A new bill introduced in the Montana Senate (Senate Bill 185) would close areas along the northern border of Yellowstone National Park to wolf hunting and trapping. The bill speaks to a decades-long debate over whether some level of protection should exist for wolves that primarily live within the park but occasionally wander into Montana.
SB 185 would effectively close two “wolf management units” adjacent to the northern boundary of the park. Under current hunting and trapping regulations, only a total of four wolves can be killed in these two areas. Compare that to the 200 to 250 wolves that are killed by hunters and trappers statewide each year. The effect of closing these areas on Montana’s annual wolf “harvest” would be negligible — and it would not affect landowners’ ability to kill wolves in defense of their livestock or dogs. Yet it would significantly impact wolves…
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Exposing the Big Game 
Thank goodness! It was closed before, I believe – and only four wolves are allowed to be taken, but of course that was complained about.
For the sake of ‘getting along’ at least once concession should be made, and this is it.
This reminds me about the anonymous wolf exterminator quoted in the book “American Wolf”, 06’s killer, how he doesn’t want to be thought of as “just another a**hole” (too late!). You have to laugh (ironically).
Not only does he want to be and thinks he has the right to be an anonymous wolf exterminator, but he want everyone to like him! lol