
All 6 Wisconsin wolf harvest zones closing Feb. 24
As of this report, 82 wolves have been harvested, according to DNR numbers.

As of this report, 82 wolves have been harvested, according to DNR numbers.

Hunting and trapping closures effective at 10 a.m. Feb. 24.

Season will now continue as planned Feb. 22-28.

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin DNR announced Monday that a wolf harvest season will take place Feb. 22-28. All hunters and trappers interested in obtaining a wolf harvest permit or preference point must apply beginning

It’s spread across six hunting and trapping zones for a Feb. 22-28 season.

A Jefferson County judge ordered the state DNR to start the hunt now. That means the DNR will have to rush to establish quotas and issue permits before the season window closes at the end

If the wolves are able to start a new family, it will be only the third known pack spotted in Northern California since the species went extinct there in 1924.

Hunter Nation claims DNR broke State Act 169 by not setting season.

Since 1959, a research team has spent most of the winter observing the interplay between wolves and moose at Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior. But this year’s mission has been scrapped to protect
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