Maineguide5424, holy crap you are full of it. Its stupid attitudes like you have that brought the wolves here in the first place. I have been born and raised in Idaho and I tell ya that I dislike the wolves and I have never lived permanently in a big city, I did serve a mission for my church for 2 years in L.A. As far as being successful well thats a bunch of crap too. I want you to call the Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association (208-342-1438) and ask them why so many outfitters guideing in central Idaho have closed up shop in the last 5 years. I am sure its just because they became lousy hunters and guides, even though most of them have had excellent bussiness going back 40 plus years or more. I guess even though I will turn 31 this year and have 10 bulls and a few cows under my belt that I too must just not know how to hunt because I am changing areas to get away from the damn wolves. I promise you that when you see your favorite area become elkless because of the wolves then will will see them in a different light too? And if you don't then I am guessing that you are just a anti hunter in wolf's clothing.

Christine B I have read you past posts and I know where you stand, I have said this before but I want you to know that I and most of the local hunters here in Idaho, Montaina and Wyoming don't want to totaly wipe them off the face of the earth or even here in the lower 48. But we want to be able manage them. Right now there are over 400 wolves in from central Idaho to southen Idaho alone. Thats not counting any of the yellowstone wolves in East Idaho that bounce between wyoming and Idaho in and out of yellowstone park. Just looking a 400 wolves alone they each kill 1.5 elk per week and yes I have said that before too. That figure BTW comes from our own Fish&Wildlife service. Its doesn't take a rocket scientist to add the numbers and figure out that an area can and will be depleated and hurt by wolves. Yes I agree they will not kill every elk but they can and do kill many elk. And the elk numbers do drop to a very low unhuntable % thats left. I'll be very honest,,,, I am so angry and pissed because I have seen it first hand!!!! But yet I then have other people try to tell me that because I don't have a degree in wildlife from some major univerisity that I just don't know what I am talking about and I am only seeing a little picture. I'll promise you and others I'll fight like hell to get the wolves delisted, and hopfully with my and others efforts it will be enough so that my kids and your kids will be able to enjoy elk hunting too in the great state of Idaho! I agree and fear its true what ElkampMaster said that in 20 or so years we might look back at now and say wow I wish it could be like the good old days of elk hunting again.