Welcome to Open Range I’m Susan Allen in the upcoming segment a  Seattle Times columnists hears wolves near  his campground near Ellensburg  and he is tickled pink!!  In Scott McCredie's  Seattle Times article on November 29^th  he used uses the words; ruthless, rage, and hatred in context with cattle and sheep ranchers yet  refers to one of nature’s truly callous killers, as “needing all the friends and supporters they can get. He also wrote that he hopes all Washingtonians get the chance to hear the “songs of wolves” resonating across the land.” Really, those same suburbanites  who panic if a bear is spotted in a garbage can, the yuppies who never utter a peep when a cougar or coyote is shot near a play ground. Those folks really want wolves in their back yards,jogging trails and doggy parks ?  McCredie was thrilled to hear the Teanaway wolf pack within earshot of his camp ground, he wouldn’t be so euphoric if his golden doodle had gone on a "walk about" from camp. Last year in Spokane Valley pets and livestock were killed by a pack of feral dogs, not one activist lobbied to “coexist”  like Mc Credies urges or  even save  those poor abandoned canines. McCredie does believe ranchers should be compensated for what he calls the  “the inevitable, mostly minor”  loss.” Scott what’s minor? A prized filly ripped to shreds by wolves? A cow dog beloved by family yet  more valuable  to your livihood than a hired hand?  A bull calf you dreamed would promote your ranch?  The liberal mindset is that it’s okay if it happens to someone else, where is compassion for a innocent lamb, a colt, a calf, a  young elk.  Sir your “ wolf song”  is nothing more than a chilling death cry for those of us with livestock and pets and children to protect. For a documentary prsenting the  crononological effect of wolves in ranch country I suggest  reading One year with Wolves in Wallowa County Oregon. available through www.wallowavalleyonline.com