03-04-2004, 11:12 PM
Wolves are notorious for running elk for miles. They'll wait til a weak or sick one gets seperated from the herd and its dinner time. I don't really look at wolves as a bad thing. Most places that have CWD should have good numbers of wolves to control the spread and other diseases. Currently there is about 400 breeding pairs and they are just waiting for the states management plan to be approved to remove them from being endangered. I wouldn't be surprised if they start having a limited number of tags issued.
People always will blame predators for the decline in hunting or wildlife numbers but they rarely ever look at the real reason behind it. I try and keep a open mind about issues that will effect me.
That same area had a mysterious disease kill herds of antelope. They check the elk for CWD and a couple other major diseases and nothing came up positive.
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People always will blame predators for the decline in hunting or wildlife numbers but they rarely ever look at the real reason behind it. I try and keep a open mind about issues that will effect me.
That same area had a mysterious disease kill herds of antelope. They check the elk for CWD and a couple other major diseases and nothing came up positive.
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