I have to admit that I have mixed feelings about the wolves. I like to see and hear them when we camp in the mountains. However though I don't know how they Elk populations, I know for a fact that they really take a toll on young moose. They can take a big percentage of Moose from an area where thier population is pretty high. I also don't know how hard or easy it would be to control wolf numbers by hunting or trapping. Being a life long hunter I would have to come down on the side of protecting as much wilflife as possible.