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The state’s Natural Resources Board will allow 300 wolves to be killed this fall, far more than the 130 recommended by state biologists.

The Wisconsin DNR is focusing on its next wolf hunt planned for this fall. The last hunt in February faced a lot of criticism for being hastily thrown together following a judge’s order and going nearly 100 kills over the quota. The states’ Wolf Harvest Committee held the first of two planned meetings on Thursday to determine the quotas and next steps for the for the fall hunt. The first meeting of the Wolf Harvest Committee was largely informational. The committee is made up of more than a dozen people with a range of backgrounds. They include DNR staff members, conservation group leader...

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 […]

The massive killing was condemned by environmental groups and animal advocates, who want grey wolves designated as an endangered species

AP Photos 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 an...