I have come across more dead animals every year. I dont beleive that they are not making an impact on the elk and deer herds. If they are not a problem, then why is Fish and Game pushing for killing those in troubled areas with the backing of trained biologists? The greenies feed off of posts like this and I don't intend to give them any food for thought. I have personally witnessed and heard of wolves coming into elk calls. To them it is a dinner bell. Yes they will definatly cull the sick and week but also the disadvantaged such as the bulls that robinhood36 spoke about. The presence of wolves also puts additional stress on the animals trying to make it through on the winter range. If an elk is teetering on the fence of weekness , a wolf will definately have its next meal. Cows that are stresed on the winter range will yeild lower calf rates and or the calves will not be up to par if they are born. The wolves have a snowball effect far beyond the downing of game. It carries over you calf yields and mortality rates. Couple in a hard winter with high stress rates and the elk herds will deplete quicker that they are being replentished.