Local View: Saving wolves for the slaughter From the column: "Years ago, on a foggy summer morning, I came face to face with a wolf on the edge of the Chequamegon National Forest. ... It’s a disgrace and a shame and a crime if it was shot to death for political vindication (this past week). Or for fun." Written By: David McGrath | × Hunters and trappers in Wisconsin needed less than three days to exceed the DNR's wolf harvest goal quota by about 40%. (Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR) In Shirley Jackson’s classic short story, “The Lottery,” the villagers of a small town randomly choose one of their own to stone to death, for no ostensible purpose other than the cathartic thrill of the kill.