Epic Montana Wolf Encounter

My brother James and I were in Montana when we called this amazing predator to within 5 or 10 yds! Such an amazing experience.

[@Namikaze3893]

We feel the intelligence through his look, more than any dog.

[@dianacallicott4092]

Wolf is so beautiful

[@jamessnow5369]

I can not tell Anyone In Words how Important Wolves Are And Looking at the bigger picture they do Serve an Important function as a keystone Species. They are Very gracious and they are Not the big bad Wolf 'Hollywood' Make Em Out to be.

[@johnnywhite1681]

Awesome, thanks for posting.

[@Polpiv4tifish]

The description totally threw me off this video. Unless you're going to eat whatever bear you shoot, but I doubt that. Hunting for the sole purpose of getting a thrill and then having a picture taken with your 'kill' - even having a trophy made out of it - is mental.

[@TimG1089]

you understand that animals like these are apex predators right? They have no natural predators in the wild and if they are left unchecked their population will continue to grow until it gets out of hand and causes a number of problems. No one is talking about hunting predators that are anywhere near extinction... there's a reason why there are very strict regulations on what you can hunt, when you can hunt it, and how many you can hunt. There are areas where there is an abundance of bears and wolves and it is not only legal to hunt them but it is encouraged. Other areas have a very limited number of tags that are given out, and other areas prohibit bear or wolf hunting. It all depends on how the population is doing. Personally, I am against trophy hunting and hunting for sport and I believe that if you are going to kill an animal you should use every bit of that animal that you can. Hunting for food and for population control is perfectly fine as far as I'm concerned. Also, hunting is by far the most ethical form of meat consumption. It completely boggles my mind when I hear someone condemning someone for hunting, yet they are perfectly fine with buying meat from their local grocery store. Not saying that you are one of those people, I'm just making a point... most people who eat meat have an extreme disconnect with where their meat comes from.

[@poet2frogs]

Thank you for not killing it. Such an incredibly beautiful animal.

[@zebbox]

are you joking - the hobby hunting kill for a thrill tag freaks didn't want to scare the bears away .

[@TimG1089]

you know thare are other reasons that people hunt bear besides for sport right? a huge reason being population control.

[@CesarGA12]

Tim G oh stfu with your population control bs.

[@clightskyson9955]

Wolf: I don't trust you humans

[@AnGhaeilge]

Mouse is like "damn, you blew my cover".

[@PSCOutdoors]

Incredible footage! What a great encounter! Loved it....

[@MGPOutdoors]

Thanks my friend!

[@wolfa.e.g5977]

MountainGoatPauly what pleasure do you get from hunting an inocent creature that has done nothing to you?

[@longWriter]

I love how your rodent impression ended up leading the wolf to a real rodent as a meal lol!

[@nickaoke]

Look at its eyes! OMG

[@MGPOutdoors]

Nick Aoke He was literally only 5 yds away from us.

[@Sciulli999]

was it scary?

[@Fabian6980]

MountainGoatPauly that's not a wolf. That's a wolfdog

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

How cool was that! Absolutely amazing! He seemed pretty gentle too.

[@jasontatum5437]

To everyone who is looking for the song, it is called Floret, by Kai Engel

[@tuckercaldwell4965]

Incredible footage! Gave me chills when it came out of the brush. An absolutely majestic animal. You guys have pretty good camera skills, and are obviously great at staying hidden. Why not move to just shooting with cameras? You may be surprised how many ways you can make a living as a photographer. I'm an aspiring professional wildlife photographer. I've been a hobbyist for years. You may get a new perspective on things. I always get a thrill when I'm out in the wilderness photographing wildlife.

[@TheSavethetigers1]

That's one gorgeous creature!

[@TS-mq1fj]

Thank You for sharing this and whether you believe it or not that encounter wasn't a coincidence but a connection about respect and coexistence. Thank You guy's for being everything ethical hunters are!!! You Rock!

[@mokihaname]

that's messed up you called the wolf out using mice noise to get a better look and you ended up showing the wolf where there was a mouse... I don't know what's worse the mouse being killed or me laughing about it smh oh well the circle of life aye! LOL for real this is a epic video! thank you for sharing this beautiful moment!

