Comments on: Video: Wolves on the Hunt

By: Cahill

Cahill — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:18:40 +0000

And chris the elk population in Montana is way way down and i think i would know i live here in Montana.

By: Cahill

Cahill — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:13:47 +0000

Whoa Whoa Whoa hey im a ranchers kid and you all dont know how bade wolves are i mean at a ranch not 20 miles from mine the Martins there was one wolf you killed 25 sheep one wolf. Killing for fun and games not survival. And not just sheep Elk,Deer,Moose,Cows,Horses, and so many other animals are being eaten in Montana you barely see any elk anymore when you go hunting.

By: Co

Co — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:23:58 +0000

I LOVE ANIMALS there so awesome
my favorite animal is a tiger
there awesome im 8 almost 9 and a tiger is like as tall as me

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:28:40 +0000

chance has a point

By: chance

chance — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:24:10 +0000

i love the way you all are using this like an e-mail address. chris just because nick knows a lot about wolves does not make him a wildlife biologist

By: Chris Harbin

Chris Harbin — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:11:39 +0000

Nick,
Are you a wildlife biologist? How can you say no other predator eats every three days or less. If you have a family of 4 or 5 you too would have to go the the grocery every three days. As a matter of fact people are predators (albeit luckily removed from the actual killing of animals for the most part). Also, most of the other predators eat with some frequncy.
It is true that wolves take down “game” animals. However, they also eat fish, beavers and other non-game animals. What does “game” animal mean to you. If you are talking about big robust elk or mule deer only or does that include all members of the elk and deer family? Wolves will take down a bull elk when they can. Most of the time however, they take what is the easiest to catch, and that would be those in poor condition, very old or very young. There are literally thousands of peer reviewed scientific studies that will bear this out.
Wildlife management is an oxyoron as stubbs said. If animals were truly managed you could not really call them wild could you?
I am not opposed to hunting per se, but you will find many that do not agree that hunting is humane. You will find a lot more of the victims that feel that way. Can you honestly say aerial hunting, trapping and the use of poisons such as Compound 1080 are humane?
“we as a country would be without ALL animals in the western US.” Do you have any idea what the wildlife population was in Pre-Columbian times?

By: Hanna

Hanna — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:46:16 +0000

Hejhej, jag tycker synd om djuret som dör!!=( stackars djur!!! det kanske tillhör naturen elr?
svar: ja det är synd om dom men det tillhör naturen :) Tack för att vi hitta denna fina sida om djur och natur!! =D

By: heeej

heeej — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:43:36 +0000

Hejhej vi är svenskar och bor i Svergie hej då på er =D

By: stubbs

stubbs — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:58:31 +0000

Who managed the wildlife populations before we came here? Wolves did not wipe out all of the prey speices in the west. Elk, Buffalo, Deer and many other animals were pushed to extinction by the white man who hunted, trapped and poisioned everything within sight. So really what we have is human management not wildlife management. Wildlife does fine all by itself, but when we are added into the mix then the laws must be made.

By: NICK

NICK — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:42:20 +0000

Both sides of the argument are correct, however the use of sport hunting is in no way cruel to any healthy/legal animal population. The use of sound wildlife management to manage both wolves and game animals is extremely necessary. It is a proven fact that wolves will kill one big game animal every two to three days. There is currently no other predator who even comes close to such predatory behavior. Without hunting and intensively managing wolves, we as a country would be without ALL animals in the western US. There is a place for wolves, but there is also a place for unemotional science. This is out of the mouth of a wildlife biologist.