Another missed opp for revenue by the state. Those 4 wolves could have brought in some serious cash.

The answer is to have managed public hunts. Its a win for all parties involved, including the wolves. All of the problems proposed earlier in the thread are not really problems per se. Other nearby states have shown the way with successful culling & management programs.

Ranchers that have proven depredation issues should be given first priority on tags in conjunction with extreme oversight & hands on cooperation from the state. The ranchers and state know where the wolves are - they aren't hard to find and we have little pack mixing in WA (when compared to other states).

Harvesting collared study wolves should be off limits. Harvesting either of the alpha couple should also be off limits (taking alphas can create more issues than it resolves).

The state better get it figured out real quick or the east side will be over-run inside 10 years (and eastside hunting will go into the crapper). Wolves breed like rabbits given abundant food sources....and they have that in spades.