[@xosece]

The music of this video is so beautiful and goes so well with the moment. Thanks for this!!

[@jasontatum5437]

It is called Floret, by Kai Engel

[@emoryrounds2343]

Wolves are the best animal. You can see how easy it would have been for our forebears to domesticate them. We have always been meant to be together.

[@brn2wld]

A perfect hunting trip. You watched a real hunter. I'm glad he was wise enough not to allow his natural curiosity to overcome his fear of man. He heard animal but smelled man. I'm glad you didn't shoot it. That would have been a genuine crime.

[@matthewbrady1617]

he knew you had nothing for him there smell is 2000 times better than ours this kinda looks like the 2 i have come in my backyard in which ive befriended theyll lay on the ground near me while im having a beer in a lounge chair ill give them table scraps i can pet them but only i can they dont like anyone else ive had people over they wont even come near just hang in the brush line untill im the only one around theyll even eat out of my hands so gently as to miss my hands and fingers but get the scraps of food very elegant animals

[@kellyabbott8623]

So fucking cool......truly an epic experience.....it's satisfying that you realize how rare this encounter is and how blessed you are to be a part of it #respectfulhunters

[@byroneckhardt4131]

I wish we still had wolf's in the UK. if only people had been more like you.you don't realise what you had till its gone.

[@unavitadellamusica]

well, we have a lot of foxes instead. They are running arround unafraid on the streets in London.

[@Tackytiger74]

What a dumb thing to say - If more people were like them, there would be no bears....

[@Tackytiger74]

Byron Eckhardt Oh dear, that's really dumb...let me flesh it out a little for ya.....If more people were more like them, there would be no bears....IN THE WORLD!! Get it now?

[@byroneckhardt4131]

Katieboil Anegg I do apologise for my spelling please forgive me.

[@byroneckhardt4131]

Tackytiger74 I don't give a fuck about bears.

[@IntheMomentwithDee]

what a cool experience! Great video Pauly! keep em coming!

[@garynnikki]

That was cool. You guys were blessed.

[@MrHerberttarlek]

Stunning .

[@MGPOutdoors]

Thanks so much!

[@latinamajor]

that wolf obviously liked you guys... if wolves don't want to be seen, they aren't seen... pretty cool friend you made.

[@julierutkowski7654]

Wow! Thanks for sharing.

[@rmwtsou]

Amazing footage. Thanks for sharing!

[@valeriodellacasa5360]

Majestic animal, as all of them in their own way. Don't go hunting :)

[@mikebetts2046]

Tell that to the wolf that just then hunted and killed a mouse. Poor thing.

[@valeriodellacasa5360]

lol what kind of logic is that? he's a wolf he hunts to survive.

[@mikebetts2046]

Valerio Della Casa So do many people. Nothing stays alive without killing something else and eating it. Even vegans have to kill plants (just another lower form of life). I am assuming then that you are a vegan? If you are an omnivore, then you just pay someone else to do the killing for you.

[@JCPJok3r]

+Mike Betts Hunting to survive is cool bro. Hunting for fun, not so much, its completely unnecessary. Same thing with animal farming

[@mikebetts2046]

Ever watch cats or orcas hunt for fun? So if I hunt to survive, am I then obligated to not enjoy it? I think you do not understand the motivations if a great many hunters. Sure, there are people that will shoot animals en masse and never use the harvest but most of the hunters I know do it for both food and to satisfy the primal drive to go out and provide in this primitive way. Not much different than a well-fed cat still going out an killing a bird or mouse. It's what makes them tick. Do you have a basis for why people should be different?

[@stephentamm3328]

That's awesome. Great camera work!! Looks like you guys actually know what you're doing in the woods. Good to see. What kind of calling were you doing?

[@markstanton63]

Great footage ..... You lucky things.... thanks for uploading

[@crystalmccormick327]

think that little animal kill (mouse) was actually a present that the wolf left for you...

