Despite quota overage, DNR says population healthy By Eileen Persike MMC Staff The February wolf hunt in Wisconsin resulted in the taking of 216 animals in three days. The hunt was scheduled to take place Feb. 22-28, but was closed early by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) when the quota of 119 wolves in non-tribal areas was reached. A majority, 86%, was harvested using dogs; 5% were trapped and 9% were killed by “other” means. Per state law, hunters have 24 hours to report their kills, and also by state law, the DNR must give a 24-hour notice before […]
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Thank you for running David McGrath’s highly sensible op-ed on Wisconsin wolf hunting. Most people don’t realize Farley Mowatt’s memoir “Never Cry Wolf” is partly a work of fiction, but it is still an accurate representation of wolf management in the United States and Canada, the latter of which continues to poison wolves.
Not content to be outdone by Canada, our wolf slaughter in Wisconsin “harvested” the term wildlife management agencies use to refer to the killing of sentient beings for “sport” 216 wolves at last count. That is 20% of the population and 97 over the official quota, a number Keith Warnke of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources calls “a little bit over.” In Wisconsin, 97 represents 24 to 48 packs, or families, of wolves.
Wisconsin DNR to talk 2021 wolf harvest
February 25, 2021 3:16 PM Jourdan Vian
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Participants include:
Eric Lobner, Wildlife Management Director, DNR Fish Wildlife & Parks Division
Randy Johnson, DNR Large Carnivore Specialist
Kimberly Currie, DNR Customer Service Director
Matt O’Brien, DNR Deputy Chief Warden
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin Hunters and trappers have exceeded the state’s wolf kill target by almost 100 animals. Registration data the state Department of Natural Resources released Thursday morning shows hunters and trappers have killed 215 wolves, blowing past the state kill target of 119. The hunt began Monday and was supposed to run through Sunday but the DNR shut it down Wednesday afternoon as it became clear hunters would exceed the target. The kill totals could climb even higher. Hunters and trappers have until 3 p.m. today to register their kills. The DNR estimates about 1,000 wolves roam the state.