Wildlife management policies are determined within regulatory hierarchies: federal, state, county. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) supercedes state wildlife policies. When ESA de-listed, wildlife management defaults to state regulations. Although required to comply with the ESA, states notoriously favor non-predatory game over predatory species. The challenge is to transition from federal to state control without diminishing protection. This work examines predator management policies compared to non-predatory game policies in the Western States. I tested for bias by determining the minimum...