During the winter months researchers snow track wolves. Snow tracking allows researchers to determine the movements of all members of the pack, including the radio- collared members. Following the tracks of wolves and their prey also allows researchers to piece together events of the hunt after a pack has made a kill. Researchers of the Central Rockies Wolf Project follow strict guidelines while tracking wolves. If a pack has made a kill, researchers wait until the pack has finished with the prey carcass before investigating the kill site.
Radio telemetry helps researchers to determine when a pack has left a kill site.