NRB to rule on allowing wolf hunt in Wisconsin

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MADISON - Another step could be taken today toward the start of a wolf hunt in Wisconsin. The Natural Resources Board will be asked to let DNR staff members come up with the details for a wolf hunting season.

State lawmakers and Governor Scott Walker approved the wolf hunt earlier this year, after the federal government removed the grey wolf from the endangered species’ list in the Upper Midwest. The move allowed Wisconsin to manage its own wolf herd, and a hunt was proposed in an effort to reduce crop damage and livestock deaths caused by wolves.

The governor authorized a wolf hunt starting on October 15th, and the measure calls for the DNR to determine things like hunting zones and quotas. But DNR officials still need approval from the Natural Resources Board.

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