The Northwest Territories government is increasing rewards for hunters who kill wolves around Wekweeti, N.W.T.

Nathan Kogiak, 36, has been hunting for almost 25 years. He plans to do a whole lot more hunting this winter, now that the territory’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources is upping its offer on wolf carcasses.

The Enhanced North Slave Wolf Harvest pilot project launched last week. It establishes a wolf management area where hunters can kill animals and return them to the territorial government for rewards of up to $1,650.

“It just makes sense,” said Kogiak about participating in the department’s new program.