A one-word change in current statute would allow Department of Natural Resources total discretion over annual wolf hunt

byABIGAIL LEAVINS·Sep 13, 2021ShareTweet

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Wisconsin lawmakers drafted a bill Wednesday to overturn the law requiring an annual wolf hunting season.

Themandatorywolf hunts began under former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in 2012. Democrats are now pushing to pass a bill changing the statute to make wolf huntsoptional and give the Department of Natural Resources discretion over whether the hunt should take place or not,according to the Wisconsin State Journal.The new bill would change one word of the original statute. Instead of stating “the department shall allow the hunting and trapping of wolves,” it would state “the department may allow the hunting and trapping ofwolves,”according to WSJ.

The Wisconsin…