I encourage everyone to read the attached RMEF letter on wolf and wildlife management.
Having grown up in and around Yellowstone and Glacier Park in Montana, I have been appalled at the destruction of the game herds by the introduction of the Canadian gray wolf. The people, who love the “romance” of the wolf, have never seen a wolf pack hamstring and feed on healthy elk or moose, while the animals try to drag themselves away for up to ½ hour before “succumbing”. Studies show that each wolf take an average of 23 elk apiece from November to April, when kills can be easily documented because of snow. April through November kills are anyone’s guestimate.
My friend drew a moose permit for the area west of Glacier Park last year. I accompanied him for a total of three weeks. We saw one moose way in the distance. When we hiked several trails into areas that used to be loaded with moose, all we saw were wolf tracks, and damn few to no deer, elk, or moose tracks.
Kudos to the RMEF for pointing out why Defenders of Wildlife and Western Wildlife Conservancy really want to “defend” the wolf.
Having grown up in and around Yellowstone and Glacier Park in Montana, I have been appalled at the destruction of the game herds by the introduction of the Canadian gray wolf. The people, who love the “romance” of the wolf, have never seen a wolf pack hamstring and feed on healthy elk or moose, while the animals try to drag themselves away for up to ½ hour before “succumbing”. Studies show that each wolf take an average of 23 elk apiece from November to April, when kills can be easily documented because of snow. April through November kills are anyone’s guestimate.
My friend drew a moose permit for the area west of Glacier Park last year. I accompanied him for a total of three weeks. We saw one moose way in the distance. When we hiked several trails into areas that used to be loaded with moose, all we saw were wolf tracks, and damn few to no deer, elk, or moose tracks.
Kudos to the RMEF for pointing out why Defenders of Wildlife and Western Wildlife Conservancy really want to “defend” the wolf.