The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board went against recommendations by the Department of Natural Resources and raised the fall wolf hunting quota to 300 animals.
DNR wildlife biologists were recommending a quota of 130 wolves saying a conservative number is warranted after the court-ordered February hunt exceeded the quota and because DNR doesn’t have post-hunt population estimates. Most of the board says the state’s wolf population is more than 1,000 and well above the DNR management plan goal of 350 animals.
