The gray wolf lost Endangered Species Act protections last year, prompting a recent hunt that killed at least 216 wolves — far exceeding a quota set by state wildlife officials.
Wonder how much of this is prompted by hunters wanting more deer or elk. I know that a lot of Swedish hunters that are anti wolf specifically because it has caused the amount of moose meat they get during the yearly moose hunt to plummet.
There is constant anti-wolf agitation from hunters I know. They've managed to launder themselves into somehow being the custodians of nature. I know Norwegians who are mostly just afraid of that wolves will eat them when they go "ut på tur" (Norwegians have managed to convince themselves that they're special for taking nature hikes) or farmers who don't want to wolf-proof their livestock (this also somewhat coincides with Sami people, the reindeer industry as it exists today is largely dependent on having few predators, there are bears and wolverines, but wolves would be an entirely different kettle of fish).
But the reason for that aggrivation among hunters is often that they get 50-100 kg less meat from the hunt, which is a material consequence of introducing natural predators into the system.
Wonder how much of this is prompted by hunters wanting more deer or elk. I know that a lot of Swedish hunters that are anti wolf specifically because it has caused the amount of moose meat they get during the yearly moose hunt to plummet.
Seems quite reckless to me. Almost as if it was a political statement they were making
There is constant anti-wolf agitation from hunters I know. They've managed to launder themselves into somehow being the custodians of nature. I know Norwegians who are mostly just afraid of that wolves will eat them when they go "ut på tur" (Norwegians have managed to convince themselves that they're special for taking nature hikes) or farmers who don't want to wolf-proof their livestock (this also somewhat coincides with Sami people, the reindeer industry as it exists today is largely dependent on having few predators, there are bears and wolverines, but wolves would be an entirely different kettle of fish).
But the reason for that aggrivation among hunters is often that they get 50-100 kg less meat from the hunt, which is a material consequence of introducing natural predators into the system.