"I wonder why they felt they had to cull wolves? Musta been a reason, no? Anyone know?" gnu

No real bones made about it, gnu. They say that wolves and bears take too many moose so they're leveling the playing field.

In actuality, they make clear that it is not the moose they are trying to protect but the hunter.

And it is not the culling of wolves that is so controversial in Alaska, it's the inherent obscenity of locating a wolf pack from air and then firing from the plane or helicopter until the entire pack is dead. There are horrific videos showing the desperate efforts the wolves make to get away. There is no way that the wolves can escape because of the long view from the air.

It used to be the law that wolves could be spotted from a plane, yes, but the plane then had to land and the hunters had to track them on foot.

That policy was changed under Palin, even though the voters of Alaska voted against it.