US states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by Republicans

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US states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by Republicans
FILE – In this July 16, 2004, file photo, a gray wolf is seen at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minn. Wolf hunting policies in some U.S. states are taking an aggressive turn as Republican lawmakers and conservative hunting groups push to curb their numbers. Antipathy toward wolves for killing livestock and big game dates to when early European immigrants settled the American West in the 1800s. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella, File) (Dawn Villella)

By:MATTHEW BROWN and IRIS SAMUELS
Updated: March 7, 2021 – 8:07 AM

BILLINGS, Mont. —(AP) — Payments for dead wolves. Unlimited hunting of the animals. Shooting wolves from the air.

Wolf hunting policies in some states are taking an aggressive turn, as Republican lawmakers and conservative hunting groups push to curb their numbers and propose tactics shunned by many wildlife managers.

In Montana, lawmakers are advancing measures to allow shooting wolves at night…

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