WOLVES HUNTING BISON - a pack of wolves out hunting bison calves in Yellowstone National Park

It was a cold and rainy day when I spotted a pack of wolves preparing to go on a hunt. This video shows them getting ready and then testing a couple herd of bison. I recorded as long as I could until the rain and thunder was just too much to stay out in.

[@marciefairbourn2936]

I love all your videos! 🦅🦬 Yellowstone is fascinating! All wildlife is exciting to see because you are the one going to the effort to find and film everything! Greatly appreciated! Keep it up!🦅🐻🦊🦬

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Thank you so much Marcie. I do really appreciate the comments. Did you all get your new scope yet?

[@ronbevacqua2468]

Thank you for your amazing videos of YELLOWSTONE. I would love to see more videos on the lives of the various packs of wolves who live in YELLOWSTONE.

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Will do - thank you so much for the comments and I will keep my eye out for this.

[@ForestDjay]

Thanks for your great efforts to make a great video👏👏👏 I’m always love to watching yours👍 Specially I love Woolf pack story❤

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Glad you like them! So much more to post too, I promise to keep the videos short.

[@ForestDjay]

@@Yellowstonewolves You are the man, please protect our beautiful planet.

[@Yellowstonewolves]

I will do what I can - I just try to show people how great our wildlife actually is and should be protected. This is not popular but I think YNP should be enlarged in size. The area is worth protecting.

[@colingeorgeh]

This is a great channel. Bears, wolves, and coyotes get my attention.

[@Yellowstonewolves]

thank you so much, I have tons more to post for you watch. I will keep the videos short.

[@blackie1of4]

Great video! Most people side with the prey species.. however.. the views are greater when the predators are involved! I'd say keep focusing on wolves and bears.. the circle of life is as real as it gets! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Thanks for the tips! I agree on the views comment. Some folks want moose and elk but they get very few views. @blackie1of4 - thank you for posting a comment and being a subcriber.

[@blackie1of4]

@@Yellowstonewolves you're welcome! I believe in conservation.. they prey are valuable for ALL the predators! A lot of folks don't really think about all the money that pours in from hunters! The money generated is directly used to purchase land and manage it for game species. In turn all wildlife benefits as well as photographers hikers camper bird watchers ECT ❤️ The balance would be way out of wack without the predators! I also believe that if game species didn't drawl the revenue that they do.. land would be lost for development.. sadly !

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Completely agree with you. I guess I look at responsible hunting where a balance is needed. I am not a hunter but when I go outside and see 10 deer in the front yard I think we need a hunter or a couple of wolves. I do wonder if conservation and the guides and photographer revenue now exceeds hunting revenues. I had heard that Yellowstone fees actually even help other parks which is great too.

[@blackie1of4]

@@Yellowstonewolves oh the money pours in from a lot of different things. Even the sales of outdoor equipment hunting hiking camping ect.. a percentage goes directly into habitat management. Which benefits all wildlife! I live in Pennsylvania.. the revenue from hunting license alone has purchased over 1 million acers of land known as game lands. Which are open to the public! Hiking trails wildlife viewing opportunities ect.. plus the land is managed for all wildlife. I believe Pennsylvania ranks third in the United States with the amount of land set aside for wildlife.

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Wow - congrats. That is very commendable to have that happen in your state.

[@Azureblue25]

I’d honestly want to see videos on Mountain Lions and Bighorn Sheep, it doesn’t seem like you have any videos on them yet, but I also really like seeing videos on Grizzly Bears, Wolves, Bison and Elk equally as much.

[@Yellowstonewolves]

@Isleblue23 - Mountain Loins ?!?!?! - so do I, I have been looking for cats every year all the time and I am not one of the lucky ones yet who get to see one. I will see if I can post some Bighorn video. Did you get to see this one? kzbin.infooAGM4Hk3b94

[@Azureblue25]

@@YellowstonewolvesYes, I did find that short on a Bighorn Sheep, of course I didn’t find it until after I typed this comment, also you said Mountain Loins 😂

[@Yellowstonewolves]

LOL - I do want to one day be able to to say.... "wait there is a mountain lion over there...." just once in my life.

[@enricotoesca3941]

Fantastic video

[@Yellowstonewolves]

@enricotoesca3941 Glad you enjoyed it, much more to post too. Thank you again.

[@enricotoesca3941]

@@YellowstonewolvesYou ' re welcome . I l❤️Ve your awesome channel 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@kitkatclawz]

Another much appreciated video! (: Thank you so much for sharing. I enjoy watching EVERYTHING you post, as it's all wonderful & part of Yellowstone/nature. Therefore, I would suggest a variety of wildlife (video) content. (:

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Thank you so much! Ok I will try to capture as much as I can.

