Oh come on guys, the money that wyoming gets from nonresident hunter tags and licences can't be done without. Awhile back I posted about the wild horses in wyoming being pushed to feeding grounds to save them from the current drought instead of the government should be letting them die. And a wyoming poster got all bent out of shape because I was from texas and it therefore wasn't any of my business. HOGWASH! As a texan and U.S. citizen I have the right to speak my mind and make my vote count to stop government from wasting tax dollars feeding feral animals that are crowding wildlife off their native ranges. Here I am on the same side of this wyoming poster and he tells me to butt out; NOWAY! Same for wolves. Move over wyoming people we out of staters are going to join you against an uncontrolled wolf population; so welcome us! Stop being so dammed high and mighty on your perch and welcome the help. Wyoming pride goeth before a fall.

The only slamming began with 500a2 and Beeman, they spewed out statistics and quotes about federal and state agencies. The wolf is not good for any state, nothing gained and a tremendous loss and maybe never regained. Any support from any one to help delist the Canadain Grey wolf so it can be slightly controlled would be greatly appreciated. The state of wyoming can do fine with out non-resident hunters, you don't understand, the G&F and fish and state of Wyoming have no corelation. The G&F would go broke with out nonresidents but not the state. The G&F stands on its own with license sales, no money comes from the state. The state gets its revenues from oil, gas, timber, agriculture, and property taxes. We have no income tax and only 4% or 5% sales tax. The state is the second largest landowner in the state and revenues from these entities supports the state. State land not federal land. Wyoming also gets money from federal leases as well.

As for the horses, I put them in the same catgory as the wolf. They call them wild, they are feral as you said. Most horses are escaped or turned loose animals. Not true mustangs. They are over populated and do tremendous damage to BLM lands, far more than cattle or sheep. The cattle and sheep will coexist with wild game but horses will chase off game animals and what they don't eat they stomp in the ground. But I am sure Beeman and 500A2 will agrue this issue because some friends, cousins, uncles, girlfriends, next door neighbors, mail man told them about wild horses. Which back east makes them all related I might add. Or they watched the discovery channel!

Its ok beeman,I'm sure you're used to coming to wyoming and paying for some dude ranch to kiss your ass and can't handle the truth.

As for getting help from texas or other southern states for wolf control. Dream on,if you want something done you have to do it yourself. The only states that have any stake in this are Idaho,Montana and wyoming. Sure other states will eventually be effected,but until its on their door step they'll give less then a shit what's happening elsewhere. Especially texas,just look at how fucked up colorado is,texans at work.

I hate to say it,but the wolf issue is getting to much press. Things haven't even begun to get as bad as they will. With the lack of success most hunters experience with elk hunting every year without wolves,its hard to blame the wolf yet. I put little faith in outfitter reports,those motherfuckers aren't happy unless they're the only people allowed to hunt an area. The worst part is,even if hunters are allowed to hunt wolves the success rate will be low. Hell in areas like alaska, wolves are nothing but an oppurtunity hunt. You shoot one if you happen to see one while hunting something else. Which would be neat,an elk tag with a wolf tag attached.

If a wolf season was opened tomorrow and no limits on shooting and trapping, you wouldn't make a dent in the population.

Last fall we rode into the Thourofare area to hunt elk, it was the first time in 7 years of hunting this area we didn't get bull elk. We only seen about 20 branch antlerd elk total in 10 days of hunting. We actually thought it was the warm weather but as I reflect back on it the wolves had to have just as much affect on the population. When we seen small herds of elk there were few if any calves.