Had no idea it was that bad. 60 million plus stolen from fish and game funds that could have been used to control wolves. The amazing part was the elk herds went from 17,000 to under 5,000 in a few years. Here in Missouri our deer herds were extinct in the 40s and through hard efforts of the DNR we now have over 2 million deer in the state with many open seasons. The state brought them back not the federal government. How can a person who sits in Washington really know what is going on in other states. They can't and will never know. The power has got to be given the states and allowing them to control the seasons for hunting and non-hunting etc. If the state is doing something wrong they will know about it when hunters and fishermen stop buying tags and voice their concerns. Just letting ranchers kill wolves that are attacking their livestock does not even make a dent in the wolf population. Open seasons are what will get it done and bring back other species in the process. I am not saying eliminate the wolf totally but bring back into a check where the elk, deer, etc can out produce the wolve and flourish. I had a chance to hunt elk up north and the guide said honestly that it had gotten bad to a point where they would go a few days without seeing them and mentioned wolves were out of hand. I could not beleive it but he was being honest and I so greatly appreciated that. Here in MO we are receiving transplanted elk thanks to folks who are so pasionate about restoring elk. In a few years they will offer hunting permits for elk and I cannot wait, but I cannot imagine that there may be no elk in states that owned the highest percentages of elk herds.