Recently the Idaho Fish and Game changed its rules to allow any hunter or trapper to kill up to 30 wolves per year. And the state is considering a proposal to open much of the state to year-round wolf killing.
In Montana, the MDFWP is discussing increases from 5 to 10 wolf tags for some […]
Continue Reading →Wolfwatcher wants old wolf hunting sub-units from Montana 2011 hunt reestablished-
Yellowstone Park’s response to dead Park wolves is blasé-
Controversy over the seven dead Yellowstone Park wolves killed in the Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming hunting seasons continues. None of the Park wolves were actually killed inside the Park. This would be illegal, but […]
Continue Reading →Understanding Montana’s Wolf Policy Decision
George Wuerthner
On July 12, 2012, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MDFWP) Commissioners voted 4-0 to increase wolf hunting in the state, expanding the hunting season and permitting the trapping of wolves for the first time as well. The goal is to reduce wolf numbers across the […]
Continue Reading →122 killed in Montana; 195 in Idaho-
Two more areas in Montana have meet its wolf quota and will close Dec. 29. Areas 101 and 110 in NW Montana will close. In total 122 wolves have been killed in Montana. The Montana statewide quota is 220. Recently the state game commission extended the wolf hunt […]
Continue Reading →The attached article details what many of us advocate on this blog, a more equal representation in wildlife management – especially with regards to wolves. However, because we published this article in the Journal of Wildlife Management (JWM) we had to be careful with our wording and ended up removing certain sections like on Public […]
Continue Reading →Sales will probably increase as deer and elk season arrives-
Sale of wolf tags for Idaho’s second wolf hunt are pretty weak. There are probably a number of reasons. Most likely there are not all that many who want to specifically hunt wolves, and a wolf killed in September will make a lousy pelt or […]
Continue Reading →Though Wyoming caused relisting of the wolf twice, they have no plans to change-
The article interestingly enough says that Idaho’s Butch Otter and and Montana’s Brian Schweitzer haven’t bothered to ask Wyoming’s retiring Governor Freudenthal whether Wyoming intends to reconsider.” I’m not sure what to make of that.
Wyoming not apologetic for thwarting […]
Continue Reading →Here is the latest official news on wolves from the State of Montana-
There is quite a bit of news on their next hunting season, and I think it is still open for comment.
Montana Wolf Weekly-2010-05-21
Continue Reading →Is one state doing a better job than the other on the hunt?
I think it’s still too soon to say, and too soon on the quotas too. Wolves killed picked up quickly in Idaho as more elk and deer hunts opened. Now the number killed is slowing down, but wait until there is more […]
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