Montana Wolves
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Hard information about wolves or anything else does not come from rants- Discussion of politics and many other things, including wildlife, seems to have broken down. Instead of discussion, people yell. Instead of facts they tell stories (anecdotes) and cite folklore, urban myths and rural conspiracy theories. Very importantly, a number soldier on, citing scientific…
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Two cougar, a coyote and a bobcat caught in wolf traps- Whether this is a lot of “by-catch” or not depends on a person’s viewpoint, but some felines and one coyote have been caught in wolf traps so far in the Montana wolf trapping season. An additional cougar was caught in a “furbearer” trap (must…
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Wolfwatcher wants old wolf hunting sub-units from Montana 2011 hunt reestablished- Yellowstone Park’s response to dead Park wolves is blasé- Controversy over the seven dead Yellowstone Park wolves killed in the Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming hunting seasons continues. None of the Park wolves were actually killed inside the Park. This would be illegal, but most…
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Supposedly protected Yellowstone Park wolves were slaughtered in Montana and Wyoming state wolf hunts. We predicted would happen. The Wildlife News, along with hundreds of other people, predicted that the Montana and Wyoming wolf hunts would end up killing many wolves that live inside Yellowstone Park (which is supposed to be a no hunting area)…
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Republican Hill sees wildlife in terms of hunting; Democrat Bullock takes a more expansive view of the value of wildlife- The view of governors on wildlife makes a big difference because wildlife management is the province of the states except for endangered species and some marine mammals. Montana’s Democrat and current attorney general Steve Bullock…
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Six of America’s symbolic bird and four wolves fall to poison in vicinity of the Big Prairie Ranger Station- Last May six bald eagles and four wolves were found dead in the general area of the Big Prairie Ranger Station inside the Bob Marshall Wilderness of NW Montana. This is far up the South Fork…
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Understanding Montana’s Wolf Policy Decision George Wuerthner On July 12, 2012, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MDFWP) Commissioners voted 4-0 to increase wolf hunting in the state, expanding the hunting season and permitting the trapping of wolves for the first time as well. The goal is to reduce wolf numbers across the…
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Proposed new hunting rules would allow unlimited wolf killing right up to YNP boundary- Public comment could change this- Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks doesn’t think they killed enough wolves in the last hunt. As a result they are proposing hunting rules like Idaho had last year and more — no quotas, electronic wolf calls,…