When I started this thread and the "Boycott Wyoming", which has been locked, I had no idea how out of control they were going to get. We all need to step back and rethink our comments. I apologize if I said anything that offended anyone. That was not my intentions. The truth is, the wolf population is getting out of control. It is affecting the game populations and the ranchers lives. Trust me, I do not want the wolves killed off to extinction, I don't think any of us do. I have seen them in Yellowstone and have seen them whild hunting here in Sublette Co. It is exciting, believe me. They are a magnificent animal and a very formidable predator.
The fact that a few people have chosed to display their trophy's, well thats up to them. I would love to harvest one now that it is totaly legal! My choice.
It was the USFWS that did the study's and decided it was time to delist the wolves, it was the Wyoming Government that, rightfully so, set the boundrys and regulations on how to control the rising wolf population. It was the USFWS that approved said plan. The delisting and management plan has been going on for years. I commend Gov. Freudenthal for not backing down on the management plan.
A few points that some people are missing is that the USFWS killed 60 wolves in Wyoming last year in their efforts to control the wolf problem.
http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2008/01/Confirmedwolfpredati.htmAnother thing for people to realize is that from 1995 thru 2005 the USFWS killed 396 wolves in control actions in the northern rockies.
http://www.pinedaleonline.com/wolf/wolfcontrol.htmFrom 2006 - 2007 the Wyoming wolf population increased from 311 to 359 a 15% increase.
http://www.pinedaleonline.com/wolf/pdf/WY-YNP2007AnnualFinalReport3-8-08.pdfThe bottom line is that, most people that come here are sportsman that love the outdoors and to hunt and fish. I moved to Wyoming 27 yrs. ago for just that reason. The arguing, name calling, finger pointing, etc. is just what the anti's want. Trust me they are watching us here. We have to stand together or divided we will fall. God Bless.
PS. Coming Soon "Grizzly Bear De-Listing"