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Sheep hunt turned into wolf hunt. Success photo included.
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<blockquote data-quote="MT4XFore" data-source="post: 120183" data-attributes="member: 4945"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] Elk populations (the main diet of the wolf packs) didn't diminish much (they mostly ate the old and sick) [ QUOTE ]</p><p> </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>Yep, that's right, the Northern Yellowstone herd went from 19,000+ animals to just over 9,000. Calf to cow ratios are at the lowest ever recorded. I guess that's because they only eat the sick!!! I realize that wolves are not the ONLY factor in the decline of the Northern Yellowstone elk herd, but it was thriving UNTIL the reintroduction. Not to mention the cattle, sheep and family pets that are also falling prey to them. Yep, ecological recovery is a wonderful thing, gonna eliminate us from hunting them altogether real soon. But then, that was the real reason for re-introducing them, wasn't it!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MT4XFore, post: 120183, member: 4945"] [ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] Elk populations (the main diet of the wolf packs) didn't diminish much (they mostly ate the old and sick) [ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] Yep, that's right, the Northern Yellowstone herd went from 19,000+ animals to just over 9,000. Calf to cow ratios are at the lowest ever recorded. I guess that's because they only eat the sick!!! I realize that wolves are not the ONLY factor in the decline of the Northern Yellowstone elk herd, but it was thriving UNTIL the reintroduction. Not to mention the cattle, sheep and family pets that are also falling prey to them. Yep, ecological recovery is a wonderful thing, gonna eliminate us from hunting them altogether real soon. But then, that was the real reason for re-introducing them, wasn't it!! [/QUOTE]
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