It’s sad that the animal activists don’t understand how ecology works. It is a good sign that we have enough wolves to hunt now, and historically it will take sound wildlife management — including hunting — to ensure that they aren’t taken to near extirpation again.
It is also sad that folk on the other side, the “kill ‘em all ones,” don’t realize that if we do just that we risk a major ecological disaster. Thank god for knowledgeable, responsible hunters!
Please explain what “ major ecological disaster” would happen?
I am drawing a blank trying to think of anything that would be a negative if they were gone from my state of MI.
Would livestock overpopulate the UP?
Would there be so many deer that the 750,000 MI deer hunters couldn't control them?
Would there be too many hunting dogs that cost thousands of $$ in the state?
I am not sure that is correct in the case of wolves. In areas where they did become extinct coyotes seemed to take up their slack in the food chain. The thinking many years ago was that wolves were too aggressive with people and livestock and bounties were paid on them until they were extinct or near extinct in many areas- yet the eco-system did not collapse that I know of.
“It is also sad that folk on the other side, the “kill ‘em all ones,” don’t realize that if we do just that we risk a major ecological disaster.”
There are no wolves in 99% of the country despite the fact wolves roamed and killed from border to border and sea to sea. What kind of ecological disaster now exists in those areas due to lack of wolves? I will grant you that a couple of packs would probably clean up Central Park pretty fast and those of us being dictated to by wolf huggers are more than willing to give you all you want.