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  • Idaho Fish and Game completes Lolo zone elk survey

    Ralph Maughan

    No surprise. Elk numbers decline further. No surprise Fish and Game says it’s almost all due to wolves- News Release– Idaho Fish and Game. Here is a graph the department did. Let’s analyze the graph. This decline was predicted, but not its depth.  Wolves were reintroduced in 1995, but their number was trivial in the…

  • Wolf hunt closes in another Idaho hunting zone

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolf quota is met in the Palouse-Hells Canyon zone on the Idaho/Oregon border- The fourth Idaho wolf hunt zone has its quota of wolves killed. Eight zones are still open and four are now closed.  The quota for the newly closed zone was 5 wolves.  So far the reported kill overall is 129 131 wolves…

  • IDFG's plans to manage wolves includes killing 26 packs as well as 80% or 100 wolves in the Lolo

    Ken Cole

    250 to 300 Idaho wolves could be killed if delisting occurs. On May 2nd wolves will be delisted leaving a window of at least 30 days before the decision could be enjoined by a judge. During this time, assuming an injunction, a number of things could happen at the hands of the Idaho Fish and…

  • Idaho hopes to target Lolo wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    Officials will seek federal permission to kill wolves to protect Clearwater elk herd- Story by Jason Kauffman. Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer. The story says this will be a multi-year effort because new wolves will quickly move in to replace the wolves killed. This raises the question, why would this happen if wolves have killed…

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