More on Bitterroot wolves and elk

[tjones]

Considering this was in the Missoula Independent, its not bad.

http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/

 

[IdahoHombre]

My favorite part:

People in the Bitterroot want answers now. "It might be global warming," says outfitter Scott Boulanger. "Maybe Bigfoot. You know what I think it is? It's aliens. Aliens could be snatching up all the calves. We don't know. There's a lot of things out there happening unexplained. You prove to me there's no such thing as Santa Claus. It's smoke and mirrors, man."

Thanks for sharing the article. There's obviously a lot of factors, a lot of moving parts to this issue. But I'm glad I live in Idaho where they are taking a more aggressive approach. However, the jury is still out on whether or not our approach will even be effective in lowering the wolf population from year to year. In the end, it looks like pup retention may win out over calf retention.