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<blockquote data-quote="mustang58" data-source="post: 487606" data-attributes="member: 25097"><p>Idaho is basically saturated with wolves in the mountainous areas. You can't push them out into another pack's area because they are very territorial and will fight to the death to defend that territory. The neighboring pack knows this. You are right that wolves will become afraid of man and that is why we won't be very successful in controlling them. Their senses are so keen that you can be among them and never see one. Another point is that you have to kill about 70% of them every year for several years before you will make a difference in the game numbers. Not my numbers but Alaska. The thing that will reduce their number is lack of food. There will be some ugly congrontations with man before that happens. Alaska doesn't have a domestic livestock population. The wolves are dependent on the game only. Our elk numbers are getting to the point that the wolves are nearly out of food now. I think in a short few years we will see what will happen. I don't know if you have been to central Idaho and looked at the wilderness area or not. Alaska has nothing on the country. Our mountainous areas are also much steeper than Alaska and will be harder to control predators with aircraft. We will loose aircraft and crews and the success will be somewhat less. Fixed wing aircraft will be useless in the steep areas. Helicopters will cost alot more to fly. Where will the money come from? Just some thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mustang58, post: 487606, member: 25097"] Idaho is basically saturated with wolves in the mountainous areas. You can't push them out into another pack's area because they are very territorial and will fight to the death to defend that territory. The neighboring pack knows this. You are right that wolves will become afraid of man and that is why we won't be very successful in controlling them. Their senses are so keen that you can be among them and never see one. Another point is that you have to kill about 70% of them every year for several years before you will make a difference in the game numbers. Not my numbers but Alaska. The thing that will reduce their number is lack of food. There will be some ugly congrontations with man before that happens. Alaska doesn't have a domestic livestock population. The wolves are dependent on the game only. Our elk numbers are getting to the point that the wolves are nearly out of food now. I think in a short few years we will see what will happen. I don't know if you have been to central Idaho and looked at the wilderness area or not. Alaska has nothing on the country. Our mountainous areas are also much steeper than Alaska and will be harder to control predators with aircraft. We will loose aircraft and crews and the success will be somewhat less. Fixed wing aircraft will be useless in the steep areas. Helicopters will cost alot more to fly. Where will the money come from? Just some thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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