OT: why does Idaho want to kill its wolf population?

[ripvanrando]

I do not live in Idaho but as I hunter, I am familiar with Fish and Game using hunters to do the hard work while collecting huge license and permit fees as they sit comfortably in their offices analysing data.

If Idaho wants to manage the population of wolves and thus reduce their killing of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, deer, elk, etc., I think they should do the killing rather than allow so-called hunters to use night vision, snow mobiles and other machinery to do their dirty work. The bill allows these measures and I would not consider it hunting but likely just a power and money grab by the fish and game. It is not hard to understand that farmers and rancher want predators killed. The permit and licensing money maker for the state is harder to see.