Originally Posted by
Gromky
As someone who actually lives in northern Idaho, wolves have done little to change deer and elk harvest. Farmers closing off land has been the big problem, along with the game animals going nocturnal. Deer just go to the land nobody is allowed to hunt, which tends to be hundred or thousands of acres per property owner.
But hey, wolves are easy to bitch about.
+1
Lots of reasons for changes in any herd. What is the elk management goal for your state? They just may be trying to reduce the herd numbers in some areas that ranchers are complaining about. Maybe gettin Wyoming to do as Idaho and Montana has by setting up a wolf management plan is all that is needed.
Cryin wolf from the barstool is so much easier.....
Idaho and Montana are both still overflowing with elk.