[fabsroman]

Roy,

To say that you would not support a hunting season on wolves UNLESS it was made with the extent to put them into extinction seems rather bull headed if you ask me. Any type of hunting season is better than nothing to start with.

As far as an animal being driven into extinction because they have no monetary value, I think that is a bunch of crap too. We have plenty of animals around that are not worth anything. However, in the ecological system, almost every animal has its purpose. The problem is that man has screwed this up.

I am willing to bet that some of the same people complaining about the wolf are the ones complaining that there isn't enough places to hunt. Both problems are man made.

I am no bunny lover or tree hugger, but I find it to be pretty pathetic when we are willing to lose a species over money or greed. Leave it to man and there will eventually be nothing but men on this world. If there weren't any limits on killing big game and waterfowl, I am willing to bet that there wouldn't be much big game or waterfowl left. I have read a story of a group of hunters finding an elk herd and killing 100+ animals. Read another story about 100+ geese and ducks being thrown in a ditch on the side of the road. Heard another story from a friend of mine about an oyster bed that he found in the Chesapeake Bay, which are nearly non-existant. He told a friend, who told another friend, etc. The entire bed was cleaned out by the end of the weekend.

Men are greedy. Probably more so than wolves. We want everything and we don't want to share anything. We want our nice big houses and our nice big yards. However, we also want plenty of land to hunt on and we want to be able to show our children the great wide open places. Well, we cannot have everything if we keep going the way we are. We need to learn to compromise. The bunny huggers and wolf huggers need to learn that wolves need to be controlled. Likewise, the bull headed hunters and cattle ranchers need to learn that we do not need to exterminate/eradicate the wolf species entirely. Maybe leave them in Yellowstome, or set up some areas where they are allowed to live, but other areas where they can be shot on sight.

Come on guys, lets come up with realistic solutions instead of statements like "All wolves need to be protected" or "All wolves must be killed."