RE: Wolf, to shoot or not to shoot, that is the question?
Well we finally had a biologist fess up that the wolves a creating problems. In the Missoulian Newspapera Montanabiologist with MFWPhas stated that the elk have migrated too early into the Grant Creek winter range to escape predatory pressure from the wolves. Biologist are concerned at how low many elk in the region are, and they are concerned that the elk may abandon traditional migratory patterns and stay low in their winter range creating new human/elk encounter problems. They believe that the wolves are changing elk behavior and forcing them into human populated lower ranges. I can track down the article if anyone is interested. It's happening, the wolf climate around here is starting to change, problems are beginning to develope.