[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Except for ranchers, I’m in favor of wolf populations increasing until natural controls kick in. There are several good reasons for this.

Too many deer have been a problem for a decade or two. Wolf will also compete with coyote, which all told are far more pestiferous dogs.

Wolf are also big in helping to keep the rodent population down, which has lots of other benefits.

Finally, wolves are superior dogs, and when they cross breed with dogs like huskies, keep the breed fit and healthy. While wolves can still have hip displasia, which is the bane of several large breeds, it is far less common in wolves.

Since 96% wolves are legal for domestication, they make for highly intelligent open range dogs. Oddly enough, if used for that purpose, they would fend off wild wolves who wanted to hunt on that ranch. The wild wolves would smell the dogs territory and avoid it.

[jazusamo]

Yes, ranching is where the big problem lies. Ranchers have to show proof of wolf kills to be reimbursed for losses and they lose more livestock than they are reimbursed for.

Depredation of wildlife can be managed by state wildlife departments but only if the wolf is delisted and the animal rights activists don’t take over their jobs through lawsuits and that’s whats been taking place.

[george76]

We taxpayers spent lots of money for the introduction of Canadian wolves.

These Canadian wolves are much bigger than American wolves.

Now , we will get the future tax bills for managing these Canadian wolves.

[Myrddin]

The local hunters in Pocatello came home empty handed this year. These are seasoned hunters that feed their families with an annual elk. There was nothing to bring home this year. We had a very harsh winter last year. Between the winter and the wolves, there is little or nothing left of the elk herds. The wolf packs have grown far larger than was ever agreed. The animals are non-native species. They are Canadian wolves, not the wolf that previously inhabited the area. As is common when a non-native species is introduced, they devastate an ecosystem. Canadian wolves also "sport kill" elk and moose. It isn't a matter of food. It's pure entertainment. When they run out of wild game, they enter cities and towns looking for food. We already have a problem with mountain lions hunting on the Idaho State University campus for want of sufficient game in the surrounding mountains.