Wolf
Identification
Characterized by its brown and grey colour, the Iberian Wolf unlike the rest of European species, present whitish signs on its muffles as well as a dark tone on its legs, tail and back. An adult male can weigh up to 90lb, whereas females can reach 67lb. Males can easily be differentiated from females by the size of their skull, which is proportionally much bigger.
Hunting
Most of the times, wolves are hunted from the blind feeding them some carrion and patiently waiting for a big male to show up, if it does. In some parts of Spain, it is also quite common to try and hunt them in small driven hunts.
Habitat
Wolves are perfectly adapted to every ecosystem variant in Spain. As a proof, the Iberian Wolf has been present in most parts of Spain for many years, notwithstanding that in recent times there was a severe reduction of its population as it directly competed against people from the rural areas, who then shot and poisoned many of them.
Habits
Wolves are animals strongly linked between individuals, being the pack an essential pillar of its structure. Within a wolf’s pack, the behaviours of each individual are strictly ruled under the hierarchy of a leader. Wolves are amazing predators whose diet consist, mainly, of prays previously hunted by them.
Distribution
Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, País Vasco, Navarra, Aragón, and Castilla y León.
Season All year, and only to the north of Duero River
Recommended Calibre 270 Winchester
CIC Medal Bronze: 37 points; Silver: 39 points; Gold: 41 points
SCI Medal Bronze: 14 points; Silver: 15 points: Gold: 15 13/16 points