Judge Mulls Fate Of Idaho Wolf Derby

After a phone hearing Friday morning, a federal judge is considering the fate of a disputed coyote and wolf derby planned for this weekend in central Idaho. In Friday’s 9:30 a.m. hearing, an attorney for WildEarth Guardians told U.S. District Magistrate Judge Candy Dale she should halt the event because the U.S. Forest Service shirked its own rules by not requiring that derby organizers get a special permit normally required for commercial events. The U.S. Forest Service’s federal lawyer countered that hunters would be coming to Salmon this weekend — regardless of whether there was a hunting contest. He told Judge Candy Wagahoff Dale that event foes couldn’t demonstrate they’d be irreparably harmed. Dale promised a decision before the derby’s start Saturday/ Alison Gene Smith , Twin Falls News-Tribune. More here.

Question: Any predictions re: judge’s decision?