My opinion, the wolves were here long before any of us took a bow or rifle into the wilderness to hunt. Nature put these animals here for a reason and it would be highly ignorant of us to say that wolves are no longer needed. They are part of the ecological balance of the wild and us as man have tried to conquer nature for decades without success. Is it the wolfs fault that we need thousands of acres of range for cattle? Is it the wolf fault that we feel the need to encroach on their home and kill their food? I don't think so. Sure, I would love to have a plentiful supply of moose and elk and such to go afield and harvest every year too. But the fact of the matter is, we are taking their dinner from them. They are not taking it from us. It is much different today than it was hundreds of years ago when settlers and so forth had to kill elk and moose to survive. Today, we have grocery stores and restaurants. We are not hunting for survival. They wolves are.

My opinion, let the wolves be and open them up for hunting season. I know I would love the opportunity to take a wolf. Of course killing too many might cause a problem also. Wolves do hunt in packs. Their survival and ability to hunt depends a great deal on the size of the pack. Having smaller packs might make it difficult for them to effectively hunt their prey, especially larger animals. I'm not an expert, so I can't say for sure. Just my thoughts.

I hope I don't ruffle any feathers with this, but its my opinion. I hate hearing about how man in is own ignorance tries to control nature when in many cases we end up hindering it or destroying the delicate balance of things we so dearly love.