The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission met the Monday after O-Six was shot. The meeting had been scheduled for months, but her death dominated the agenda. Commissioners announced that they would entertain a proposal to close down several hunting zones north of the park, including the subunit near Jardine where three collared wolves had been taken already, in response to the high number of collared wolves killed in the hunt that fall. With the trapping season set to begin in just a few days, the prospect of the park losing several more wolves was a real one. Doug McLaughlin and several other
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“The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission met the Monday after O-Six was shot. The meeting had been scheduled for months, but her death dominated the agenda. Commissioners announced that they would entertain a proposal to close down several hunting zones north of the park, including the subunit near Jardine where three collared wolves had been taken already, in response to the high number of collared wolves killed in the hunt that fall. With the trapping season set to begin in just a few days, the prospect of the park losing several more wolves was a real one. Doug McLaughlin and several other watchers made the trip to Billings to attend the meeting and speak in favor of the closings. In the end, the commission voted 4–1 to close down the zones.”
