By Paul A. Smith of the Journal Sentinel
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Wolf update: As of Wednesday, 213 wolves had been registered in the 2013 Wisconsin wolf hunting and trapping season. Only Zone 3, where 31 wolves had been killed out of a quota of 71, was open.
Zone 3 extends from north central to northwestern Wisconsin.
The season in Zone 3 will be open until the quota is filled or Feb. 28, whichever comes first.
If the pace of registrations stays similar over the coming days, wolf hunting and trapping would be open in the zone through Sunday, the end of the gun deer season.
Beginning Monday (Dec. 2) the use of dogs to hunt wolves will become legal. A lawsuit seeking to prevent the practice is in appeals court.
Wisconsin is the only state to authorize the use of dogs to hunt wolves. A lawsuit prevented dogs from being used in the 2012 Wisconsin wolf hunting and trapping season.
The state authorized 2,510 wolf hunting and trapping licenses through a lottery before the season. As of Tuesday, 1,848 resident and 11 non-resident licenses had been sold.