Rich Landers: An issue of prey, not the endangered predator

[wolfbait]

Rich Landers: An issue of prey, not the endangered predator
http://www.spokesman.com/outdoors/stories/2014/may/29/rich-landers-an-issue-of-prey-not-the-endangered/

[bearpaw]

Rich Landers: An issue of prey, not the endangered predator
http://www.spokesman.com/outdoors/stories/2014/may/29/rich-landers-an-issue-of-prey-not-the-endangered/

Good story by Landers....

Hunting for wolves, which could eventually be allowed as a management tool, gets mixed reviews.

If wolves reach recovery thresholds, 63 percent of residents would support a wolf hunting season and 28 percent would oppose it. About a quarter of the opposition comes from people who are generally against all types of hunting.

But the support for wolf hunting varies depending on the reason:

• 69 percent would support hunting to maintain population objectives; 23 percent oppose.

• 65 percent support it to address livestock attacks; 25 oppose.

• 61 percent support it to address impacts on big game; 29 oppose.

• Only 38 percent support hunting wolves for recreation; 53 percent oppose – and most opposition is rated as “strong.”

[jasnt]

I thing that wolf tags should be passed out like fall turkey tags......way more than necessary!!

[Stein]

They do that in Montana yet hardly anyone hunts them.  They are hard to find, harder to shoot and most people don't eat dog.  It's much easier to stay home and pound on a keyboard.  As a nonresident, I could shoot 5/year for $50 each.