Wisconsin to hold public meetings on wolf hunting-trapping season

Unlike in Minnesota, Wisconsin officials plan to hold several public meetings around the state to allow citizens to comment on a proposed wolf hunting-trapping season in the Badger State. The draft rule for the hunt is going to the state Natural Resources Board on July 17 as an emergency rule. The public meetings will include a review of the history of wolf recovery and management in Wisconsin and will focus on major rule components such as harvest management zones, as well as potential wolf harvest quotas and hunting and trapping permit levels. The first public meeting is Wednesday. Here's more: The meetings will start with an open house for visiting with DNR staff at 6 p.m. Staff presentations will begin at 7 p.m. with time for questions and comments to follow. The meetings are being held at: •June 6, Spooner – Spooner High School Auditorium, 801 County Highway A. •June 8, Black River Falls – Black River Falls Middle School Auditorium, 1202 Pierce St. •June 14, Fond du Lac – UW-Fond du Lac Auditorium, 400 University Drive. •June 15, Rhinelander – James Williams Middle School Auditorium, 915 Acacia Lane. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Bill Vander Zouwen, DNR wildlife and landscape ecology chief – 608-266-8840; Bill Cosh, DNR spokesperson – 608-267-2773; or Kurt Thiede, DNR Division of Land administrator – 608-266-5833.