here it t comes from behinind te tree. hold. go.wolves have had an interesting impact to the preyey and predatr relationship in montana. they have had an additive effect to the other predation that is going on. in recent years, we have also seen mountain lion populations, grizzly bear p populations, but your populations also on the rise -- - black bear up regulations also o on the rise. so the wolves have made some decreases in numbers of certain animals, which makes it a little bit harder to bring meat to the table. is certainly frustration as part of that reintroduction. it did feel as if we had to go along for the ride for a while, williningly or notot. but nowow, since e the hunts have started , now we have regained that sense .f empowerment self-sufficiency, involvement in the process. that is rely importatant for us as a state that has the hunting traditions that we have. i get thousands of e-mails per year castigating me as a terrible human being because we allow hunting of wolves in montana. remember, we have in montana some