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Posted Wednesday, June 29, 2022 7:31 pm
http://www.timberjay.com/stories/dnrs-draft-wolf-plan-up-for-public-comment,19156
Marshall Helmberger
REGIONAL—The Department of Natural Resources is accepting comments through Aug. 8 on a draft of Minnesota’s updated wolf management plan.
The gray wolf is currently under federal protection in Minnesota, so the state’s management plan does not call for a hunting or trapping season, which would violate those federal protections.
In the event the federal protections are lifted, the updated plan states that any wolf hunting or trapping would need to meet the state’s conservation objectives. “For example, possible objectives could include managing wolf-livestock conflicts, aiding ungulate population recovery, reducing wolf disease outbreaks, or providing regulated hunting and trapping opportunities,” states the report. “With proper harvest and population monitoring, the effects of hunting and trapping on a wolf population can be evaluated, informing adjustments to seasons to ensure wolf conservation goals are supported.”
The plan makes note of the diverse views…
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Exposing the Big Game 
They just won’t let up on this. Give it a rest, will ya? What is the need to kill stuff? Micromanage wildlife populations and screw it up?
Avian flu ought to be a warning (but no doubt it won’t be) – that micromanaging animal populations to the very limit, does not account for some catastrophic disease that could wipe out a population these days.
Public comment – that’s a laugh! They’ve made their minds up already.