Our local elk population in the Isaho Sawtooth Management area has gone from 8,000 elk to less than 2,000 in 5 years, all because of wolves. Some other Management units have lost 80% of their elk population. The State of Idaho now has basically no limit on wolf tags hunting or trapping. Also a bounty on them and, the Idaho Wildlife Association gives $750 for each wolf harvested. Yellowstone and Teton National Parks now have 80% loss of moose and deer, with elk barely hanging on. The bison are maintaining but not by much because of inherent Bangs disease plus wolf depreciation. To each their own as far as hunting for meat, trophies, or predators, or don't. I choose to take a predator if I get the chance. One wolf needs many kills to live times 2500 wolves equals no elk, moose or deer in not too many years. Even without outright killing them, the animals get stressed by running them in deep snow and they soon perish. I've seen many so called studies that are so biased in favor of predators, it's ridiculous. I stand by my 60 years of hunting in the west and mostly Idaho.
Plus this discussion should not be on the Randall Knife posts, but on another one below.
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