Yes as has everyone else. Actually I own land on the Selway and have spent alot of time up there, it's also where I hunt. I seem to still do pretty well having taken two 300+ bulls in the past 3 years.

What people fail to mention is that the decline began in the late 80s before wolves were reintroduced. This gets back to my original point thatthe lack of timber harvest in the 90s and fifty years offire suppression hadfinally taken the toll,keeping elk numbers from rebounding from predator losses and enablingblack bearsto kill 80% of the calf crop (see the 1985 Selway predation study). So I guess I don't see your point. No one is denying that elk herds have declined and predators are on the rise, this has been happening for a long time. I am only making the point that predators, specifically wolves, are not the main culprits.