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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 101554" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>All I have to say is that the Yellowstone elk herd that used to migrate into southern Montana has decreased over 30% since the time they reintroduced the wolves. The bad news is that one study listed the fawn predation precentage at around 55 to 65% every year since the reintroduction.</p><p></p><p>What this tells me is that in 4 to 5 years when the elk herds mature and start dying off from old age and such, that 30% drop in population will expand to a 60 to 70% drop in numbers.</p><p></p><p>They used to issue around 2500 bull permits for the Gardner area every year and this late season hunt was world famous. Now its nearly impossible to draw this tag and more sad then that, when you do, seldom do any elk come out of the park because there are not nearly as many there to begin with.</p><p></p><p>The "Biologists" say its because of drought conditions. They are about as knowlegable on this topic as the Washington DC Liberals that pushed to put the wolves back in the park.</p><p></p><p>Unfotunately we can not shoot the wolves yet and out numbers are in the several hundred range last time the F&amp;G posted the wolf populations. Thats total including the native wolves in the central and north parts of western Montana.</p><p></p><p>When out of state tourists line up with huge telephoto lensed cameras for the sole purpose to photograph a calf elk being pulled from its mother by a pack of wolves, we are in serious trouble. Its those **** tourists that have the money and the say in what happens to our wildlife unfortunately. It is really sad to see and unfortunately, my kids will never see the late season hunt around the park. It will be gone in a few years.</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 101554, member: 10"] All I have to say is that the Yellowstone elk herd that used to migrate into southern Montana has decreased over 30% since the time they reintroduced the wolves. The bad news is that one study listed the fawn predation precentage at around 55 to 65% every year since the reintroduction. What this tells me is that in 4 to 5 years when the elk herds mature and start dying off from old age and such, that 30% drop in population will expand to a 60 to 70% drop in numbers. They used to issue around 2500 bull permits for the Gardner area every year and this late season hunt was world famous. Now its nearly impossible to draw this tag and more sad then that, when you do, seldom do any elk come out of the park because there are not nearly as many there to begin with. The "Biologists" say its because of drought conditions. They are about as knowlegable on this topic as the Washington DC Liberals that pushed to put the wolves back in the park. Unfotunately we can not shoot the wolves yet and out numbers are in the several hundred range last time the F&G posted the wolf populations. Thats total including the native wolves in the central and north parts of western Montana. When out of state tourists line up with huge telephoto lensed cameras for the sole purpose to photograph a calf elk being pulled from its mother by a pack of wolves, we are in serious trouble. Its those **** tourists that have the money and the say in what happens to our wildlife unfortunately. It is really sad to see and unfortunately, my kids will never see the late season hunt around the park. It will be gone in a few years. Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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