Minnesota hunters kill 147 wolves
Hunters took 147 wolves during Minnesota’s early wolf season, which ended Sunday. That total was 53 less than the maximum quota of 200 for the early season, although hunters in the Northeast Zone actually exceeded their quota by three wolves. The hunt in the Northeast Zone was closed at the end of the day Thursday as the harvest approached the quota set by the Department of Natural Resources.By: Forum Communications, The Jamestown Sun
DULUTH, Minn. — Hunters took 147 wolves during Minnesota’s early wolf season, which ended Sunday.
That total was 53 less than the maximum quota of 200 for the early season, although hunters in the Northeast Zone actually exceeded their quota by three wolves. The hunt in the Northeast Zone was closed at the end of the day Thursday as the harvest approached the quota set by the Department of Natural Resources.
Hunters were required to register their wolves by 10 p.m. each day, and remaining hunters were required to check each day before hunting to make sure the quota had not been taken in their zone. In the Northeast Zone, with a quota of 58 wolves, hunters took a total of 61. Two of those wolves were registered Friday, after the season was closed, said Dan Stark, DNR large carnivore specialist at Grand Rapids. It isn’t known yet when those wolves were taken. DNR enforcement officers are investigating, he said.
“The season closed Thursday, and no wolves should have been taken Friday,” Stark said.
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