3,120 Wolves Later – The TRUTH About Wolf Control

About this episode

Cliff Gray discusses the complexities of wolf management with Justin Webb, revealing the challenges and misconceptions surrounding predator control.

Most hunters think wolves can be managed like any other predator. The data says otherwise. In this episode, I sit down with Justin Webb, founder of the Foundation for Wildlife Management (F4WM), to dig into the unfiltered reality of wolf control in the West... what works, what doesn't, and why the "predator-prey balance" we all learned as kids isn't how this actually plays out on the landscape. In this episode: Why hunter success rate on wolves is under 0.25% — and what that means for "manag...

People in this episode

Host: Cliff Gray

Guest: Justin Webb

Topics covered

• wolf management
• hunting
• predator-prey balance
• wildlife control
• hunter success rates

Keywords

• wolf management
• hunting wolves
• wildlife management
• predator-prey dynamics
• hunter success rate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Foundation for Wildlife Management

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