[@kitkatclawz]

@@Yellowstonewolves Can't wait for more of your awesome videos! (:

[@Yellowstonewolves]

You bet!

[@readytogo6569]

60% or more of calves survive to die of old age. Heard that from a guide, once.

[@Yellowstonewolves]

I do wonder if that number is in fact higher. If you look at the numbers that they have to cull every year if would seem that the number is high. Maybe 60% is the right number too given the lifespan of 10-20 years.

[@patriciacroft9816]

Yikes! Reality check this is it. Thank you!

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

[@S.Trades]

Imagine being a bison and having to contend with this, every week of your life!

[@ricales]

more grizzly bears vids please, your work is really amazing. Thanks!

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Thanks, will do! I very much do appreciate your reply too!

[@alainaaugust1932]

1. Bear cubs. 2. Elk bugling. 3. Bison calves. 4. Eagles and hawks? Won’t watch wolves tearing anything apart. I know it’s nature and necessary but I don’t have to see it. Best Yellowstone trip ever was the spring just the right amount of rain yielded entire hillsides smothered in a riotous array of yellow and pink and white and orange wildflowers. And tell us about how the recovery from the water damage is coming. Blessings.

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Wow - so many great tips and and feedback. You are right I should do a video about the damage and recovery, that would be good. I have some great footage of bear cubs to post still. I also have a some neat footage of bison that for some reason created a two mile long stretch and for reason had a meeting to go to somewhere on a hillside. I will keep my eye out for eagle and hawks. On the wolf question, I don't many people really want to see too much tearing things apart. Thank you again.

[@shelleylee6354]

Had no idea the weather was so uninviting mid August! Seemed cold as well as wet and windy.

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Ahh - sometimes I wait to post things so the post date and time of the event isn't always the same. Some weeks I just record and save and go out and record more and dump to hard drives. It can be long days and I tend to avoid the heat.

[@adamvose2651]

You deserve way more subscribers

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Thank you so much, very much appreciated.

[@OHW313]

😅Bears running down real big game is always interesting.

[@Yellowstonewolves]

You got it - I keep an eye out and I have a couple more chases to post too.

[@Taliesin1997]

Would like to see more elk and moose!

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Ok - I do have some good Elk footage I can post. I will keep an eye for better moose events. Thank you again for being a subscriber too.

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Did you watch and share this video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5rWpJ-VZ7KAl6s and this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/o160mKZjdrN_d7c

[@22deeboi]

What are your locations in Yellowstone to set up??

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Great question and it really is all over. There really isn't a location but rather getting to know a lot of vantage points that could be options. Over the years I have had to learn what to look for and looking in the right habitat. The other thing that is helpful is to watch the other animals and knowing what they do. Elk are a great give-away to what might be happening that could be out of sight for you. The other thing is the terrain - which spots can I see a hillside from and then watching animals as they move. I met a guy one time in yellowstone who was amazing and an knew the draws and valleys very well. We were together and he said to me - set up and watch right there - they always chase elk in to that area and corner them, many times they get a kill there. He was right, we were alone and we just needed patience.

[@Botoburst]

Poor wolves need some sustenance.

[@Yellowstonewolves]

So true - Thank you for watching and commenting too.

[@bigbuffe2430]

i would definetily love to see some grizzly bear hunting prey:) would also love to see some mountain lion hunting prey:)

[@HPalovska]

wolves, bears

[@Yellowstonewolves]

You got it! I have a good one with a sneaky grizzly over by the Specimen ridge trail.

[@HPalovska]

Cant wait for it!@@Yellowstonewolves

[@dorenehendricks6627]

So sad but that's nature for u

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Yes - very true, thank you for commenting @dorenehendricks6627

[@smoore8]

Wolves! More wolves

[@Desperate-Drive3423]

pronghorn hunt pls

[@dhand34]

Wolves more wolves

[@mynameisgus1]

More bear videos

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Will do!

[@sbsims1491]

I enjoy 🦬 too! 😁 Circle of life… 🪓🪶🪓🪶🪓🪶👊🏼…

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Yes very true. I really like just watching animals do what they do in nature too.

[@sbsims1491]

@@Yellowstonewolves ::: yes’ I also enjoy eating bison burgers’ 🍔… Marvelous job…👊🏼

[@Yellowstonewolves]

Ok - I admit me too. I had a great one at dinner in Mammoth lodge a few years ago.

[@S.Trades]

Imagine being a bison and having to contend with this, every week of your life!