[@mothertree]

yep

[@sassylee100]

how beautiful is he.. I love wolves

[@Raymond-yj2vp]

What a stunning animal, super video. You're lucky boys to have seen that.

[@richiesubintr6562]

This is such an amazing clip! What an amazing experience!

[@MrJazzologist1]

These wonderful creatures were attractive to early man, and enticed by food offerings, until after centuries they became companions and hunted with us.

[@mmebertrand3422]

Wow!! That is amazing!! So a beautiful wolf! Where is Montana was that?

[@averagejoe7333]

Incredible footage. Beautiful and menacing at the same time.

[@mrfirewolf1116]

those beautiful sad wild eyes get to me every time... beautiful creature of nature.

[@nilscarnarius4281]

fascinating creature, thanks for sharing.

[@tmontes1974]

Awesome, what an experience. Beautiful animal

[@TheOoKevin]

I am not going to be as unkind as some, but I see that you were taken with this majestic beast. Can you not appreciate the bear for its own beauty and watch it from afar with a camera instead of a scope?

[@SpacecowboiKilu]

Kevin Hersey I so agree. Quite disturbing to me

[@JondalarAZ1981]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@courtneyquillen8667]

Such a beautiful and majestic wolf! I love wolves and been up close and personal with one but not in the wild I didn't and the wolf he did not want to leave my side! He licked my face constantly! I remember every time I'd start walking he was like right up against my leg and then he got very protective of me! I don't know why but it was something I couldn't describe! I won't forget when I left he started whining! That I will never forget cause I started tearing up and I couldn't look back cause I'd start to cry!

[@ChkYourself]

Beautiful; very refreshing that you appreciated the experience and animal without going berserk/irrational.

[@Darin-USMCB--]

Absolutely gorgeous animal

[@charlibaltimore7641]

Awesome video!

[@RobertBenedikts]

Nice video but I have to ask, where is Monatna ? ;)

[@OceanbornAngel]

That wolf is probably wanting you to stop that hideous noise, lol.

[@M21L35]

Highly intelligent, & magnificent, carnivore.....wasn't fooled for a minute!

[@VirtuesOfSin]

Wolf: "Yippy, got my self some food, Imma just lay down here in the grass and play with it for a while... and... Wait... what is that over there....? WAIT, WHERE THE FUCK DID YOU GUYS COME FROM?!"

[@crazywolf7010]

Great video!

[@tamorap1614]

These animals can be dangerous but they are so beautiful!

[@shecat1964]

Beautiful!.

[@JackTheSt_Ripper]

meanwhile in Norway- ''oh my god a wolf, shot the damn thing....they're eating our sheep'' I'm telling you, wolf are not dangerous, unless you provoke them. Leave them alone, and they will leave you alone.

[@MichaelHarrisIreland]

I think it was catching the mouse for you.

[@kzn4875]

What's the title of the song?

[@adamwelsch7308]

awesome video enjoy nature while we still can

[@sugargirl1883]

hey can someone tell me if there is an over population of bears where they are at?

[@dcarlo6379]

This seems like a wolfdog that escaped from its home into the woods now as a lone wolf but if this is a pure wolf then there are wolves this color also and man i have never seen a wolf this nice colors only seen then gray, white, black etc. the average colors of a wolf

[@Pommawolf]

Thank you so very much for sharing your experience. To be in their presence is a gift. To witness all that they are is beautiful. I have been lucky to be in their presence when we were living in Alaska . We lived in Alaska for 15 years. We returned to Washington in 2012. Being among the wolves in the wild is an experience that one is unable to explain to others. Kudos for being a better human than most other humans. We are losing the remaining wild wolfpack in Denali. The Toklat pack is being killed off one at a time by poachers that do not respect hunting laws. Alaska Fish & Game are NOT helping at all. More moose are being killed in Alaska by humans than by any wolf pack. Humans hit them with vehicles like cars, truck and snowmobiles, they get hit by the only train system in Alaska, and by poachers than any wolfpacks can take down. You would think that there are limitless wolves in Alaska, but there isn't. They have been over hunted endlessly. Again, thank you for sharing this. I am ever so glad that I got to see this.... :)

[@unscathedpotato]

That music is so fkn Dark Souls, love it

[@jasontatum5437]

It is called Floret, by Kai Engel

[@pernillahansson2808]

Great video :)

[@345kobi]

What a wonderful experience. Very few get to see a wolf that close, as you already know. My only concern is the next encounter that wolf has may be with a rifle happy person.I would pay $1000. for that encounter.

