I think the republican party needs to be careful on this stuff. I have no problem with hunting, but we have the tradition and honor of being the party of conservation, including our beautiful outdoors and wildlife. We need to promote that legacy more. The party of Teddy Roosevelt. Real environmental protection
I look at wolves this way- they eat what hunters want to pay big bucks to pursue. They eat lots and lots of the elk, Mulies, Antelope Moose etc.
So, instead of oneo f us rednecks paying $2-5k to pursue and kill and eat ONE of the above , okay, maybe two or three... annually, with specific rules determining what sex can be taken, and where; we conserve the populations for both the environment and the future.
The wolves, they don’t contribute a penny and consume whatever, whenever, how ever often they want need. Either we hug the wolves, or we hug the folks who own land, run outfitters, hotels, gas stations sporting good AND we finance the conservation efforts for all the critters, except the ones that hate us....
I like wolves. I’d like one rugged hanging next to my Lynx, Bobcat and Lion on the stairwell wall....
Now, bears and lions, I ‘m okay with some competition for them, but they are on my lists as well. Bear is tasty, I would only eat a lion if I was lost.