MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin wildlife officials are limiting the statewide quota for an upcoming wolf hunt at 130.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources made the announcement Monday afternoon, deciding on a drastically lower number compared to the 300-wolf quota the DNR board approved in August.
The department itself has the power to make the final decision, though, and settled on 130 after hunters blew past a quota of 119 wolves earlier this year by killing 218 wolves in just four days in February.
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The February hunting season came about after a hunter advocacy group won a court order to force it. The DNR is required by state law to hold a season in November.
DNR officials have said they want to take a conservative approach to the November hunt, due to the number of wolves killed in February.
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