charlie brown........What are the reasons they gave for wanting the wolves killed? I consider it senseless to want to destroy such a beatiful and efficient predator as the wolf. It was human kind' s greed that killed off most of the wolves in the country, and we may never be able to repay our debt. It would be nice if more people got involved with the protection of these animals instead of trying to destroy them.

vtbuck.........I am way northwest of Calais, in the Allagash region. It is a truly beautiful area, but there is also a lack of good jobs up this way. The only real work is logging or guiding, and Canadians have taken most of the woods work. Nothing against the Canadians, but it sure makes it hard for us citizens to make a living. I was working on a christmas tree farm prior to breaking my ankle.......pay wasn' t great but the work was alright considering up here you take what you can get. At some point I will probably have to move farther south to make a better living. It will be a sad day when I have to leave, since Allagash is in my blood. The area is slowly turing into a ghost town because all the younger people who need to work have to move away.

Well enough rambling for now..........I notice the thread has gotten a bit off-topic, but that' s ok. It' s great to have some like-minded people to " talk" with while I' m waiting for my ankle to heal. Good Luck to everyone in the upcoming hunting season!