up at taxidermist is awesome he sent me pictures so I could see his rock work.
From: Novembermadman
15-Jan-22
Let the show begin..... looking forward to another great year of pictures!
From: bigswivle
15-Jan-22
One day I’m gonna do this
From: Babine Guide
17-Jan-22
A few pictures from this week
From: Babine Guide
17-Jan-22
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17-Jan-22
From: Babine Guide
18-Jan-22
A big fisher
A big fisher
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18-Jan-22
From: Bou'bound
18-Jan-22
them's some big pictures!
From: Babine Guide
18-Jan-22
A long drive from utah
A long drive from utah
From: Ambush
19-Jan-22
Good to see both Gladiators made it there. Have a great adventure Robb and whack some wolves!
From: rock50
19-Jan-22
Best trip ever......................would love to go back
From: BOWNBIRDHNTR
19-Jan-22
I was gone hunting all last week or I would have commented sooner.... Looking forward to following this thread as always!!
From: t-roy
19-Jan-22
I THOUGHT I recognized that handsome feller with the fisher! Looking forward to following along on this thread. Always one of the best ones of the year.
From: JCarrowthem
19-Jan-22
good luck Rob. I thought it was you with the fisher. would like to do that trip one day. I'm in for Wy. elk will see how it go's. John C.
From: BULELK1
23-Jan-22
BULELK1's Link
Thanks Fella's
I had a great trip with Lloyd, Jack, Crystal and Jenn, thanks so much!
I don't want to over-run this thread so if anyone of ya wanna see more of my hunt, go to my link above, no log in need for viewing as a guest on M&M (MonsterMuleys.com)
#LovinLife,
Robb
From: Babine Guide
23-Jan-22
Your welcome Robb. Today started out checking a couple wolf and lynx sets. We had one snare pulled down but I think the lock must have been frozen and the wolf didn't get hung up. While we were resetting the snares the wolves were howling 300 yards or so behind the station. Hopefully they will be back.
From: Babine Guide
23-Jan-22
The next set we got a nice cross fox in 330 and a marten in a 120.
From: Babine Guide
23-Jan-22
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23-Jan-22
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23-Jan-22
This set had a Lynx in it but a wolverine came and ate it and destroyed the lynx pen
From: Babine Guide
23-Jan-22
Last spot we checked today had this guy in it.
From: Babine Guide
25-Jan-22
A good start to the day
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26-Jan-22
From: BULELK1
26-Jan-22
Beautiful Black Wolf for sure!
Robb
From: Babine Guide
27-Jan-22
Fisher in a wolverine set
From: Babine Guide
27-Jan-22
Just about every Fisher I've caught has had porcupine quills in it. You'd think there would be a easier food source for them
From: Babine Guide
27-Jan-22
From: deerhunter72
27-Jan-22
I always enjoy this thread. Thanks for the great pictures!
From: Bwana
27-Jan-22
Love seeing the trapping pictures as I used to trap WAY back when I was in high school.
Not sure I understand this, but am I correct that the outfitter sets out their 'line and then you get to tag along to check it? Do you get to keep whatever is caught? Do you do any calling or sitting over bait as part of the adventure?
Intriguing to me. I had friends who used to listen to my trapping stories that would ask if they could go with me when it was time to check traps. Had several who tagged along once, but none that ever asked to go again. Not sure if it was the early morning departure to get things checked before school, the cold, or I was just that boring but I never had any return customers. ;-)
From: drycreek
27-Jan-22
What deerhunter72 said !
From: Babine Guide
28-Jan-22
John we have a line already set out to check for when the client arrives. While here the client can help maintain the traps and make new sets. The client get to keep one of each species caught during the trip.
From: Babine Guide
28-Jan-22
For the last day we spent the night before at one of the cabin's to hunt wolves over the bait. Before shooting light we could make out 11 wolves on the ice. Once shooting light came, one of the wolves was 250 yards and Steve made a perfect shot
From: Babine Guide
28-Jan-22
The rest of the day went just as well.
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28-Jan-22
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From: Babine Guide
01-Feb-22
A good start to the trip
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01-Feb-22
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01-Feb-22
From: BOWNBIRDHNTR
02-Feb-22
Some awesome catches for sure!
From: Babine Guide
03-Feb-22
One the guys shot shot this one yesterday morning over the bait at one of the cabin's
From: Babine Guide
03-Feb-22
From: TXRandy
03-Feb-22
One of the best trips I've ever done, even though I was sick as a dog! My trip was in January of 2018. It was just great from day one. Thanks Jack and Lloyd, great job guys!
From: Babine Guide
05-Feb-22
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From: BULELK1
06-Feb-22
Looks like everything is going just fine!
Good luck, Robb
From: Babine Guide
06-Feb-22
Everything has gone pretty good Robb. We got a few animal in the sets that we put out while you were here too.
From: Babine Guide
06-Feb-22
From: Babine Guide
07-Feb-22
The last guys left this morning. I went out and pulled the rest of the lynx sets that were out after they had left. It was too bad they couldn't still around for one more day because I got another lynx and could have shot a Lynx on one of the baits.
From: Norseman
07-Feb-22
Thanks for sharing! Always a treat. Round round get around Robb gets around…
From: dakotaduner
07-Feb-22
Thanks again Lloyd and family. We truly had an incredible Canadian adventure. We are on the long road home and I’ll share some more pictures when I get home.
