You don't eat it. You can't make a coat unless you kill more than one?
Do you kill wolves because you can?
I know wolves kill livestock but the wolves were there first and are only acting like wolves. I think money plays a part. You can't sell a dead cow and maybe there will be a bounty on wolves again

out of state. I have no idea what people do with wolf remains, though regulated hunting does not uniformly impose a requirement to eat what you kill. Exceptions usually fall under the heading of "varmints." Personally, I follow this principal, but much hunting/culling is done with an aim to prevent habitat degradation, esp. by feral hogs. The argument has been applied to wolves, mainly because of threats to other species (elk, mule deer, etc.), and livestock deprivation. Where deer are thinned out by government employees in Texas, provision is made for the slaughter of the animals, and stocking food banks. If wolves are like deer, more than one hide/coat is necessary. Perhaps some kind of arrangement can be made to consolidate the hides in suitable numbers for a tannery to take the order (with deer it is usually 5).

There were at least 2 threads opened about the killing of a favored collared she-wolf. The threads were filled with such animosity and outright hatred, I figured there would be little point in investigating further in those threads. I have some questions you might be able to answer:

(1) Was the killing of the collared wolf legal?
(2) Was the killing part of a regulated hunt, or was it due to deprivation of live stock?
(3) If, as was proposed, a buffer is set up outside of Yellowstone, would this be federal overreach into state powers?
(4) What are the allowable kills in order to maintain a "balance" between other species in wolf re-introduction areas?
(5) Are regulated hunts necessary to prevent a rapid spread of wolves, causing imbalances?

Thanks.

1) Yes
2) The hunters were properly licensed to take wolves
3) Probably but it will not be the first time that has happened
4) Varies by state
5) Depends on whom you speak with.

I have not hunted in forever. If I did I would not take an animal that was obviously part of a study.

Wish there was a better way to mark those wolves; miniaturization has its downside. Maybe the animals will have to be spray-painted. How a wolf hunts under those conditions, I don't know.