Wolf Hunt
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186 allowed to be taken in an attempt to reduce MT wolf population to between 411 and 488. This has been in the news for a while but we didn’t report it here because we all have been traveling. Montana wants to reduce the population of wolves to between 411 and 488. They have decided…
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Cal Groen Claims that the balance in the Lolo “is completely out of whack” People have been discussing this on another thread but I thought it deserved its own. Some of the same old arguments on why even more wolves need to be killed next year are being made and how IDFG will allow even…
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Yes, according to the IDFG. Over on a popular, unnamed anti-wolf website there has been discussion of using radio receivers to track and hunt wolves and the frequencies of the radio collars on them so I asked the IDFG about this. I sent them the exchanges which have taken place there and, specifically, I asked…
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Up to 22 wolves could be killed in Montana “Carolyn Sime with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks says it is unusual to have so many livestock attacks this late in the year.” This couldn’t be what happens when you disrupt pack structure with a hunt could it? These questions need to be asked of wolf…
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The real story is that 40% of the wolves in Montana were killed this year- Official: Wolf hunt was effective. By Matthew Brown. Associated Press The rule of thumb is that wolves can withstand annual mortality of about 30 per cent of the adult wolves, and the population will remain stable. The article below indicates…
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Game managers may make changes in hunting season for next year- Wow! The stories about the shooting of the Park wolves who happened to be just north of the Park keep coming. This is another one. This one today is by Brett French in the Billings Gazette. Actually we don’t know that this hasn’t happened…
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Two Programs and an interview. Tonight (Thursday, October 15th) Idaho Public Television will focus on wolves in Idaho. They will start off the night with an episode of Outdoor Idaho and open up discussion about wolves following the program on Dialogue where you can call in to ask questions of the panelists. Panelists include: Jon…
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George Wuerthner has written an essay exploring the reaction of many people to the wolf hunt. Are Hunters Stupid?–The Unintended Consequences of Wolf Hunting . New West.