Killing of pack draws cries of protest

D Banta wrote:

I find this deplorable to wipe out a whole small pack of wolves!
Predators bring down the sick, weak and unsuspecting young of a species. They are what keep a species healthy and thriving.
Cattlemen need to be more prudent in the handling of their animals when in fact I don't even believe cattle should be run in the mountains. If so then they should expect this to happen and purchase extra animals to offset their expected losses.
It also appears to me that the cattlemen are running their cattle in the wolves territory.

Chaos wrote:

You fools don't realise that MAN has always been the top predator and removing the top predator only lets the lesser predators run wild. I live in the packs stomping grounds. The only reason they are after the cows is that they have DESAMATED all the natural wild game. To defend the Wolfe over ALL the other species is asinine and VERY uninformed. I live there how about you.
You LIMMINGS need to get a job or at least an understanding of how nature works.

drugczar wrote:

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there is more wild game here now than there was 100 years ago. the real reason the wolves feed on cattleis cuz its easy pickins. a pack of wolves will kill 10 calves a week. those ten calves grow up to be pretty expensive beefs. im not a farmer but a butcher and do business with the farmers.
look at alaska. they tried to protect the wolves andnow they turned around andput bountys on them because they grew to many and are upsetting the natural ballance. a hard winter and your gunna loose most ofthe fawns and elk calves not to mention more beef calves. they know what they are doing. fish and game study these numbers and even have fancy computers to make predictions on what the future will be like if they dont act know.