I've got to wonder what the impact will be on other animal populations if you eliminate nearly all wolves

Apr 29, 2021
11:24:50am

KingDave Plexmaster

What other prey of wolves will be affected? How will an increase population of various wolf prey impact other parts of the ecosystem?

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Idaho wants to kill 90% of wolves so we can eat a ribeye and lamb chops. Grr.

Tank's Dad

4/29/21 11:14am

Wolves are terrible. Hate ‘em

Jericho

4/29/21 11:15am

Alternate opinion: wolves are awesome, and I hope this bill fails.

ReyOso

4/29/21 11:16am

There is only one kind of wolf I like

TADOW

4/29/21 11:27am

And ribeyes are tasty. Love 'em.

Hawk in the 303

4/29/21 11:51am

Good, non native species should have their population controlled

USMCdad

4/29/21 11:16am

This statement seems ironic

Indy Coug

4/29/21 11:17am

True, but there needs to be a balance and right now there isn’t

USMCdad

4/29/21 11:31am

RE: Good, non native species should have their population controlled

ReyOso

4/29/21 11:18am

Yeah this species of wolf isn’t native to the area and why they have exploded

USMCdad

4/29/21 11:32am

Same species, different subspecies that overlapped with the previous wolf.

ReyOso

4/29/21 11:39am

Some argue they have killed off the native wolfs

USMCdad

4/29/21 11:42am

More likely that the population explosion is due to an abundance of east prey

cougarstrong

4/29/21 12:34pm

Which species of wolf is native and are you saying that a native species would

SnickSnack

4/29/21 1:02pm

Yeah they didn’t think so either when they went with the Canadian ones

USMCdad

4/29/21 1:14pm

Fair enough, thanks for sharing.

SnickSnack

4/29/21 3:08pm

Hmmm...

Laura Palmer

4/29/21 11:20am

Exactly, it does make you want to research before you just react

USMCdad

4/29/21 11:36am

Clown comment

letthewookieewin

4/29/21 11:21am

Maybe, but these aren’t the same wolf for that area as the original

USMCdad

4/29/21 11:33am

Before all of you judge....

Spocougar

4/29/21 11:32am

It’s because he’s right, these aren’t the same native species

USMCdad

4/29/21 11:35am

Wait! Shouldn’t we just read the headline and conclude sinister motives?

Super Chicken

4/29/21 11:42am

There is a big difference between controlled (via biologists) and legal quotas.

chago04

4/29/21 12:11pm

I like my rib-eye without Wolf teeth marks please...and medium rare too!

outback747

4/29/21 11:17am

But it comes pre-tenderized with the wolf bites.

stenso

4/29/21 1:04pm

now i must reconsider!

outback747

4/29/21 2:02pm

And you choose to kill off 100% of the critters

Sheepfarm

4/29/21 11:18am

So because some elimination of native wildlife is unavoidable for human life, we should support all elimination

CDV

4/29/21 11:21am

I don't think the bill said 100% and

Sheepfarm

4/29/21 11:27am

I understand, but wolves are native to Idaho, right?

CDV

4/29/21 11:41am

See the posts above, I don't know how to link them here

Sheepfarm

4/29/21 11:52am

No. DUH!

Snipe

4/29/21 11:28am

Right. That is exactly what it seemed that Sheepfarm was doing and I was pointing out.

CDV

4/29/21 11:40am

Board name seems incredibly wrong....

StarMan

4/29/21 11:25am

Sure. Let's start with prairie dogs.

Hawk in the 303

4/29/21 11:57am

I hear they are decimating the elk population.

Ojiisan

4/29/21 11:20am

I've got to wonder what the impact will be on other animal populations if you eliminate nearly all wolves

KingDave

4/29/21 11:24am

RE: I've got to wonder what the impact will be on other animal populations if you eliminate nearly all wolves

letthewookieewin

4/29/21 11:25am

C'mon man, trophic cascade has been debunked. And an outdoorsman like yourself

Penske Material

4/29/21 12:12pm

From reading the article, there are significantly more wolves right now than are

Corn Pop

4/29/21 11:29am

Wolves will bounce back, they have no predators besides man in that region

USMCdad

4/29/21 11:29am

Doesn't nature self-regulate that? If they've grown to populous, and prey populations are decimated, then predators die

KingDave

4/29/21 11:35am

It would regulate like you said, but we are basically feeding the wolves (by raising cattle and sheep where the wolves

dilbert

4/29/21 11:40am

Makes sense

KingDave

4/29/21 11:58am

It does with native species. These aren’t native to this region

USMCdad

4/29/21 11:40am

OK, you guys convinced me. Let's kill them all.

KingDave

4/29/21 11:59am

There are way more wolves than the ecosystem supports naturally (without livestock to eat)

YIsForBrigham

4/29/21 11:32am

Maybe there will actually be elk and deer again

jaromp

4/29/21 7:26pm

Passing this bill is a good way to lose management control again.

godawgs

4/29/21 11:25am

RE: Passing this bill is a good way to lose management control again.

letthewookieewin

4/29/21 11:26am

The middle ground is killing more of them

YIsForBrigham

4/29/21 11:33am

They literally sell an unlimited number of hunting/trapping tags for them now.

godawgs

4/29/21 3:04pm

Exactly.

chago04

4/29/21 12:13pm

I’m totally against this. Mostly because I don’t live in Idaho and it has

Zaphod

4/29/21 11:26am

This actually makes a great point. Most wolf supporters are special interest

Penske Material

4/29/21 11:35am

I'm totally for it. Mostly because I also don't live in Idaho

The Chief

4/29/21 12:05pm

Interestingly, the Feds transported these wolves onto fed land and bred them.

Super Chicken

4/29/21 11:28am

90% isn’t enough. Cull them all.

Zedhead

4/29/21 11:29am

I had heard from a local that species that was "introduced" was not what was

NacoCoug

4/29/21 11:30am

I'm on team farmer/rancher.

RockyBalboa

4/29/21 11:46am

So is everyone else. That's why we pay them for every animal killed by wolves.

godawgs

4/29/21 3:05pm

One thing I'm certain about. People who don't live in Idaho know much better how to manage Idaho's wolf population than

SierraCoug

4/29/21 12:01pm

Yep, these comments are telling of how little people know about land management.

stenso

4/29/21 1:08pm

Everyone that was for the wolf reintroduction were the people who didn't live

UNLVcougar

4/29/21 12:04pm

Yes. Urban environmentalists vs rural ranchers. Also Fed gov vs local gov.

Super Chicken

4/29/21 12:33pm

I’m from Idaho. I’ve always wondered why they aren’t reintroducing sharks near

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