A couple of recent events turned the heat up another notch on the wolf hunt debate.

With exceptionally bad timing, a local wolf pack killed 120 sheep in one night on a ranch near Dillon earlier this month. Also, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is taking the highly unusual step of filing a “friend of the court” brief in favor of the Montana and Idaho wolf hunts as part of the hearing in front of Judge Molloy Monday.

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Wolves kill 120 sheep at ranch near Dillon

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation joins legal fracas to support wolf hunting in Montana, Idaho