[@henryc1000]

The cool shit you see when hunting... right?? Nice video, tnx 4posting:)

[@cookinitmax]

Ok looks like you guys didn't kill it thanks for sharing that must of been awesome to witness.

[@Nitrousoxide2k]

This is amazing, but why the music?

[@dcarlo6379]

its hard to find wolves that color in the wild because they are usually grey and black and white and this one is color like malamute or husky

[@EloiseAwesomeballs]

Beautiful video, but it leaves me confused. I'm not a hunter AND I'm an animal lover. (I've protected wild boars during hunting season so you can imagine I'm not super rational when it comes to saving animals in the moment) so I don't understand how you can be so amazed and gentle with one wild majestic animal and purposefully and in a premeditated way, kill another majestic wild animal? It's not a dig, I'm genuinely curious :)

[@jitsu5489]

I can see shooting deer, or even a pig, they're food, but not a Bear or wolf.

[@gascap_actual]

Hunters appreciate the beauty of nature and understand that we too are part of that nature. Just as wolves prey on deer and other animals, so do we. True hunters don't kill for the sake of killing, every time we kill an animal it's too serve a purpose. Why kill a wolf when we can't really use them for anything? Personally I don't kill them out of respect because they're fellow hunters in my eyes. As for wild boars, they're highly destructive pests and are quite dangerous even to humans.

[@mothmankickflippin1774]

Ask the mouse.

[@EloiseAwesomeballs]

Eric Reed Ah okay, I understand! Thank you :) Not the sort of hunters I've come across then! Though my experience is limited to the south of France only, as you can imagine I don't mingle with hunters usually. Only because we have so much land do we come across hunters who keep trying to hunt on our land even though they're not allowed to -.- As for the wild boars, they are super aggressive once they're older, I've never been attacked luckily but they do eat all our vineyards!

[@kelhawk1]

I am impressed by, and appreciate your non judgemental approach to this typically over emotional subject. I used to try to run over any animal that crossed the road in front of me, except skunks of course. Even then I would stop and shoot them if I had the opportunity. Then my wife who would catch bugs in the house and let them go outside happened. Fifteen years after her death I've slowly morphed into having a hard time killing anything that Loves, but continue to bowhunt deer for the sake of my three dog family. I hate feeding them nothing but cereal, and as a carnivore shouldn't they have the "right" to eat species appropriate food? The proper answer to your question would require volumes, plus the realization that all creatures have an eternal consciousness of "being", and that Life in bodies is a temporary illusion. Life before and after death of the body, is known as Eternity. In an "Ultimate Reality" test, non-physical reality trumps temporary physical reality. Do you think prey species come forth in this physical plane *not knowing* what's in store for them? Do you think they die a peaceful death, or normally get sick, weak and eventually eaten alive?

[@nairblab4061]

Awesome. I think i would have been on the verge of crapping my pants when he started peeking around the plants

[@lindemannoscar343]

beautiful

[@ximnotadalekx]

beautiful

[@RuleofFive]

Epic Hunting Experience defined: Travel far into the beautiful wilderness, search and seek out exotic, rare animals (many endangered)...........and kill them.......

[@RuleofFive]

John Doe Where in my comment did I mention "bears"? My comment was about animal populations in general. BTW the wolf population was crashed in the US back in the 1930s....you know the animal that's actually in the video. :D

[@RuleofFive]

John Doe Yeah no shit. Again I said my comment was about crashing animal populations in general. They are on a bear hunt. There are only 2 healthy population groups of brown bears in the lower 48 left. Relax....people are allowed to hold different opinions then you.

[@RuleofFive]

John Doe I don't work for you troll. I see your bullshit comments on this page. Google it yourself.

