Jackson outfitters blame wolves for elk decline

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Mar 15, 2010 at 6:08 PM MST

Story Updated: Mar 15, 2010 at 6:08 PM MST

CHEYENNE, WYOMING - Hunting outfitters plan a rally on the town square in Jackson to call attention to declining elk herds and hunting opportunities around Yellowstone National Park that they blame on wolves.

Jackson area outfitter B.J. Hill is an organizer of Saturday's Wolf Impact Rally. Hill says he expects hundreds of people to attend. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is cutting cow elk permits north and east of Jackson for the coming season. A department biologist says wolves preying on elk calves are a factor.

Environmental groups have sued to prevent Wyoming from taking over wolf management from the federal government. The state has proposed declaring wolves a predator species that could be shot on sight in most of the state.

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