Their interest is to see as many bears and lions die as possible, and to have hounds on the mountain as little as possible. Anything they say to the contrary, you are being lied to!
If you are a deer hunter with a couple of hounds and your interest is killing lions to save deer, you'll do just fine in the SFW, hell you'll probably become President up there.
But if you are a real hound guy and your interest is hounds, training hounds, and hunting lions and bears you will soon wish you'd never heard of them. They are an organization focused heavily on Sheep, Elk and Deer. Their interest in predators is eliminating them, period. They have an extensive track record in Utah, and have done some really great things. Unfortunately, none of that has been for hounding. But they are passionate and they try hard to get things done.
I don't have time to tell you everything I've learned about them watching the past 15+ years, all I can say to Montana houndsmen is good luck with them. Don't say you weren't warned.
PS. And be careful about what you hear and believe, because they love to toot their own horns. But the fact in Utah is that after 15 years of aggressive aggressive lion harvest and over-harvest, and millions of dollars spent, our deer herd is the worst it's ever been, and our lion hunting is the worst it's ever been.
If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. And if you want to hear a lot of talk and promises that sound too good to be true... the SFW will suit you just fine.
