Diamond, having hunted in the UP for my entire hunting life, I've seen the wolf at its finest. Maybe 8-10 years ago, the wolf was being blamed for atrocities to deer that rivaled the tales from the holocaust. I was a wolf defender at that time. Our camp is north of Amasa, in the heart of wolf country. We have seen a sharp increase in tracks and sightings the last three years, and have seen a marked downturn in the deer numbers as well. Now, the wolf has taken off more than the DNR had ever imagined they would, and the hunters are left holding the bag for it. The #1 moneymake for our state has been the gun deer season, but that has seen a decline because of wolves as well. Guys just don't want to make the trip with the deer numbers being much lower than they are accustomed to. I'm not naive enough to think the wolf is SOLE party responsible, but they certainly have done their share. Along with bears, our deer herd is under some pretty intense predation. The bears do a number on the fawns early, and the wolves rule the woods in the deer winter snow.