News Sheet

Colorado’s Wolves Are Having Babies—Brace for Impact

Written by Scott K. James

Gray wolves are breeding like it’s spring break in Yellowstone. Meanwhile, ranchers get stuck with the therapy bill.

Well, here we go. Colorado Parks and Wildlife just confirmed at least six gray wolf pups in Jackson County, because clearly what this state needed was more apex predators with a taste for beef and ignorance of private property. The news comes via KDVR and proves what some of us warned from day one: you import wolves from out-of-state reserves, drop them into Colorado’s backyard like it’s Jurassic Park, and somehow think nature’s just gonna politely stay in its lane.

The Bullet Point Brief

  • CPW confirmed six gray wolf pups born to the One Ear pack in Jackson County, like a furry version of the Duggar family.
  • This is the first documented successful pup litter in Jackson County since the reintroduction scheme began.
  • Wildlife officials are acting like proud parents while ranchers brace for livestock carnage.
  • The wolf parents? They were relocated from Oregon… because nothing says local ecosystem like outsourced predators.
  • CPW will now monitor these wolves as they frolic through private land with the full protection of bureaucracy backing every bite.

My Bottom Line

Raise your hand if you didn’t see this wolf baby boom coming. No? Yeah, me neither – because anyone with half a brain knew this was going to happen right after animal rights fantasy met high-country reality. Thanks to our bureaucrat friends over at CPW, we’ve officially unlocked Phase Two of our ‘Bring Government-Backed Predators To Ranchland’ program: free-range puppy production.

Let me be clear, I love wildlife. I do. God made all creatures great and small, but He also gave man dominion AND common sense. Too bad CPW seems fresh out of the latter. Importing apex predators from Oregon like they’re craft beer samples and dropping them into Colorado terrain already managed by humans wasn’t just naive, it was reckless.

And now that Mama Wolf and Daddy Deathfang have bootstrapped their family business, guess who gets to deal with the consequences? Hint: it ain’t the guys sitting behind a desk writing press releases like it’s an Animal Planet special. It’s local ranchers losing calves overnight while the state blows kisses at biodiversity charts. We need real wildlife management rooted in stewardship, not Disney drivel disguised as conservation science.

Make no mistake, those bite marks on cattle? That’s not coexistence, that’s policy malpractice with paw prints on it. Welcome to progressivism in practice: protect predators over property owners while patting yourselves on the back for a wolf pup PR campaign.

About the author

Scott K. James

A 4th generation Northern Colorado native, Scott K. James is a veteran broadcaster, professional communicator, and principled leader. Widely recognized for his thoughtful, common-sense approach to addressing issues that affect families, businesses, and communities, Scott, his wife, Julie, and son, Jack, call Johnstown, Colorado, home. A former mayor of Johnstown, James is a staunch defender of the Constitution and the rule of law, the free market, and the power of the individual. Scott has delighted in a lifetime of public service and continues that service as a Weld County Commissioner representing District 2.