Wisconsin’s wolf hunting policy may no longer include a specific number of wolves.
Department of Natural Resources board member Greg Kazmierzski said yesterday the state should drop the idea of a population count, and focus instead on whether the wolf population in Wisconsin should be allowed to grow or shrink. Wisconsin’s original hunting policy set a goal of just 350 wolves in the state. The latest wolf estimate says there are over a thousand wolves in Wisconsin. Advocates say the 350 wolf number is used to decide how many wolves hunters and trappers can take each year.
