etisll40
Well-Known Member
If they ate a couple treehuggers Rotweillers then there might be a new World Record! Don't question the man as if he's cryin "Wolf" on us now...
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just kidding!
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just kidding!
Idaho keeps grinding a few out as the season winds down. Some persistent folks still at it. 233 hunters, 88 trappers, and the Game department gets back in the game with 14. Evidently they flew the Lolo unit for 3 days, at a cost of $22,500. That comes to $1607 per wolf, and puts the unit kill at 42 (counting 6 from last spring) which is within their stated goal of removing 40-50.
As the unit is reported to have 75-100 wolves, and some transients coming across the border from Montana it's a decent start. So the total is at 321 not counting the Game Department kills.
I hope it makes a difference for all the prey species, for me it's just good to see hunters in the game. The MT FWP calling for more control of all predators. Utah, and Oregon moving forward, making predator control a portion of their efforts to improve Mule Deer herds. Idaho continuing to demonstrate resolve managing the wolf. The other side has put up a lot of uncontested points, so it's good to see some old school conservation principles back in the conversation..That's good news. Time will tell if it really makes any difference to the ungulate population. Hopefully Montana will follow suit and have a system more like Idaho.
When you look back 3 or 4 years, this season is fantastic. We need to be thankful for the opportunity to get our herds, and wildlands back in a managable balance. Good news all around. I assume you all saw Wyomings plan was signed by the governer this week.