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PLEASE, PLEASE count the wolves, put an end to the propaganda once and for all

Posted by Jesse White on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, In : Gray wolf 
It seems like every month the gray wolf is back in the news and I find myself getting more and more irritated by the conversation.

Why? It's not because I harbor some hatred for the animal. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I believe there is a place for the wolf in our world and like any other animal, I believe it should be treated with respect.

That being said, however, I've also maintained the wolf needs to be managed in Minnesota. The packs can no longer run unchecked. The populat...
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Hey extremists - this ain't no Kevin Costner movie but wolves aren't evil either

Posted by Jesse White on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, In : Gray wolf 
    I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm really tired of hearing about the gray wolf from the extreme fringes of two particular groups: Gray wolf lovers and gray wolf haters.
    Enough already: This ain't no Kevin Costner movie but wolves aren't on a mission to eradicate the whitetail population in Minnesota either.
    As most of you reading this blog are aware, the state of Minnesota conducted a legalized wolf hunt this fall after the gray wolf was removed from the U.S. Fish and Wildl...
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Jesse White A former outdoors writer and reporter for the Mesabi Daily News in Virginia, MN, and the Daily Tribune in Hibbing, MN, Jesse has been in the newspaper business for nearly 20 years. His numerous awards over the past two decades include five first-place awards from the Associated Press; two first-place National Newspaper awards; and a first-place Minnesota Newspaper Association award. He is an avid hunter and angler and enjoys guns and archery.
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