Lets see, kevin Sanders is a tree huggerand every biologist that shares his view is wrong.So are you saying that the drought and hunting hasnt impacted the elk herd?How about the bears killing the calfs in the spring?Grizzlys have went from 150 bears in 1987 to over an estimated 600 in yellowstone alone.Suppose these biologists that study these kills cant tell a wolf track from a bear track?Why are you singling wolves out of all these contributing factors as the sole reason for the elks decline?Ill agree completely that theres a lotta self appointed "experts" that dont know **** but they cant all be making these things up.
No they don't make all these up, but they sure do bend the facts to fit their plans and opinions. I wish we could hunt grizzlys too, I see no needto protect themoutside the nation parks. I don't want towipe them out but starta controledhunting season. I don't fear wolves but I sure do fear grizzlys and what they can do. Anyway I find it funny when the issure of grizzly bears and bear protection comes up they come up with all the reasons why bears need to protected. And they point out thatthe fact that most of the other preditors (wolves, lions, and coyotesneed controled) but when defending the wolves they sure are quick to mention bears and how muchtheykill and eat too?Doesn't make much since does it. What angers me and most hunters here in the westwith this wolfissue is that ithas been shoved down our throats. Like it or not, we didn't get to vote or voice our opinion on the introduction of wolves and how to manage them. We try to speak up and make our voice known and are told to be quiet becasue we and uneducated about the subject. So what makes the people who did introduce the wolves so correct, and us so wrong? I wouldbet this issue would almost go away andhunters would even stand up for the wolves if we could have a sayin the matter and be able to hunt them.Take mountain lions for example, theydo kill a lot of deer each year, but yetsome sportsman want thepopulation of the cats to be high, just because we can hunt them too.I would bet the same could be said of wolves.