Scott Craven, chairman of the UW-Madison Department of Wildlife Ecology, doesn't consider Randolph's solutions workable. There would be some big-time problems. A lot of people hold out some sort of contraception as a solution. Maybe someday the tools and delivery system and acceptance level will be there. There are many people working on it around the country.
Contraception is a hot topic.
Bringing back predators is not practical, either, Craven said. Each wolf kills only about 20 deer each year to survive. But even if contraception or carnivores were practical, Craven wondered about the 700,000 Wisconsin residents who want to hunt. That tradition is not a mentality to keep. Bliss Communication Inc. All rights reserved.