It's not just Sarah Palin. Even British Colombia comes under criticism trying to keep their wolves under control. They use leg traps and it can be a very painful death for animals. These traps are found in mountainous areas where there are large populations of Caribou that could be wiped out if wolves aren't kept under control.
Ashley Judd, Sarah Palin at odds over aerial wolf hunt
(CNN) -- Actress Ashley Judd says a wolf management program backed by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is "incredibly savage ... it's not right, it's not appropriate, it makes no sense on any level."

Ashley Judd is criticizing the aerial hunting of wolves, a program supported by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
Appearing on CNN's "Larry King Live," Judd repeated her criticism of a program that allows hunters firing from aircraft to shoot wolves to thin the numbers of the animals

Ashley Judd is criticizing the aerial hunting of wolves, a program supported by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.