Our wolves (and many other wildlife species) are in such peril.  How did man get so cruel, sport killing?    How could this be fun or even or exceptable in any culture.  It is proven that sport hunting (killing) weakens herds of their strongest gene pool, hunters like to take out the best for trophy’s.  Now lets add killing for corporate gain. 

I have added some data from Defenders of Wildlife to show what is really happening.

March 1, 2010

Contact(s) Erin McCallum, (202) 772-3217; (610) 207-5209

More than 145,000 speak out against corporate sponsored wolf killing contests

Predator derbies awarded points and prizes for killing wolves and other wildlife

• More than 145,000 sign petition telling Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Warehouse to end their sponsorship of unsportsmanlike “predator derbies”
• Predator derbies are killing contests in which participants win points for bagging wolves and other wildlife
• The proceeds from these derbies went directly to funding anti-wolf litigation
• Attempts to place ads in Cabela’s hometown and neighboring towns in Nebraska were rejected due to “content,” – including The Omaha World Herald (Nebraska’s largest and most influential paper).

WASHINGTON  (Monday March 1, 2010) As of today, more than 145,000 people have joined Defenders of Wildlife in calling on Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Warehouse to end their sponsorship of predator derbies in which contestants in Idaho this winter vied to kill wildlife for points and prizes (and wolf kills fetched the highest points). A petition delivered over the weekend to the headquarters of both major outdoor retailers demands that both companies renounce their sponsorship of the unethical “predator derbies,” the proceeds of which were funneled to anti-wolf groups and litigation.  

http://www.defenders.org/newsroom/press_releases_folder/2010/03_01_2010_more_than_145,000_speak_out_against_corporate_sponsored_wolf_killing_contests.php