It won't be long here in the Bitterroot that the only thing you'll be able to hunt are wolves. The outfitters in the West Fork are asking the Fish and Game to close elk hunting there due to lack of elk. I regularly hear wolves from my house...6 miles from the center of town.
River bottom hunting is still okay, but it is all private land and access is tough.
Tree-hugging Judge Malloy is supposed to rule this week on wolves. Hopefully, they will increase the quota, but stop and think about it, we can hunt, trap, and whatever coyotes, no limit, no season yet there is not any shortage. Wolves are at least as smart, twice as fast and have a broader range of prey. You could have open season on them year-round and not dent the population.
Of course, they are moving into Colorado, Washington and Oregon, so this pox will be on all of the Northwest eventually.