I'm not a fan of large wolf numbers. I'd like just enough out there for them to survive.
But, the whole wolf thing is so poorly manage on both sides. States that have them need to stop managing them like retards... It's what gives a foothold to the wolf masturbators' legal case to have them relisted. Quit killing 30% of the population every year and actually manage the tag sales and there would be no legal basis for relisting them. Then work the population down more slowly over time.
Also, half the wolf masturbators try to get wolves reintroduced and protected in order to deter public land cattle ranching. It is a weapon they use, because the cattle industry on public land so completely F's the landscape it's unrecognizable as it once was. Same goes with sheep. Cattle on public land make up 4% of the US market, so we can do without. Get rid of cattle on public land, and guess how many more elk the grazing units would support? 90% of BLM grazing units do not meet the BLMs stated minimum ecosystem health requirements. Riparian basins are being destroyed because they pump water out of springs to friggin cattle guzzlers miles away.
Friggin cattle ranching industry and wolf masturbators...