Palin and the Wolves

Why don't we cull the lawmakers and politicians population instead? It would be great for the whole nation. They are depleting the national revenue and caused over 10 trillion dollars of national debt. Shall we say...100 a year perhaps.

I understand is a lot of controversy regarding the hunting,the only thing I can suggest is Mrs:Ashley Judd,need to move to Alaska for some time to experince and live were the population is high on Bears and wolves,some dog's can't make,I believe hunting is under control you can't go and shot any time you want,I dont think the problem is in the city's only in some places are too dark and someone hit a moose by accsident and you share the meat with others,I think we just make too much or exaggerate with some story's,like I said the only way you can find out is move to Alaska for some time and see if you can make it !.....

Sarah Palin amounts to nothing.. She
is a figment of Karl Rove's imaginaton. The American public didn't buy in and the Alsakan Wolves will survive regardless.

Sarah Palin amounts to nothing.. She
is a figment of Karl Rove's imaginaton. The American public didn't buy in and the Alsakan Wolves will survive regardless.

Just to try to police my movement here a bit, to some of the other liberal posters who are shrill and strident in their denunciation of hunting across the board, I really have to say you guys don't really understand what you're talking about. You have to hunt the predators in rural areas. It's dangerous not to. The right answer is just not to hunt them to extinction. Also, Alaska's diet is not your concern.

These are the kinds of things that RIGHTLY piss off conservatives. We need - as they need - to worry about our own lives and not theirs. Live and let live, guys.

I don't mind the hunting, you have to hunt predators in rural areas, and the gray wolf is far from endangered. But I do think doing it from a helicopter is a humungous waste of fuel.

Mwalimu, I think you have mean well by your comment about the people not eating red meat. However, I think you are a bit uninformed about the way the Native Alaskans live. They live in villages far from any Wal-Mart or grocery store. They do not get fresh fruits and vegetables. They live primarily off Salmon and Moose and Caribu. They choose to live this way because that is their culture and the way they have lived for probably a thousand years (OK, not sure of the years). They are guaranteed by the Alaskan constitution to maintain their subsistance living. I advise you to learn more about the Alaska Native. My kids learned all about it in 5th grade in Alaska history. Telling these people to not eat Moose or Caribu is like telling people in Florida not to eat oranges. One last thing, it would be nice if people who post here could do so without name calling. Lets just discuss the issue.

Mwalimu, I think you have good intentions, but a bit ignorant about the Native Alaskans. They live in villages that are very remote. They do not have Wal-Marts or other grocery stores anywhere near where they live. They do not get fresh fruits and vegetables. These people live primarily off fish (salmon) and moose and caribu as they do not have a choice. They choose to live in these remote places and maintain the way of life that their people have lived for probably a thousand years (OK, not sure how long). My kids learned all about it in 5th grade when they studied Alaskan history. So for someone to say they shouldn't eat moose and caribu is like telling someone from Florida they shouldn't eat fresh oranges. Right or Wrong it's just their way of life. I wish the people on this board could have a discussion without name calling.

wolves eat my moose and my caribou. seals and sea lions eat my salmon. so do eagles and killer whales. the sea otter is eating all my clams.we have to stop nature before it gets out of hand and we all starve..............I think I get it now

LIMPbaugh, there is no need for name calling just because you disagree with a person- very immature. Second, celticdiva, I thoroughly looked into the prop before voting for it and I wasn't confused at all. The people voted for it in November, not against it. So don't if Palin didn't allow it she would be in violation of the law as well as the will of the people.

This is a balanced and informative article. There will never be agreement between those who side with Alaska's legal position to a sustained harvest population of subsistence/sport animals and those who care more about the predators who compete for a portion of that sustained yield. As in most environmental cases these days there is exponentially more money (and as a result publicity) raised in support of the predators than for the people, despite the fact that the wolves and bears are also natural resources that the state is legally required to manage. A fact that is often disregarded is that, in the natural course of events, of nature when food becomes scarce then wolves and bears die of starvation until the food sources recover. Management is an attempt to balance the populations so people, and a sustained number of predators, can harvest from a given area from a sustainalble population of moose and caribou. No one or no thing thus is starved. ric, Alaska

This is a balanced and informative article. There will never be agreement between those who side with Alaska's legal position to a sustained harvest population of subsistence/sport animals and those who care more about the predators who compete for a portion of that sustained yield. As in most environmental cases these days there is exponentially more money (and as a result publicity) raised in support of the predators than for the people, despite the fact that the wolves and bears are also natural resources that the state is legally required to manage. A fact that is often disregarded is that, in the natural course of events, when food becomes scarce then wolves and bears die of starvation until the food sources recover. Management is an attempt to balance the populations so people, and a sustained number of predators, can harvest from a given area from a sustainable population of moose and caribou. No one or no thing thus is starved.

Here in Nebraska, we shoot everything! We shoot black bear, grizzly bear, wolves, coyotes, bighorn sheep. We shoot em all!

Even the playing field.
Support the right of wolves to carry LAWS rockets.