Are Grey Wolves supposed to be this tough?

[4hy8b8dk70fxk]

I shot one from 10 feet away with a Ranger .243 (five times), with the last bullet hitting him almost right between the eyes.

But he lived, wasn't even fazed, then attacked and killed me

[Kaned Dragon]

yes they can be. I've had to shoot one 3 times with the 454 handcannon. However my shoots were totally jank. 243 is pushing it, i think wolves are class 6 maybe so your at the limit of the 243.

[VERDUGO]

You should use at least a .270 in this animal, not less than that.

[soldier6661111]

lmao why are you going for headshots?

[Geronimo]

When animals are attacking you head on, with heads held down in their stealth attack position, it can be difficult to get any other shot than the head. So it is natural in the heat of the moment.

But even aiming just to the side of the head where you might hit the side and maybe a lung, even though it's a head on shot.

A wolfs head is relatively small, and usually hanging low, so there is often a chance to get a lung shot, instead of the unreliable brain shot.

[Kaned Dragon]

If you do get attacked, id recommend strafing or flanking their attack as you can sometimes avoid the hit and get a broadside shoot on the lungs.

[Tigershark1968]

Lung and heart shots only, and you are going to smoke them with many weapons. I have killed so many wolves while walking around that I am getting albino's now. Last night I took out two entire packs within minutes of each other while stalking a Bison in the Yukon map. I hopped up onto a large rock for the first bunch and they didn't ever get close to me to try to jump on it. I killed them with the M1 with the 1-4 power scope. All shots were heart and lungs. I think I only had to shoot the 6th wolf in that pack twice. It was a shot in the stomach, so my bad. The next pack I lucked into after only about 5 minutes of walking, I took out with ease with the compound bow with 420 grain tracer arrows. 1 wolf got away, I followed it, shot it with the rifle and killed the other 2 wolves it linked up with.

Wolves are not an issue with the right weapon and shot placement. Aim well and pick the right gun for the task. Forget head shots unless you are doing long range shots and have time to put another round into the animal if it doesn't have the desired effect. I walk and stalk with my rifle set to 75 meters and then only adjust the sights for game when it's further. I hardly miss that heart on anything charging me. You get better and better each time and soon you don't panic when the wolves surround you, a bear or moose charges you. In fact, if you are like me, you crave those moments and go looking for trouble. As I now do. Hope this helps. Best weapons so far for wolves I have found are the M1, the Moisin, the AR .308, and the compound bows. I can take out entire packs nearly every single time with any of those weapons and have perfect integrity scores.

[Tigershark1968]

Originally posted by Kaned Dragon:

If you do get attacked, id recommend strafing or flanking their attack as you can sometimes avoid the hit and get a broadside shoot on the lungs.

I do this too. Plus, hit the water. Back into the deep water. About 15 feet distance in, the wolves do not follow, but stay to get shot. Large rocks are your friend. Find those 4 to 6 foot tall rocks with angled slopes you can jump up onto. So far no wolf has come after me on one, but have sure stuck around to get arrowed or shot. You can also bolt. I have escaped packs many times when I didn't have the ammo or the right gun. As soon as you hear that warning of thunder that the wolves are coming, run. Find water or a boulder or get that distance. I have run a few times where the wolves never caught up to me.

[Geronimo]

Originally posted by Tigershark1968:

Originally posted by Kaned Dragon:

If you do get attacked, id recommend strafing or flanking their attack as you can sometimes avoid the hit and get a broadside shoot on the lungs.

I do this too. Plus, hit the water. Back into the deep water. About 15 feet distance in, the wolves do not follow, but stay to get shot. Large rocks are your friend. Find those 4 to 6 foot tall rocks with angled slopes you can jump up onto. So far no wolf has come after me on one, but have sure stuck around to get arrowed or shot. You can also bolt. I have escaped packs many times when I didn't have the ammo or the right gun. As soon as you hear that warning of thunder that the wolves are coming, run. Find water or a boulder or get that distance. I have run a few times where the wolves never caught up to me.

....warning of thunder...???

[Ivory]

.243 has a weapon class of 2-6.

A weapon that gives you full integrity on coyotes and foxes (class 2) will never be very efficient at taking down bigger animals, even if the ammo classes allow it. A weaker caliber means the the animal tends to survive longer even with a well placed shot. I've found that its best to pick a weapon whose minimum class is the closest to that of the animal I'm hunting.

In other words, you want a weapon whose minimum is 4 when going after wolves. Bows are the only exception to this because green arrows (420gr) tend to have enough force and penetration to be deadly either way.