Here are some facts for you buried in the sand heads out there.
Wolfs on average eat 10 pounds of meat per day.
http://www.toledozoo.org/plantsanima...lfexhibit.html
lets go with the conservative number of 1500 wolves
1500x10x365=5,475,000 pounds per year
lets say 300 pounds of meat per elk for an average
5,475,000/300=18,250 elk
This number may be less or more. I believe it to be much more because of the number of sport killed elk, and that the true number of wolves is much higher than reported. Also the number of elk that now winter kill due to the increased stress and pressure put on them in the winter months due to being harassed by wolves.
The forwolves.org website actually places the number at 21.6 elk per wolf per year, and state that wolves actually kill more due to loss to scavangers.
So that would put the numbers at 32,400. I believe the true number due to the effects of wolf to be at least twice that.