RE: RMEF and wolves
Hey Garminator, I live in Sheridan, WY alongside the Big Horn Mountains and I've seen wolves three times now while elk hunting. The G&F don't want to publicly admit there are wolves there, but trust me, they are. Two years ago while camped on the east end of She Bear Mountain in the Walker Prairie area of the Big Horns I encountered two wolves, who like the ones you encountered, took off like rockets when they saw me. That night we had a local game warden ride through our camp and stop for a cup and chat. While he wouldn't officially admit that they were wolves, he did admit off the record that he was familiar with the pair that I had described and seemed to understand and actually agree with my anger over the fact the doggone things were there! As I've stated before, I'll just practice the SS&S (Shoot, Shovel, & Shut Up) theory in dealing with wolves in the Big Horns. I used to hunt over in the Tetons 10 years ago and elk were everywhere. You were all but guaranteed one if you went. The last time I was there all we saw in four days of tough hunting were wolf tracks. I just pray it won't be the same type of situation over here on the eastern side of the state.