Wolf killed in Illinois
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 3,903
RE: Wolf killed in Illinois
The Nicolet all the way from long lake in Forest county over to the Hiles and Crandon area.
Thanks to my father in law I do the majority of my whitetail hunting (bow) in Hortonville on his farm.
Thanks to my father in law I do the majority of my whitetail hunting (bow) in Hortonville on his farm.
#15
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Minnesota (Heaven)
Posts: 98
RE: Wolf killed in Illinois
I know it is illegal to shoot wolves in the lower 48 but I think you could get away with it if it where attacking you or someone else. (which they do more often than people tell you.)
#16
RE: Wolf killed in Illinois
Never seen a wolf or mt lion, but i have saw a bobcat, I live in NW IL, it was about 6 years ago, i had just came out of a timber into a bean field along a road, and as i came out i saw something run toward the road. Upon further review (a loooong look) i knew it was a bobcat. Pretty exciting for me, havent seen one since.
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Cary, IL
Posts: 356
RE: Wolf killed in Illinois
25lieb - I hunt near Loran - which I' m sure you know is right outside of Pearl City. About 3-4 years ago I also saw a bobcat while deer hunting. Walked probably 50-60 yards from my stand. I had always heard rumors of people seeing them, but that was my first time seeing one in IL. Very cool.
#19
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Cologne, MN
Posts: 510
RE: Wolf killed in Illinois
You could also get away with it on the basis of that area or state not being part of their home range. I read awhile back on another forum (www.huntamerica.com) that a guy had shot a Timber Wolf in Nebraska?? and was not prosecuted as they weren' t normally found there and he was hunting coyotes. Awhile back there was an article in one of the hunting rags about wolves and one game biologist said that if left unchecked there was nothing to keep them from spreading all the way to Mexico eventually.