I recall thawing a big blue wolf in the cabin. It took 5 days with him hanging from the ridge pole. The house cat wouldn't come out from under the bunk for the first three days

And that's a problem how Ken ???? Not to long ago I had 36 coyotes thawing in my basement of my house yes I was very single in those days it was a challenge getting them put up these were snowmobile hunted coyotes some friends got in a long day of hunting.
That won't happen now day's which is probably a good thing ? Ha ha

Wasn't there an article in the ATA magazine recently about a guy on the lower Kusko who caught 17 wolves on one trap check?
My best was 5 .... can't imagine dealing with 17 at one time!

An older trapper who used a dog team to run a fairly long line once related to me that he never used snares for wolves. The reason was that when caught in snares the wolves would normally be dead and frozen. They would have to transported in the round back to the cabin to thaw. A. Heavy load for the dogs, and B. Difficult load to "pack" in a sled if frozen with legs sticking every which way.

By using traps instead, the wolves he caught were normally still alive at the set. He would dispatch them and rough skin them right there. This eliminated the need to haul the whole carcass back to the cabin.

Makes sense.....

Pete

I have skinned a couple fresh dispatched wolves in the bush on occasion.It is less work than skinning a thawed out one,but more bloody.