Also, an important consideration that hasn't been mentioned, is not the impact on game animals, but on livestock. As a rancher, my and others loverhoods depend on the performance of livestock. Compensation from the Feds or State for a depredation is a challenge and often does not happen. The conditions have to be ideal for an investigation to take place and for compensation to be awarded. Ranching was the driver for removing predators from the landscape and we still haven't solved the issue. Without ranchers (landowners) onboard with living with the predators, there will always be conflict.
I used to do ranch consulting in the GYE, mostly in Montana, and anecdotally, most ranchers were fine with grizzlies and wolves on parts of the landscape. However, they don't want them everywhere, like in their calving area, and they want a more fair system for depredation compensation. I've spent a lot of time trying to come up with a good system, but they all seem to be full of holes.