Wisconsin sets 300-wolf limit after runaway spring hunt
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin sets 300-wolf limit after runaway spring hunt

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wildlife officials in Wisconsin set a 300-animal limit Wednesday for the state’s fall wolf hunt, exceeding biologists’ recommendations as they study the impact of a rushed spring season that saw hunters take almost twice as many wolves as allotted. State Department of Natural Resources scientists asked its policy board to cap kills at 130 animals, saying board members must be cautions because the four-day season in February took place during wolves’ breeding season and the long-term ramifications on the population are unknown. The group argued that President Joe Biden’s administration might put wolves back on the endangered species list before fall, robbing hunters of the chance to go after the animals. “We ask you, members of the Natural Resources Board, to listen to science, to listen to the people of northern Wisconsin, to listen to the elected county officials of the region, to listen to Wisconsin’s farmers, and to listen to the Wisconsin sportsmen and women who actually encounter and deal with wolves in pursuit of their sporting heritage,” Carl Schoettel, president of the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association, said in written remarks to the board.

History of this topic

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1 year, 2 months ago
Wisconsin DNR defends lack of population goal in wolf management plan
1 year, 3 months ago
Wisconsin officials add recommendations to new management plan to keep wolf population around 1,000
1 year, 4 months ago
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1 year, 4 months ago
DNR chief vows to bring wolf plan up for vote in October
1 year, 8 months ago
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1 year, 8 months ago
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1 year, 9 months ago
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2 years ago
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2 years, 1 month ago
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2 years, 10 months ago
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3 years, 1 month ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 3 months ago
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3 years, 7 months ago
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