Recent developments within the Minnesota legislature and the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will allow the public to trap for wolves in the two states for the first time in decades.
Wolf management was transferred from the federal government to the state of Minnesota in January when the population was removed from the Endangered Species List. The state is now setting rules to govern how a trapping/hunting season will operate.
In Montana, the state has instituted a wolf hunt for a couple of years now, but harvest objectives have not been met, so the state is looking for ways to increase opportunity to harvest more wolves, including allowing trapping.
See the two stories below:
With Minnesota wolf hunt a reality, DNR is working on logistics
I am worried about the traps that may be set in the woods were I walk and walk my dog. If we get hurt or come upon a hurt animal this will be extremely dangerous. Please make sure the rules of trapping are put out there so the residdents know where they are and make sure they are removed when the season is over. If this process is not monitored properly and there is an injury to a person or their pet, I will be an avocate for legal action taken both to the person who set the trap and the state who allowed this without responsibility.