They kind of have a home base. During summer, wolves gather regularly at a den site or rendezvous site. Adult wolves go hunt and bring the food back to the pups at the centralized location, says Smith. But in winter, the pups are now keeping up with the others and are traveling and hunting with the pack. They're more mobile and cover more terrain.
Winter is marked by cohesiveness, whereas summer is marked by independence.
During the colder months of the year, wolf packs often travel great distances, many times to the edges of their territories in search of their next meal. Some people have said wolves are hunting whenever they're traveling. When they're traveling, they're hunting. When they're not hunting or eating, their socializing or resting. Most of the wolves' activity occurs during the night, says Smith.