tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275472535850559245.post8205784128431846934..comments2024-01-11T11:19:23.663-08:00Comments on Hodgeman's Thoughts on The Great Outdoors: Wolveshodgemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07632228055641750343noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275472535850559245.post-83423505425854540922009-01-07T10:13:00.000-08:002009-01-07T10:13:00.000-08:00HI Hodgeman,Great comments about wolves. Wolf res...HI Hodgeman,<BR/><BR/>Great comments about wolves. Wolf restoration in the Northern Rockies (Id, Wy,Mt and now Oregon) has been an incredible success. The question now, that many urban enviros and wolf advocates are now having to deal with is...how do we manage them? We're in quite a quandry down here because wolves are occassionally efficient predators of livestock ,which is a huge part of rural economies and culture.<BR/><BR/>The State of Montana has, what I feel, a responsible, balanced plan to conserve the species, which includes a limited yearly hunting season of wolves. Most of us middle of the road hunting-types and level headed conservationists support the plan...alas, it is being litigated by the usual suspects. Personally I think it was about the worst thing for the wolves themselves; more conflict and divisiveness in the human realm will likely produce more poaching and gratuitous killing of this important and beautiful predator.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for your insights. Take care.<BR/>For the wild,<BR/><BR/>David CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com