While I've never hunted them myself yet, I've been researching it a lot lately. Mama B and I want to be sure to go before they close the seasons again. I have friends and family in areas with wolves, so we're looking at going without a guide, meaning I need to have our tactics on lock before we go.

Like Flags mentioned, it seems the most productive strategy is to track the pack and either wait until they cross onto property where you have permission, or get temporary permission where you have found them to be RIGHT NOW at the time.

They have such large territories, and if they aren't within earshot when you attempt calling them, they just won't come. Most of the guys I have talked to about hunting without a guide have told me that they track packs for over a month before season so that they can be right on top of them when the time comes to put a particularly large hunk of fur in the dirt. Look for fresh sign; scat, tracks, sightings by farmers/ranchers, locate howling, etc.

It also seems that in a lot of areas that have new wolf populations, local landowners are typically pretty generous about giving at least temporary permission to hunters. "We've been tracking a pack for a month, it has moved onto your property, we'd love to come clear them out" seems to go over well, as not many locals are too thrilled about having wolves in their backyard.