To me the problem is "outsider" influence backed by "biased" money elbowing into smaller communities, demanding/coehercing compliance to an issue some SCIENTIST!!! created.

The issue of the wolf, is and will always be a sore one. Though you may think and read that the problem of the wolf here is a small one, and true the land is Nationally owned property, bordering it is individuals who by luck (some call it ) or the grace of God (I call it) are fortunate enough to have the land to work and be productive sans any outside influence. The productivity was working well, the wolf did exist just not by the numbers the SCIENTISTS!!! wanted.

When you visit the park do you always see the game you want to see? The wolf is a social animal/predator and avoids human contact when it can. Because someone doesn't see it doesn't mean it's not there. Do you always "Bag an Elk" when hunting (always ) If you do you are very good. I've hunted most of my life and not every year do I bring home the meat, some years they are just not there.

The wolf in somebodys opinion is an endangered species because they couldn't see them. Well I suppose that's a scientific way of making a point that is being force fed to us. Do you see cougars/pumas/mt. lions every where you look? I'm sorry they must be endangered let's list them protect them and reintroduce them until they are seen everytime we go out. The wolf exists, is here to stay and I can't do a thing about controlling it because not everyone has seen it yet.

I believe the law is the law, I follow the law even though the law at some times is flawed. That in itself is a real challenge.

Problem 1. Small community
2. Outside bias
3. Creating a foreseen problem without an end game.
(we didn't want to jump into the game until we knew we could jump out if things got out of hand)
4. Having a viable end game shoved back in our faces by the bias that created the problem.
5. Another flawed law to follow

EDIT POINT: I'm sorry I'm being an air bag here, I have an opinion, If I express that opinion and someone doesn't like it I am labeled intolerant and a biased backwoods hick yamma yamma yadda yadda. Pardon me! I happen to be a vocal part of a silenced community. Silenced by intolerance and bias.