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The natural solution now, IMHO, would be to leave well enough alone. I guess some ranchers who are living in the hell areas they've reintroduced the wolves to are beginning to raise Texas Longhorn cattle. They are not as vunerable to wolf attack as other breeds. I guess the meat is better also. A rancher told me that a Longhorn can rip a wolf to shreds with that huge set of horns they sport. I'd like to see a wolf and Longhorn mix it up.

I have a couple of brindle English Mastiffs that I've raised as outside dogs. I own a research/botanical garden and the deer enter the property where the county won't allow me to fill so a sturdy fence could be erected. The deer cause thousands of dollars in plant material damage in one visit. So I needed a way to protect my property at night when the varmits, (2 and 4 legged varieties), do the most damage. The dogs are nocturnal warriors. I've seen them pull a deer down within 100 feet of a chase. I've had them greet me at the door in the morning with coyotes, beavers, and once a dead black bear cub.

However, the Fish & Wildlife freaks would probably try and sue my pants off if my dog or longhorn cow killed a wolf. That is the sick, sick state of affairs we've allowed to happen in the bureaucracy. It must stop.