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xchrom

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Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:30 AM Jul 2012

Montana Considers Controversial Alternative To This Year's Wolf Hunt

http://www.businessinsider.com/montana-considers-controversial-alternative-to-this-years-wolf-hunt-2012-7



HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The public response to the plans for this year's wolf hunt in Montana has been staggering: A whopping 6,500 comments have been received on the proposal set for approval Thursday by the Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission.
That far outnumbers the 1,500 comments received on the 2011 wolf hunt plan and just about doubles the comments FWP took on last year's hotly debated proposal to relocate Yellowstone National Park bison, agency officials said.
Driving the renewed interest is a proposal to expand the hunt to include trapping for the first time, along with bow and rifle seasons.
"It's safe to say the real issue here is trapping. That's generated the single most response, on both sides," said FWP spokesman Ron Aasheim.


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Montana Considers Controversial Alternative To This Year's Wolf Hunt (Original Post) xchrom Jul 2012 OP
Yes lets let them hunt the wolves with Bows Drale Jul 2012 #1

Drale

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1. Yes lets let them hunt the wolves with Bows
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:34 AM
Jul 2012

and only bows, the wolves will take care of the problem themselves.

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