[Dusty Road]

No fire from me Sir! I’ve been raising cattle for many years, with my outfitting business on the side. I’m well aware of the damage an uncontrolled predatory species can cause, and i feel your pain, especially when some think they should be protected.

We practice the S.S.S. method here. It’s very effective.

[george76]

By PERRY BACKUS
Montana Standard

ENNIS – Jim Nelson nearly had wolves at his doorstep Tuesday morning.

When feeding cattle in a nearby pasture in the Bear Creek area of the Madison Valley, Nelson was surprised to see six gray wolves feeding on a 650-pound yearling steer.

“He was so close that he could have thrown a baseball at them,” said his stepdaughter, Bennie Clark.

Clark said three houses are located within about 200 yards of the kill site.

“The kill was right in the center of all three,” she said.

That marked the fourth confirmed wolf kill in the Madison Valley in less than a week .

“We’re not moneyed people who can just absorb this kind of loss,” said Clark.

“This has a huge impact on us ... we’ve told Ed (Bangs) that we have to live here and want to make this work. Now we’re begging for help.”