RE: I've changed me mind about wolves!!
I don't believe that they were introduced in order to stop hunting, but i definately do think that they were introduced to take down herd numbers, especially here in wisconsin, where the wolf packs are exploding everywhere. In necedah wildlife refuge, where we gun hunt, there are many wolves that have apparently taken down the herd. Up in Vilas county around star lake where we bow hunt and my family owns a cabin, there were big wolf tracks all over in the snow. And as you know, Wisconsin had the big CWD problem, and supposedly have way to huge of a deer herd (which i don't believe).
So do i think its political? No...Do i think the DNR is trying to keep healthy deer heards by introducing wolves to keep the numbers down? Absolutely
I bet you any WDNR officer would tell you that this is true.