Wisconsin Discussing How To Manage An Out Of Control Wolf Population
May 25, 2007
Wisconsin was one state in and around the Great Lakes region that has had the wolf removed from federal protection. Although this is true, no plans were put into place to open hunting or trapping seasons on the wolf. Instead the state is playing with permits, allotting them to landowners who have had wolves kill pets or livestock. The state has also reminded people that they do have a right to shoot and kill a wolf that is caught attacking pets, livestock, etc. to protect property.
But many are asking what good issuing a few permits is going to do on a wolf population that is estimated to be around 600. Wisconsin officials and USFWS personnel say that 350 would be a scientifically ideal number of wolves to manage.
Tom Remington
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We now here the wolves 2 or 3 times a week at night near Rice Lake in NW Wisc. This year there were very few turkeys around compared to last year. Do wolves feed on turkeys??
I quit raising sheep two years ago due to wolf kills. The farmer near us rounds up all his sheep each night and puts the in the barn for the night due to wolves killing them if he leaves them in the feild. Last year the DNR said farmers could not shoot any wolves, maybe this has changed.
A few wolves would be ok but we now have tooo many.
[...] in the winter, Wisconsin officials reported that wolf populations may be as high as 600. After the completion of a wolf survey, Wisconsin DNR [...]