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When elk numbers go down, then the predators/wolves start eating the farmers/ranchers cattle. There needs to be wolf hunting by humans as well. Because there is cattle, things do NOT regulate by themselves.
The "regulation" of predators by nature often entails starving to death, disease, or other nasty ways. Wolves can and do attack domestic animals all the time. We've had wolves come up just outside Missoula's city limits. And people have lost pets just off the porch to wolves.
Saw several mountain lion tracks up while hunting. I can say that that is the first time I've seen more than one set of mountain lion tracks. Three different sizes too. So, at least three different cats. The one that gave me the willies was one that had to be at least 5 to 6 inches across. Definitely a cat print -- a BIG Putti-tat!
When elk numbers go down, then the predators/wolves start eating the farmers/ranchers cattle. There needs to be wolf hunting by humans as well. Because there is cattle, things do NOT regulate by themselves.
The "regulation" of predators by nature often entails starving to death, disease, or other nasty ways. Wolves can and do attack domestic animals all the time. We've had wolves come up just outside Missoula's city limits. And people have lost pets just off the porch to wolves.
Saw several mountain lion tracks up while hunting. I can say that that is the first time I've seen more than one set of mountain lion tracks. Three different sizes too. So, at least three different cats. The one that gave me the willies was one that had to be at least 5 to 6 inches across. Definitely a cat print -- a BIG Putti-tat!
