MADISON, Wis. – A four-month wolf hunt will begin November 6 in Wisconsin despite tribal objections, the state wildlife agency announced. A total of 130 wolves may be taken statewide, 56 for tribal hunters on treaty-protected Ojibwe lands and 74 for others. The Ojibwes, who regard wolves as sacred, had objected to any wolf hunt at all. The new season will end either on February 28 or when the quota is met, the DNR agency said. Policing wolf-hunt quotas has been a perennial issue. Last winter 216 wolves were killed by non-tribal hunters — 97 more wolves than the limit. Quotas also were exceeded in 2012, 2013 and 2014. From 2015 to 2019 wolves were protected as an endangered species, and states were precluded from authorizing hunts.
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