Only bad news what's going on. Poor humans why do they hate the wolves to such an extend.
Assembly passes bill creating wolf hunt
Posted: Mar 14, 2012 9:33 AM RST
Updated: Mar 14, 2012 9:33 AM RST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A wolf hunt in Wisconsin would be created under a bill that has passed the state Legislature.
The Assembly passed the measure early Wednesday morning despite objections from Democrats who argued
concerns of experts about the need for such a hunt and the way it was organized under the bill.
The bill would establish a hunting and trapping season that would run from mid-October through the
end of February. The Department of Natural Resources would be allowed to determine how many licenses to issue.
Wisconsin wolves came off the federal endangered species list last year. The state is now free to manage the wolves as they see fit.
The bill previously passed the Senate and now moves to Gov. Scott Walker.
This bill
requires the Department
of Natural Resources (DNR) to issue wolf
harvesting licenses if the wolf is removed from the U.S. and Wisconsin lists of
endangered and threatened species.
Gov. Mark Dayton signed the Game and Fish bill Thursday,
solidifying that wolf-hunting season begins Nov. 3, which is also the first day of the state's firearms deer
season.
That gives the state Department of Natural Resources just under six months to figure out logistical details.