Letter: Wolves don’t belong in Grant County

Published 6:15 am Thursday, December 7, 2023

To the Editor:

It’s official! Humans are on the list of acceptable food items for the wolves now residing in Grant County. Recently a Grant County resident was forced to shoot one such wolf, to prevent himself from becoming its meal.

Imagine that it was you standing there, facing a wolf who’d like to eat you. What would you be thinking? What terrible things might happen to me if I shoot this wolf? What worse things will happen if I don’t? It’s a lose-lose situation.

Wolves in Grant County create a true lose-lose situation. Wolves are apex predators, incapable of peacefully dwelling among humans. Wolves have been eating humans from day one, and will go on eating humans indefinitely.

Let me ask you another question. What if it was your child standing there, facing an aggressive wolf? And what if your child had no weapon? Is someone going to have to die here in Grant County for the powers that be to see the writing on the wall? Wolves don’t belong in Grant County!

Gregg Boethin

Canyon City