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Www.thewildlifenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Evaluation-MI-wolf-harvest-Vucetich-Peterson-1May2013.pdf. 2013 Wolf Hunt. Depredation. Stop the Hunt Campaign. Evaluation MI wolf harvest Vucetich Peterson 1May2013.docx. Isle Royale Wolves. Wolves in Michigan. Browsers that can not handle javascript will not be able to access some features of this site. <br> Skip Navigation MI.gov Department of Natural Resources | DNR close print view Sign up for email from the DNR Wolves in Michigan Receive wolf hunt updates via email or SMS/Text messaging Wolf Season Status Miscellaneous Information The cost of a wolf hunting license is $100 for residents and $500 for nonresidents.

Rationale and Basis of NRC for Approval and Adoption of Wildlife Conservation Order Amendments 13 and 14 of 2013 Wildlife Conservation Order Amendment No. 13 of 2013 Wildlife Conservation Order Amendment No. 14 of 2013 Press Release - Natural Resources Commission authorizes limited public wolf harvest aimed at managing the state's wolf population - July 11, 2013 Click Image for Maps & Information on Wolf - Dog Conflicts. MI Wolf Mgmt Plan. Interview: Jill Fritz, Keep Michigan Wolves Protected - WWMT Newschannel 3 - Featured.

Michigan's first wolf hunt will no longer include trapping. Michigan’s first-ever wolf hunt this fall and winter will no longer include trapping, after the state Natural Resources Commission rejected the use of steel-jaw leg traps on private and public land as part of the hunt. The commission, for the second time in two months, approved a wolf hunt on July 11 for three zones of the Upper Peninsula. The second approval came in light of the passage of Public Act 21, a bill by Republican state Sen. Tom Casperson of Escanaba allowing the commission to designate animals as game species — a bill critics say was designed specifically to circumvent a petition drive to put the wolf hunt to a public vote. The hunt approved in May allowed steel-jaw leg traps. “The primary reason was just looking at starting conservatively with our approach in how we move forward with implementing public harvest of wolves as a management tool,” said Adam Bump, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ fur-bearing animal specialist.

The U.S. Upper Peninsula wolf hunt approved, again, by Michigan's Natural Resources Commission. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has again voted to allow a wolf hunt in parts of the Upper Peninsula this fall. The commission voted 5 to 1 on Thursday to designate wolves as a game species and allow the hunt, starting in mid-November. While the wolves will be hunted this fall, an opposition group is working to block any future wolf hunting in the state through a second planned voter referendum.

"Managing wildlife through science is far better than managing wildlife through ballot questions, which some organizations support for Michigan," said NRC Chair J.R. Richardson. "The conservative public harvest proposal approved by the NRC ensures the long-term presence of wolves while providing a valuable tool for managing conflicts between wolves and human populations. " The NRC vote comes after a new law approved by the Michigan Legislature which gave the NRC the authority to establish new game species.

Members of the NRC are appointed by the governor.