Farmers and residents across northern Wisconsin contend wolves menace their pets and livestock and hunting is the only way to control them. The pro-hunting side has lined up members of hunter advocacy group Hunter Nation, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, the Wisconsin Alliance of Sporting Dogs and the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association. Wisconsin law requires the DNR to hold a wolf hunt every year between November and February. But conservationists maintain the February hunt was devastating to the state's wolf population since it was held during the animal's mating season. He warned that a 130-animal quota could push the state's wolf population to fewer than 350 animals.

Source: Fox News August 11, 2021 15:21 UTC