gray wolves from the air
Wolf zone status

Final Zone Quotas and Harvests

Zone Quota Harvest Status
1 32 32 CLOSED
2 20 19 CLOSED
3 18 19 CLOSED
4 5 5 CLOSED
5 23 23 CLOSED
6 18 19 CLOSED

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For information on wolf hunting and trapping, contact:
Bureau of Wildlife Management

Wolf hunting and trapping

Harvest update: A total of 117 wolves were harvested during the 2012 season. Trappers harvested 62 wolves and hunters harvested 55. Of those harvested, 69 were males and 48 were females. Four collared wolves were harvested, two males and two females. Reported tribal harvest was zero. Read the full report [PDF].

Court ruling lifts injuction preventing hunting wolves with dogs, however it prevents training dogs to hunt wolves. The DNR will continue to work to develop permanent wolf hunting rules.

Season information

Wolf management

Last revised: Thursday February 28 2013