A young male wolf lays sedated in the Hoback Canyon in early 2018 as part of Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s annual census of the population. The agency has proposed reductions in hunting quotas across the state this year.
Biologists in charge of Canis lupus in Wyoming assessed the fewest wolves since hunting began seven years ago, and in response they are rolling back quotas in almost all areas where the species is carefully managed.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s proposed wolf hunting season for 2019 targets a total of 33 animals, down over 40% from the 58 wolves that were targeted in the state’s trophy-game area one year ago. The goal of the 2019 wolf season remains the same: to strive for 160 wolves in the region Wyoming allows wolves to persist in…
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Exposing the Big Game 