talked to a biologist today who said we need wolves

[GlennGTR]

There is a solution to WDFW mismanagement, vote in a hard hunting Independent to the State House of Representatives.....someone in the 35th district, running for position 2............someone that cares about hunting and fishing, has it in his blood real bad like an incurable disease and doesnt want a cure....someone like...that Glenn Gaither in Mason county.....

[high country]

Too bad we have to fight it at the fed level first. The wolves make sick elk by running them.

[JimmyHoffa]

As for wolves taking weak and sick....
If weak and sick refers to pregnant cows and calves, then maybe.  One of the standout observations of the former large herds of ID, WY and MT is how few calves are seen with the herds.  The cows will sometimes leave the herd for a few days to give birth and get the calf oriented.  When they do join the herd, the calves are usually slower/weaker than adults so they are still the easiest prey.

[ribka]

The wolves have been documented to really target the deer, elk and especially moose calves.

Really po's me with all of the wolf hugging misinformation/propaganda that the general non-hunting public buys into.

These anti-hunting groups are really savvy and are well-finaced to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. They understand the importance of misleading propaganda and its affect on the public's perception ( emotions) of hunting and wildlife management.

[Wenatcheejay]

There is a solution to WDFW mismanagement, vote in a hard hunting Independent to the State House of Representatives.....someone in the 35th district, running for position 2............someone that cares about hunting and fishing, has it in his blood real bad like an incurable disease and doesnt want a cure....someone like...that Glenn Gaither in Mason county.....

Agreed,

People need to financially support such people and endeavors.

[Maverick]

Anyone want to do it? Theyve got my vote!

[twistiron]

little dave, well said and i could not agree more. there is no way we can get rid of the wolves at this point but they should be de listed and a hunting season should be implemented to keep the numbers under control as well as give ungulate game a chance to adapt to a new predator. what wolves are doing to our ungulate herds are much like what rebels in south africa are doing to the locals, massicaring a defensless prey. give herds a chance to learn to live with wolves again. any one who knows anything about an ecosystem will agree it would be best for all in the long run because wolves are going to run out of prey at the rate they are killing and then we will be left with a huge number of wolves who will eat anything they can find(humans, pets, and livestock)  . there are examples to prove this, mongoose in hawaii (there are several birds that are gone because of them) once the rats where gone they ate everything they could find. there are others as well but you all get the idea.

[Knocker of rocks]

what wolves are doing to our ungulate herds are much like what rebels in south africa are doing to the locals, massicaring a defensless prey.

What rebels in South Africa?

there are examples to prove this, mongoose in hawaii (there are several birds that are gone because of them) once the rats where gone they ate everything they could find.

As point of argument, mongoose were introduced into Hawaii. It is contended that  Cascadian wolves were reintroduced by natural migration from Canada.  Using the mongoose as an example is probably not the best choice because of their extreme dissimilarities in mechanism of introduction.

[BIGINNER]

what wolves are doing to our ungulate herds are much like what rebels in south africa are doing to the locals, massicaring a defensless prey.

What rebels in South Africa?

there are examples to prove this, mongoose in hawaii (there are several birds that are gone because of them) once the rats where gone they ate everything they could find.

As point of argument, mongoose were introduced into Hawaii. It is contended that  Cascadian wolves were reintroduced by natural migration from Canada.  Using the mongoose as an example is probably not the best choice because of their extreme dissimilarities in mechanism of introduction.

actually, the mckinsee valley wolves (spelling) that were introduced in adaho and yellowstone are alot bigger than the native wolves that lived there before. 40- 60 lbs difference.

[Knocker of rocks]

actually, the mckinsee valley wolves (spelling) that were introduced in adaho and yellowstone are alot bigger than the native wolves that lived there before. 40- 60 lbs difference.

Where's adaho?

[BIGINNER]

actually, the mckinsee valley wolves (spelling) that were introduced in adaho and yellowstone are alot bigger than the native wolves that lived there before. 40- 60 lbs difference.

Where's adaho?

i'm pretty sure if you had any common sence you would figure out what i ment,.. also by looking at me screen name you can easily figure out that my spelling sucks 

[Knocker of rocks]

I have plenty of common sense.  And I realize that taking the effort to spell correctly and attempting to use proper punctuation is not a waste of time.  Criticizing others for pointing out your ludicrous spelling mistakes is a waste of effort.  Your mistakes reflect poorly on you and show a lack of effort.  This is something you will hopefully realize as you mature

[high country]

just another reason I pronounce it "eat-a-hoe" just makes people a bit more quizzical.
 
back to wolves and bullchit now.

[Elkaholic daWg]

actually, the mckinsee valley wolves (spelling) that were introduced in adaho and yellowstone are alot bigger than the native wolves that lived there before. 40- 60 lbs difference.

   MacKenzie?

[Knocker of rocks]

back to wolves and bullchit now.

  

actually, the mckinsee valley wolves (spelling) that were introduced in adaho and yellowstone are alot bigger than the native wolves that lived there before. 40- 60 lbs difference.

This is interesting, if factual.  Anybody have a source for this?