August 5, 2009: Fish and Game Prepares for Fall Wolf Hunt
Commissioner: Some Idaho Hunters are Ready, Whether it’s Legal or Not

At least one high-ranking wildlife official in Idaho believes a wolf hunt will happen in the state later this fall, regardless of whether the species remains under the state’s control.

Speaking in Sun Valley on Monday, Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner Randy Budge said many of the state’s hunters are so upset by Idaho’s growing wolf population they might take matters into their own hands if conservationists successfully derail the federal government’s latest delisting of wolves in the Northern Rockies. Budge made his prediction while speaking about the challenges of managing natural resource issues at the annual Conference of Western Attorneys General at Sun Valley Resort from August 2 – 5.

Whatever happens, Budge predicted, a wolf hunt will take place in Idaho’s backcountry this fall. “It will either be a state-authorized one or it will be an illegal one,” he said. -Copyright © 2009 The Idaho Mountain Express

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