DNR committee at odds on fall wolf hunt in Wisconsin

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LOCAL NEWS

JUN 28, 2021

DANIELLE KAEDING

Wisconsin Public Radio

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SUPERIOR, Wis. — As emotions run high around wolf management in Wisconsin, members of the state’s wolf harvest advisory committee failed to reach a consensus last week over a recommended harvest level for the fall’s hunt.

The committee is made up of various interests representing state wildlife managers, tribes, agriculture, hunting and environmental groups, among others. Department of Natural Resources Deputy Secretary Todd Ambs said the committee’s input would serve as a starting point for the agency to come up with a proposed harvest target.

“It will be incorporated into the department’s discussions and season recommendations at every level of review,”Ambs said during Tuesday’s meeting.

Ambs didn’t expect the committee would submit specific recommendations to the agency as it develops a harvest quota for the fall hunt, which is set to begin Nov…

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