By Ralph Maughan
Wolf Recovery Foundation
Stanley, Idaho. The small central Idaho town of Stanley passed an ordinance Dec. 13 stating that no person shall knowingly feed “big game” within the corporate boundaries of Stanley.
Idaho is not like Wyoming. Except for a few instances Idaho Fish and Game does not feed wintering deer or elk. However, private feeding is not prohibited in Idaho.
In Stanley, private winter elk feeding has taken place in recently years, mostly carried out by anti-wolf activist Ron Gillet who fed them last winter behind his place. Last winter about 85 elk endured harsh weather conditions while they waited to be fed hay. The elk also stripped many of the trees in the yards of the residents of town and ate other planted vegetation.