[@RuleofFive]

John Doe Not much of a debate with a troll that tells people to kill themselves on a You Tube comments page just because they support a more humane view. Of course you'll continue to troll.....and when people don't want to deal with your bullshit you can pretend you won an imaginary debate. Small things amuse small minds.

[@REDHOTTIE2004]

John Doe the lower 48 would obviously be the states in the mainland below Canada. The other two being the island of Hawaii and Alaska which is to Canada's west.

[@KAZUYADOG]

Great video showing what a Wolf does in the wild to feed itself. Now i have an idea why not change you're hunting ways and show us video's of Bears doing what they do naturally in the wild.

[@technologu]

lol he got a mouse right in front of your eyes...this guy was multitasking

[@EmeraldDreams7]

beautiful animal

[@SeparatedSociety]

great

[@BMJCARPENTRY]

OMFG, THANKS

[@MrMudNugget]

Hey look everyone the wolf killed the mouse and didn't eat the meat.....

[@allywolf9182]

sweet! they are pretty amazing animals, super curious, actually pretty shy but the curiosity almost always wins out. Thank you for not shooting it!!!!!! :)

[@KaltrinaDemiri]

Beautiful animal no doubt .

[@Bayleeelynn]

Gosh its so beautiful

[@castironporterhouse7169]

awesome.Love wolves hopefully when I die shall come back as a wolf to run with a true pack of friends

[@thistledewoutdoors3331]

A lot of so called "hunters" would have killed that wolf for no reason...... A shit ton of respect to you guys for letting it slide & helping it score a meal..!!!!...... But, I thought I seen the wolf drop it.. I subscribed because so

[@cookinitmax]

Look how beautiful that wolf is I do hope the wolf had a good ending.

[@BackcountryBrotherhood]

To bad you didn't have a tag in your pocket!! Could have chucked a spear at it! haha what an awesome experience tho!

[@MGPOutdoors]

I know! Thank you for taking the time to watch it.

[@jitsu5489]

That would have ruined the experience for me as a watcher of the video.

[@-ClearQuartzzz-]

Wolves are still in Montana?Wow!

[@jesseback3536]

Montana is mostly wilderness and very low population density

[@angellace3498]

Wolves, cougars, moose, elk, deer, occasionally Lynx and of course, reindeer in the winter. Depends what part you're in of course, and why so many montana natives aren't big on tourists, we try to preserve these animals the best we can.

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

dude, this is cool

[@Haasenpad]

just do that with bears too! ;)

[@albe78gas]

amazing experience !

[@tonimachine2544]

Why are you killing bears?

[@TheSportsPROgram]

cause they are pathetic cowards

[@jordandurham8951]

Why not

[@bloodviper4970]

They are not pathetic and people are assuming the bear population is getting bigger when it’s not. Humans are taking over wildlife and land that used to belong to them but they don’t have as much space as they used to do they come into “our land” to try to find food. They aren’t harmful until they feel threatened. I’m fine if he kills bears it’s not my business. You shouldn’t disrespect animals because we are animals too. How do you think thy feel about us sometimes?

[@visible1454]

Bears are not even close to be extinct soooooo

[@visible1454]

And I like bears

[@MrNeymar360]

Awesome rare footage you have here. But I wouldn't say it was 5 yards away more like 15

[@RedHatGuyYT]

Yeah, like trying to get it to approach you is a good idea...

[@rasul407]

I feel bad for it.. it seems like a nice wolf which maybe why got abandoned by its pack. Would it be too dangerous if you threw food at it?

[@xxx-ff9gw]

any else noticed it says monatna?

[@ffhjvbuydb78eb]

Aren't wolves usually dangerous? Also that wolf in the video looks EXACTLY like the wolf I have one a shirt I have. EDIT: what happened @4:16 when he jumped? Lol

[@00_the_end_is_near_00]

Beautiful eyes 😍

[@priestof1]

thanks for not shooting and killing

[@lotsoftorque3632]

beautiful wolf, but why in the hell would you go around murdering bears?