Biggest one I caught to date was 93#. They don’t make a real good living down here on the coastline.

Yellowstone wolves have been captured at 142ish lbs if memory serves correct and that was after emptying their gut from the capture drugs.

But, to say the AVERAGE is 125-150 is ludicrous. That's the upper 5%.

Ok, well I highly doubt that they knew that they were sending it to a experienced trapper like you... Unless you elaborated "Hi i'm (Your Name) I'M A VERY EXPERIENCED TRAPPER," how would they know? I think it is a small thing that you are making a big deal out of! Some people may not know the ethics of it. That's like getting mad about a company sending the owners manuel to a build yourself bicycle even though you are a bike mechanic. They send it in case you don't know.

Why don't you write a book of all your secrets (saving a few back for Volume 2) and cash in, Dirt.

Jim

Slick, don’t just thumb through & look at the pictures. If you read it you’ll be stacking them like cord wood….lol..poke poke.

Are you in that area where the wolf quota was caught shutting down the season? Think it was 6 or something like that? If you get the chance to hang some snares, all I can say is when you think you’ve got enough….hang a bunch more.

Not reading the whole thread. Just responding to the OP.
A universal code of ethics is a good thing to have IMO.
One trapping association I am involved with has the following.


1. I will strive to follow all laws and regulations pertaining to wildlife management.
2. I ascribe to a professional code of conduct that embodies the traits of honesty,
sincerity and dedication.
3. I will show exceptionally high levels of concern and respect for people, property
and wildlife.
4. I will promote the understanding and appreciation of the many values of wildlife
and scientific wildlife management, as well as an appreciation for the economic
value of commercial trapping and related industries.
5. I acknowledge that CTM supports non-resident trapping and sound, scientific
wildlife management principles including, but not limited to: trapping, hunting,
and any other population control measures in accordance with Federal, State,
and local regulations.
6. I will provide expertise on trapping and managing wildlife, upon request, within
the limits of my experience, ability and legal authority.
7. I will promote competence and present an image worthy of the profession by
supporting high standards of education and performance.
8. I will strive to broaden my knowledge, skills and abilities to advance the
profession of commercial trapping.
9. I will treat my competition and the public in a respectful manner and in
accordance with honorable business practices.
10. I will encourage, through word and through deed, all Commercial Trappers to
adhere to this code.

I managed to snag this guy the other day, its the biggest wolf I've got trapping, guiding and hunting( that said still haven't handled many) It weighted 109lbs. It wasn't a great catch, the snare was in his mouth and the back of the neck, luckily he wasn't in it for very long. I have a friend that has trapped a lot over the years and he said he'd had swore he'd caught some 150-200lbs wolfs... until he started weighting them, he's never seen one over 120lbs( that's in the Yukon) Pretty easy for ppl to over estimate their weight but the scale doesn't lie.

Yep. By the time you haul it to the sleigh it’s easily over 100lbs…lol
Nice wolf!
I like those CF ski pants. I tell my buddy I can haul 2 Jerry cans of gas, 1 in each front pocket.

Nice looking wolf Stillar The heaviest I have weighed was 106

Stillar,your wolf looks like it just had a good meal.

A nice catch and a good hired hand and trapping partner !

Nice wolf, looks like a full belly. I've caught around 50, not a big sample size, but the biggest one was this year at 109 lbs. Only 2 others over 100, a bunch in the 98 lb range. I imagine they can eat close to 10 lbs in one helping of warm moose meat, so weight can vary a bit depending on when they get hooked up.

I caught one Tuesday that weighed 126. By far the biggest I've ever caught, or personally seen in the flesh. Looked purt near the size of a Shetland pony standing there in the trap. Probably migrated over from Montana, I hear they grow bigger there.

I've only weighed three or four wolves, the first one I ever caught the first year they opened a season here weighed 110, until this one I'd never caught one as big as that first one, so I didn't usually bother with weighing.

I have caught wolves over the years but not many the size that you have caught. How about some pictures of those big ones?

Here is a couple of mine.

I never weighed any wolves.
Caught some big ones over the years though.
Caught this one a few days ago,one of the bigger ones this year.
Fat bugger too.

Well I don't have much for good pictures, but here is the big one I just caught. Nighttime trap check in a ground blizzard with trees blowing across the trail behind me.

I snapped one picture with him in the trap, and when I looked at the picture later, he went behind a tree before the shutter snapped and I couldn't see him in the pic at all.

Only pictures of the first wolf I ever got I have, have people in them, and I won't post pictures of wolves with peoples faces in them on the internet. Besides, they were taken with 35mm camera so I don't have digital images.

Nice wolf bearcat!