So, a bit of a more serious answer to some of Gila's statements:
1.) Safari's are more than simply killing critters. Wildlife watching tours are big business, and are often billed as Safaris. So I can see AP wanting to promote that and bring tourists into eastern MT with that kind of messaging which is pretty smart, IMO, if your target audience is people looking for "adventure light" kind of adventure. Given the amount of infrastructure AP has put in place with the Yurts, campgrounds, etc - yes, I can see Range Rovers on the high plains looking at large herds of elk & bison. They already have some of this that they do at Slippery Ann with donors, etc to highlight how special the area really is.
2.) AP has repeatedly said that they would welcome wolves and grizzlies back to the plains and manage in accordance when & if they show up. They have never once said anything about reintroducing them in the 10 years or so that I've had interactions with them.
3.) Private entities cannot reintroduce wildlife w/o the express authorization of the MTFWP, the Commission and in the case of T&E species, the USFWS. Furthermore, MT's laws on reintroducing species is pretty strong due to fears that some landowners would want to reintroduce bison and wolves. Hell, the MT Legislature almost made reintroducing Big Horns illegal when someone got angry with them for even suggesting it once in a letter.
4.) There are some real and disconcerting issues with the rush to purchase large swaths of land be it from AP or Billionaires like the Wilks. That kind of land rush makes it difficult for younger ranching & farming families to purchase smaller spreads to make a start with, and based off of some conversations with locals and others in the Ag world, this isn't a Pollyannaish type of issue. It's also replicating across the west (Matador, Fred Eschelman, etc). The west has always been the playground of the elites looking for their own kingdoms. The Scottish & English Barons were the original landed gentry of the west, which also led to things like the Johnson County Cattle War, etc.
