Judge allows wolf hunts, but it's uncertain for how long

MISSOULA -- Wolf advocates and opponents met on the street and in the courtroom on the 31st of August as U.S. District Judge Don Molloy listened to arguments over imminent wolf hunting seasons in Montana and Idaho.

The hearing took place just as wolf hunting licenses went on sale across Montana. On Tuesday, Idaho's wolf hunt begins.

Molloy issued no decision, but promised one quickly.

The pro-hunt forces arrived at 7:30 a.m. outside the Russell Smith Courthouse for a street-corner rally in favor of keeping wolves off the federal endangered species list. Many of the 30 participants arrived dressed in camouflage or hunter-orange, and a dozen protesters from Idaho wore shirts with pictures of an elk being devoured by wolves.

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