National Hunting Group Files Lawsuit to Begin Wolf Hunt in Wisconsin

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 -- 9:03 AM

(AP) A national hunting group filed a lawsuit Tuesday to force an immediate start to Wisconsin’s wolf season before President Joe Biden’s administration restores federal protections for the animals.

The Trump administration removed Great Lakes wolves from the federal endangered species list last month, handing management rights to the states. Wisconsin law requires the Department of Natural Resources to hold a wolf hunt between November and February; the agency is planning a season that will begin in November.

“We have been of the opinion that once federal protection were removed from the wolf, hunters have a role to play and manage the species like we do with many others in the state of Wisconsin,” CEO of Hunter Nation Luke Hilgemann explained.

A group of Republican legislators demanded the DNR started the hunt immediately before the season window closes at the end of February, but the department’s board refused last week amid concerns that that Wisconsin’s Chippewa tribes haven’t been consulted as required by treaty agreements.

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