Bear Hunters in Wisconsin certainly want the wolves to no longer be protected. Beau would love to bag a wolf.
The PETA Wolf Lovers make a LOT of trouble for Bear hunters in the north woods of our state, wolves attack farm animals, hunting dogs, family dogs, etc.
I certainly wouldn’t want to meet up with one.
Ping worth?
The pioneers knew what they were doing when they eradicated the wolf in the areas they were taming.
Gray wolves are doing very well in several quite large, low population states. That’s great (except for the occasional loss of livestock or pets.) Overall, though, it seems an acceptable balance / situation.
However, aside from wolf hunting opportunities, what could possibly be the benefit of increasing their numbers in states like WI? Thin out the overpopulated deer? Human hunters can do that.
Now, if they could be trained for riot control...