Sad happening in Idaho!!

[DaMadman]

I will agree on a few things here and have to add my .02 cents


#1 I would probably be upset if my dogs were killed by wolves and eaten.

#2 it would more than likely put a fear in me that I wouldn't be out roaming in the woods without a gun.

#3 The wolf population need to be kept in balance

#4 Agressive Wolves in populated area should be killed

However, For Christ sake your going to tell me that this guy trains dogs to chase Grizzly bears and Cougars but is somehow shocked and bent all out of shape that 2 of them were killed and one injured.

Doesn't make sense that the guy is out in the woods treeing bears with hunting dogs and has no way to protect himself or the dogs if the bear decided to turn on them. What would this dude have done if that mature sow decide it didn't want retreat up a tree and turn on hi and or his dogs, it could easily happen especially this time of year when the sows are dropping babies.



Give me a break.

I don't know guys the wolves are natural predators and have a right to be in the woods, just the same as any other animal, predator or prey.

If a Grizzly happened to come down the tree and rip one of the dogs a new hole or two would this guy say that all bears shouldn't be allowed to live in the woods. Probably not because he is making money training and selling dogs to hunt them.

I agree 100% that if there is a known agressive wolf or wolves in an area near a human population they should be killed.

I agree that when it gets to the point, if it hasn't already there should be a hunting season to cull the wolf population.

But I am sorry I just do not see this guys story as any reason that the wolves shouldn't have been reintroduced or why they shouldn't be allowed to continue being part of nature.

Wolves can be agressive if you enter thier territory especially with hunting dogs. That's just part of nature the same as it is part of nature that you wouldn't go trapsing through Grizzly territory while the Salmon stream is full of salmon. I mean wolves are for all intents and purposes Wild Dogs themselves, who is to say that this guys hunting dogs didn't go after the wolves first and the wolves being what they are defended their territory??

The only thing about the story that concerns me is that it makes the wolves look like they are mindless killing machines when in fact the only reasons wolves kill are #1 to eat or #2 to protect the territory that they roam against other predators so they will have food to eat.

The wolves probably seen the dogs as another predator moving into thier hunting territory.