If they could be "controlled" (zap collars perhaps) they'd give us a good start on the North end's 60 to 70 thousand wild deer, and the South end's 50 thousand wild deer.
Fire arms are inappropriate in a heavily urbanized area where you are unable to "clear" downrange. But wolves would be fine. Just track'em and follow them around with a meat wagon or something.
Be very careful what you ask for, because you know very well that those who would implement the program will be the same ones who are now denying the destruction these wolves are wrecking in the Northwest.
What you need to do is get rid of the stupid laws that only let you hunt at certain times of the year. If you have that many deer, then extend the hunting season to a year round and allow each hunter to kill more per tag.
However, DO NOT ask for wolves to be released into your area. First get rid of the wolves running your state that will not allow the hunters to do what they do best.
Yeah and if pigs could fly...
Actually what you need to do is to open the area to archery hunting. Cities like Pittsburgh have done this to control suburban deer populations.
Just put out a lot more licenses for deer and forget the wolves because your dogs and cats and children wouldn’t be safe.
Most people aren’t aware that wolves are being released on the east coast. But they are not the larger grey wolves, they are red wolves that are somewhat smaller and more coyote like. There are at least several hundred of them in the eastern marshy woods of North Carolina. They are very beautiful, fast, and can hunt smaller game including small deer. Whether their population will stabilize, or start spreading out like coyotes is anyones guess.
There was a reason that those that came before us wiped out the top line predators from area’s where humans live....they didn’t want themselves or there kids to be eaten by wolves, cougar or bear....or the livestock they depended on for their food source...
Bow hunting. Or, my city hires “sharp shooters” at carefully controlled times of the year to pick off the deer. Of course, we are a little more rural than Fairfax Co.