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“There is no need to hunt wolves. Their populations are self-limiting.” ~ Randy Jurewicz, retired DNR wolf biologist

With the ascension of Donald Trump and the Republicans to power at the national level and in many states, and with Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin campaigning for wolves to be delisted from Endangered Species Act protection, it’s almost certain that next year Wisconsin’s wolves will be back under the control of the state Department of Natural Resources. And the DNR will undoubtedly give hunters the green light for a killing spree.

An email between Wisconsin Conservation Congress Wolf Committee member Dick Krawze, chair of the Forest County Congress delegation, and Earl Stahl of Neenah was recently shared with me. Neither man is a wolf biologist.

Krawze: “There is no reason to set a Wolf Goal of over 350 or less. … If the Wolf Plan that is being…