Surprisingly Good Wolf Article WYOfile

[elks96]

This article makes some really
Good points. The fight that it took to get the state set up was huge. Both sides got what they wanted. An area with a stable healthy population and a huge area where wolves would not be allowed to get established in significant numbers.

I hope that as we delist bears the same consort is employed.

Other states like Colorado would be wise to take a similar approach.

Wyoming’s mostly wolf-free policy produces precise management of a controversial canine - WyoFile

Wyoming's census-style monitoring and management of wolves is unique among Rocky Mountain states that have jurisdiction over Canis lupus, and it’s helped reduce conflict and keep both environmental groups and anti-predator politicians at bay.

wyofile.com

 

[mightyhunter]

I read the article and many like it. I have never had any explanation of why there are so many more wolves in Montana and Idaho than are claimed to be in Wyoming. Are populations in Wyoming understated purposefully because delisting was obtained differently or are the numbers just low? Montana and Idaho wolves are trapped which does not take place in the Wyoming trophy zone. What would trapping reveal about numbers in Wyoming? I also wonder why more wolves are often killed in the predator zone than the trophy zone? The quota in my hunt areas were cut to 6 this year. I know a biologist in the Cody Office who contends there are few wolves in 1 and 2 because the quota is never reached. That is inconsistent with what I have seen. They are very wary and less likely to be seen by humans. There is sure a lot of wolf scat for the existence of few wolves. Just sayin…mh

 

[elks96]

I read the article and many like it. I have never had any explanation of why there are so many more wolves in Montana and Idaho than are claimed to be in Wyoming. Are populations in Wyoming understated purposefully because delisting was obtained differently or are the numbers just low? Montana and Idaho wolves are trapped which does not take place in the Wyoming trophy zone. What would trapping reveal about numbers in Wyoming? I also wonder why more wolves are often killed in the predator zone than the trophy zone? The quota in my hunt areas were cut to 6 this year. I know a biologist in the Cody Office who contends there are few wolves in 1 and 2 because the quota is never reached. That is inconsistent with what I have seen. They are very wary and less likely to be seen by humans. There is sure a lot of wolf scat for the existence of few wolves. Just sayin…mh

Yeah I did not dive into the numbers, but was more interested in the perspective that WY created a win for both sides. I can say this, I never laves home into the predator zone without having the ability to kill a wolf. Never seen a wolf yet, but I sure hope I do...

 

[nfh]

Yeah I did not dive into the numbers, but was more interested in the perspective that WY created a win for both sides. I can say this, I never laves home into the predator zone without having the ability to kill a wolf. Never seen a wolf yet, but I sure hope I do...

I see wolves all the time, but for some reason during the season they dont exist.