From: dakotaduner
08-Feb-22
Thanks again Lloyd and family. We truly had an incredible Canadian adventure. We are on the long road home and I’ll share some more pictures when I get home.
From: dakotaduner
08-Feb-22
Thanks again Lloyd and family. We truly had an incredible Canadian adventure. We are on the long road home and I’ll share some more pictures when I get home.
From: Bou'bound
08-Feb-22
Do you provide straight wolf hunts without the trapping. Just come up and take a couple wolf ? Rifle
From: Norseman
08-Feb-22
Thanks for sharing! Always a treat. Round round get around Robb gets around…
From: BULELK1
09-Feb-22
You guys travel safe Kyle.
Remember keep that fuel tank full before the G-stations close for the night!!!!!~~ haha
After viewing/BluRay Llyod's vid's some of those Bear hunts/spot-n-stalk, I'm trying to get a spring hunt organized. Some 'uge Blackies for sure.
True That TJ!
Good luck, Robb
From: Babine Guide
09-Feb-22
We have offered straight wolf hunts in the past but it's not as successful. Sitting for days over bait isn't much fun. That was why we started to offer the trapline with the trip.
From: Babine Guide
09-Feb-22
There is still dates open for next winter if anyone is interested. January 12-17, February 1-6. February 10-16.
From: TXRandy
09-Feb-22
You can't go wrong going on this trip with Jack and Lloyd. I've been a lot of places and on a lot of trips and like I said before, this is right at the top of all of them.
From: TXRandy
09-Feb-22
From: Babine Guide
13-Feb-22
Most of my snares are pulled now but I still have a few out in easy places to check
From: Babine Guide
15-Feb-22
3 more coyotes and a wolf today
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15-Feb-22
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From: BULELK1
16-Feb-22
Memories for a lifetime!
Thanks again, Lloyd, Jack, Crystal and Jenn.
I gotta come up and get 1 of those 'uge spot-n-stalk Black bears!
Good luck, Robb
From: Babine Guide
20-Feb-22
Jen and I are going to spend the night at one of the cabin's and maybe Jen will shoot a wolf in the morning. We got a few dogs on our way over.
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20-Feb-22
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20-Feb-22
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
20-Feb-22
Good luck Lloyd! Hope ya get a shot. Looks super fun!
From: sticksender
21-Feb-22
Amazing that coyotes can survive in that region, amongst all the wolves.
From: Babine Guide
21-Feb-22
Seen 3 on the moon light but they left 20 minutes before shooting light.
From: Babine Guide
11-Mar-22
A few of the dogs since the last trip
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11-Mar-22
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11-Mar-22
These last 2 black ones I shot over bait
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11-Mar-22
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11-Mar-22
This guy is getting well fed on my bait stock pile
From: Babine Guide
13-Mar-22
Jen just shot this one at one of the cabin's. Still a couple spots for next year open.
From: dakotaduner
13-Mar-22
Way to go Jen. That’s just where I got mine. And I see one my other little friends in the photo too.
From: Babine Guide
13-Mar-22
From: Novembermadman
13-Mar-22
Can you use thermal scopes up there?
From: BULELK1
14-Mar-22
Good for Jen!
Congrats,
Robb
From: Babine Guide
17-Mar-22
You can't use thermal scopes. Your shooting hours are 1 hour before sunrise to1 hour after sun set.
From: Novembermadman
17-Mar-22
Ok thanks for your response Lloyd.... with or without thermal that looks like a great vacation!!
From: DEERAHOLIC
18-Mar-22
Congratulations Jen on and awesome animal and good shooting.
From: Babine Guide
18-Mar-22
Thanks Matt, I seen your goat at the taxidermist and it looks great. That was definitely a trip to remember
From: DEERAHOLIC
19-Mar-22
Your welcome!! The couple pictures that he has sent me were amazing. Looking forward to seeing the finished work. Yes it was definitely a trip to remember and thank you for helping to make that happen.
From: BULELK1
19-Mar-22
Thanks for the chit-chat Lloyd.
She did (Vickie) get a hold of me out of Richmond/Vancouver area and it's nice to have her shipping my salted hides/skulls to me next week.
Thanks for being so efficient after the hunt too man, very nice and a comfortable feeling.
Good luck, Robb
From: Babine Guide
24-Mar-22
My 12 year old son's first wolf at the blind this morning
From: Babine Guide
24-Mar-22
We both shot one
From: maxracx
24-Mar-22
That is AWESOME!!! Congrats to both of your.
From: iceman
24-Mar-22
Awesome!!
From: BOWNBIRDHNTR
24-Mar-22
Great picture!! Congrats!
From: DEERAHOLIC
25-Mar-22
Very nice congratulations Lloyd!!!!
From: BULELK1
25-Mar-22
Heck Yeah!
Congrats x 2,
Robb
From: dakotaduner
25-Mar-22
Congratulations guys, a great memory right there for a father and son. also talked with the shipper and my hides and skulls should be in South Dakota soon If you have been dreaming of this trip like I was for years, Just Book It now. For those that asked I promise to do a little write up soon
From: arlone
26-Mar-22
Congratulations to both of you, what a thrill to share!
