Bill Mathisen: Reindeer are domesticated animals...not wildlife. And there was no Trans Alaska Oil Pipeline in the 1940s. You do, however, introduce the fear element behind "scientific" predator control. A hysterical Sarah Palin perfected that tactic of frightening Alaskans into the wholesale slaughter of wolves and bears...because they would eat you up. I watched, observed, witnessed the slaughter of the once great moose herds in my area...by "wolves" with rifles riding in hauling trailer loads of motorized vehicles. Alaska is now a depleted and badly-run moose ranch "managed" for the benefit of that same, well-heeled minority...and they get most of their "meat from the store." Fake subsistence!