My source on that tale isn't all that solid. I know one rancher quite well, who basically gives me the connection amongothers. So the story comes to mesecond hand.

The relocation was the story going through thecommunity last season.The ranchers are saying "We've given thisa chance for years.We're trying to act by the book. Butthe officialsare not acting fast or aggressively enough, so it's time we take care of the problem ourselves"

I'm not the one in the know, just an interested hunter, but I don't believe any ranchers are allowed to shoot wolves. I haven't heard of any telling me that, and it doesn't sound like something the feds would allow. I mean, I would like it if they did, but it's way out of character for the feds totrust lowly citizens with that decision. How would a rancher prove his stock was being preyed upon? That he didn't have somebody else do the shooting? That it was on his ranch? What is the definition of a ranch or rancher?

My other source is local news. Now and then I hear about feds or state killing wolves, but I do not believe they're allowing ranchers to kill.