Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Sets Quota Of 300 Wolves For Fall Hunt

"The policy-setting board for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved a wolf harvest quota of 300 wolves for this fall’s wolf hunt.

The 5-2 vote culminated with the head of the DNR accusing the board's chair of playing politics. Natural Resources Board Chair Fred Prehn has faced criticism and repeated calls to step down from multiple groups ahead of the board's vote on the wolf harvest quota. Prehn's term expired on May 1.

'You get a sense as to why the chair chose to stay,' said DNR Secretary Preston Cole after the vote. 'I wonder what the vote would've been with Sandy Naas sitting in that chair. You now know why he is sitting in that chair.'"

Danielle Kaeding reports for Wisconsin Public Radio August 11, 2021.

SEE ALSO:

"Wisconsin Tribes Blast Natural Resources Board Over Fall Wolf Hunt Quota" (Wisconsin Public Radio)

"Scientists Urged Wisconsin To Limit Its Wolf Kill. It Didn’t Go Well" (Science)

"Wisconsin Sets 300-Wolf Limit After Runaway Spring Hunt" (AP)

"Explainer: What's Ahead For The Wisconsin Wolf Hunt" (AP)