Wolf country: Ranchers fighting comeback of a predator

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In the last three years," he says, "you don't hear them as much."

 

I just don't know if i can go hunting with out hearing the wolves!! "

 

http://www.azcentral.com/news/green/articl...wolves0525.html

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I agree. I dont like the wolves, and dont like people like that even more!!!

[jackshoe]

To bad that nuts like Linda Valdez get to express there ridiculous and Wrong opnions in a public newspaper and actually get paid to misinform the public. Every group that she refers to in her aritcle is admitedly very anti rancher. What most people don't realize is that many of these same groups are not only anti rancher, anti hunter, anti any kind of use of public lands- they are also of the opinion that these lands that Miss Valdez spouts about belonging to everyone-should be off limits to most of the public. The vision of the Rewilding Institute that she refers to in her article would have great uninteruppted animal migration corridors through out North and South America as well as other continents that would be strictly enforced(off limits) to most of the public. They believe that having large numbers of free roaming large predators on the planet is the only way to save the planet and bring the environment back into balance. What they fail to realize is that man is the top predator on the planet. I believe they are a bunch of nuts who don't represent what most of the population would like to see done with public lands. I think Miss Valdez and people who think like her don't really think at all but are easily decieved. Next will be reintoduction of grizzly bears to their original range-happy camping guys. The anti's should have to live on pond scum and wolf turds. My 2 cents worth.

 

Ted Bounds

[AZantlerhead]

My 2 cents. A good wolf is a dead one. They are of zero benefit to our ecosystem. They are of great harm . Plus, Why should children have to wait in "cages" for the Bus ? Don't we have enough dangerous animals as it is? They look nice on the nature films in Alaska, that's all they do for me. We killed umm all for a reason. I don't think the re-introduction was fully thought out, that's for sure.

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Yeah thats a bunch of crap. Those kids should not have to wait for the bus in a cage. If my kids had to....I would sit there with them with a rifle and cap every one of them that was in eye site.

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Wolf pen in unit 27

 

 

 

Unit 27 is always my unit of choice, and I was very unhappy when they released the wolves in there. I would just as soon have them re-introduce the grizzly.

I don't know what kind of delusions that Valdez has about the wolves, but they are killers, plain and simple. It is not like Yellowstone park where you might actually see one. The public will probably never see one in the wild here in AZ, and I can't see them being an advantage to an ecosystem whose deer numbers are already plaqued by drought and predation.

[Guest 300ultramag.]

I saw a wolf in 27 last year! We heard coyotes all morning up until noon... then we saw a bunch of crows in a tree and mr wolf at the base of the tree eating a cow elk.The strange part is we watched it feed for a while and it appeared to be only eating the neck part of the elk We assume the wolf ran off the coyotes because it was od that they would howl for 4 hours straight. Wolves ARE beautiful animals just ask a tree hugger

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I saw one in 2002. I was glassing for deerand something caught my eye. It was sitting in a clearing about 7-800 yards out, I thought it was a yote but after watching it it turned out to be a wolf. Its the only time I ever saw one, I have never hear one howling at night.

Turns out a pack or a loner was in that area, and I was wondering why my honey hole was barren, wolf tracks in all the drainages I was in?

The wolf program had plans to have 100 wolves in the Blue Range by 2002, I don't know if they met that objective or not.

Hunters or hikers will most likely see them on occasion.

[jackshoe]

I saw a wolf between Big Lake and the West Fork of Black River a few years ago-It had a collar on and was following a bunch of hereford cows and calves (this was before they quit grazing this area). During the same time frame I heard wolves howl at night while camping with a group at the corrals on f.r. 116. The anti's don't think that there is any reason to ever remove a wolf once they are turned loose-the truth is many of them could not make the adjustment from being fed road kills on a daily basis to fending for themselves in the wild. They also came to associate food with people(because they were fed by people) That's a dangerous combination and usually ends up with a dead wolf.

[DesertBull]

Wolves have a purpose.

Here is one of them.

 

 

 

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That 1st one would sure look good on the floor or wall at the house.