Keith Allred, the Democratic challenger to Gov. Butch Otter, has issued a statement calling Otter's move today to withdraw the state from wolf management "reckless," and saying, "Butch Otter just gave away more state power to the federal government. We need to be asserting our sovereignty, not giving it away." Allred said he would "take control of this issue, not avoid it," and charged that Otter's decision amounted to "run(ning) away from the problem." You can read his full statement here.