Game agencies are controlled by anti hunting progressives and comparing Wyoming with Washington,
Did you manage to look at the population of humans in Wyoming vs Washington, Colorado , Oregon , Wisconsin etc vs wolf population and available land?
Sad that some lack the intellect to look at all the data.Go ahead and worship your wolves in Wyoming where you can shoot , trap, use poison and arial shooting. And the elk have much more escapement there. The wolves in the above states drive the mule deer, elk down to the ranches, while killing livestock, and remain around the ranches , wintering ranges and continue to kill elk, deer and livestock because they have no fear of humans.
and then to add to the extermination of ungulates , at least in the case here in Idaho where I live . when the elk are driven down to the low country/ winter range earlier then they historically did before the wolves were unleashed on them, the fish and games answer to this new problem is to triple the number of tags , to please the ranchers , who cry deprovation.
I get that management is tough and there will be critics to any policy , but COME ON , for crying out loud. wiping out the herds is NOT the answer.
don't get me wrong, I DO NOT blame the fish and game . I DO NOT blame the ranchers.
I lay the blame on the"puppy lovers", who constantly block the efforts, of those who are experts in wildlife management , of managing.
the answer is letting fish and game actually manage the wolves/predators with a rational plan that at least attempts to take other species , into account.
most rational people , would find it more reasonable to contain(not exterminate) the wolf/predator population over the extermination of the ungulates .
I know the puppy lovers will disagree(even though most of them consider this the ultimate goal to shut down the" evil gun toters") but that is exactly what the states where they have been reintroduced are facing. sure they may not be extinct in our lifetimes but at this rate it will surely be soon after our demise. but hey, why pretend to care about the future generations?? not our problem ,right??????
o.k . rant over.