Bolas help a ton, but you still need a bit of luck.

Use an Argentavis to pick up, have a friend shoot with Tranq arrows while you hover for easy KO.

Theres NEVER just one. If you see one theres 20 on the other side of that rock next to it....

These things are great scouts and have amazing damage for their size. Be careful when taming. Try to trap them so they cant hit you or escape when taming. Always make sure you have stamina on them as they dont move fast when winded.

Taming pens FTW
Legitimately dropped one after another in a pen knocked em all out and now i have 10 wolfs

I raised a baby dire to juvenile hood then he stared at me and starved right before my eyes as I got back from hunting

Very good when a friend kills a mammoth and you use your wolf for pelt.

The direwolf is a great early to midgame mount for anyone who is able to tame them.Whil a you may think that there is just one always watch out mine times out of ten there is a pack.If you are able to tame up one that will become one of your most trustworthy mount even at low levels.

Best way to tame these beasts on scorched earth when you pick one out fly or jump onto a rock just high enuff so the wolf can not reach you then shoot/trank away and tame your new beast!!! ^_^

All you need to tame a bunch of these mean dogs is an argy and a taming pen. 3x3 wood foundations, 2 walls high on 3 sides, and then stack doorframes. Easily snipe the wolf with crossbow.

Great tame for scorched Earth. Tough enough to kill small enemies and hunt small game, quick enough for hunting and fleeing. Jumps are very useful. The howel can be used to help your friends locate you. Can literally be used as an attack dog, and fetch you things if you use the right whistles. Eventually will have alpha boost. And it is a great pet doggie.
One of my favorites.

Comparing this to a sabre is a joke. I tamed both 150 sabre and wolf at the same time and my wolf can take on so much more and surprisingly enough I find the wolf more tanky even though it has no saddle and the melee is just so much better. As well as its so much easier to tame in the first place, half the time the sabretooth dies trying to tranq it.

Tame a bunch then go fight sparkly vampires.

Step one: grab it with your argentavis or Quetzal.
Step two: bring it back to your taming den
Step three: shoot it from the outside

There you go. it is ready for tame.
If you are not 62, there are bolas, but it is risky since they travel in pack

Build a taming pen with doorframes and a ramp where the beach meets the snow. Make sure you have a tanky argy because they can now bite when picked up. Drop it in the pen for an easy tame.

Took more arrows then specified

Have an argie scoop a dire wolf from its pack and ride it to a safe spot have a friend waiting with a tranquilizer gun

If taming early game use a bola and tranq it

The easiest way to tame a Wolfe on the island or Center is via raft built in a U shape, pre built walls to enclose it. Bola it n tranq. Starve in your way home, enclose boat if you'd like extra protection

I recommend using a flying tame (Pteradon, Quetza, etc) and also use bolas. They help a ton.