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If these thirteen environmental groups actually put a stop to this , they will be dealing with over 4,000 mad Idahoans. The state of Idaho set a limit of 220 for wolf hunt.What the environmental groups are saying is "If hunters harvest that many, the state’s population of wolves could drop almost 25%", which is true, BUT what they forget to mention is that the pups of the next year will replace about every single wolf shot in the '09 season.

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They probably do just that. Issue 4000 tags figuring a success rate of 5% or thereabouts.

Wonder what a properly prepared wolf pelt will sell for?

The season is a quota season. Different units have different harvest goals. All wolves have to be checked immediately after tagging, and once the quota for the unit is met the season is ended, much the same as several other fish and game seasons in our state. Trust me, our fish and game has people that know wildlife management and will do their job for the the benefit of the game they are responsible for. Giving the game biologist control over the wolf is what everyone wants, and getting politicians, lawyers, and judges who know nothing of ecosystem management out of the freaking way. The wolf will be better off when they are managed as a game species with a set season....how many wolfs do you think are being shot on sight currently because of peoples frustration with a lack of control, and a lets tie it up and court and do nothing plan we are living under currently.....damn right we are mad, not at the wolves, but at the broken system that is exploited by special interest groups at the expense of the average Idahoan on a daily basis, and not just with the wolves...4000 tags by early afternoon, thats almost 50,000 for wolf management from hunters pockets, did all the bunny huggers donate 11.50 each for wolf management?????????

ken.mcloud,
I am not too sure how familiar you are with Idaho's terrain and such, but I think that a 5.5% success rate would be optimistic at best, even if you had a month and 10,000 tags. They are really elusive and difficult to locate, and as Idoutdoors mentioned, there are quota seasons in place already for lynx, bobcat in some areas, I think and some others... it is a good plan, and realistic- I doubt the 220 will be taken very quickly. Hopefully Malloy tells the bunny huggers to piss up a rope, but his track record is not that good, he ruled against it last time, if I remember correctly. Sheesh!

Just another stupid anti-hunting tactic they're waiting to hold the hearing until the day before the season opens so that the judge will be compelled to halt hunts so that a thorough hearing can be held. I already bought my wolf tag and i intend to use it whether they close the season or not.

elkslayer and babsfish4life are not alone, I have been in my discussions trying to get the point across to the Pro-wolf groups that giving management of the wolfs over to the game agencies is in the best interest of the wolf, it gives them a value as a game animal, and assures local residents that the wolf #'s will be managed like every other animal for the good of the complete eco-system.....the truth is that more wolfs will be shot on sight year round without a season in place, since as babsfish4life said people in the western states are at the end of their rope waiting on years of court room circus acts while the wolf population runs amok without any form of management(other than after the damage is done, problem wolf killings). Many in this country are fed up as a whole, and to people in our area this is one issue staring us in the face everyday, and the wolf just being a wolf shouldn't suffer the wrath of Political correctness gone insane.

MR DIEHL, ABOUT 175.00 TO 300.00 FOR A GOOD TANNED PELT.

Moronspotter:
How about having you go out in the woods in Idaho and just talk with the wolves and reason together? You won't because your butt is not in danger. Foolish children.