Wolf hunting statewide in Montana closed Wednesday, Feb. 15, and no seasons will be further extended, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials said today.

The wolf hunting season ends with a total harvest of 166 wolves, 75 percent of the overall quota of 220 wolves. The season was initially set to end Dec. 31, 2011, but the FWP Commission earlier extended wolf hunting until Feb. 15 to allow hunters to reach closer to the harvest quota. The season extension resulted in the harvest of an additional 45 wolves.

Last year, wildlife officials documented a minimum of 566 wolves, in 108 verified packs, and 35 breeding pairs in Montana at the end of 2010. Wildlife managers are now compiling Montana’s 2011 wolf population data. FWP’s annual wolf population report will be complete in March. For more information, visit FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov. Click “Montana Wolf Hunt.”

Almost there.

Only 400 to go in the off season, and we have a winner!

Sincerely,

Chris Bemis

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Originally posted by Yale:
Almost there.

Only 400 to go in the off season, and we have a winner!

Sincerely,

Chris Bemis

NO! don't kill'em all or we will have the Feds
back in our buisness, and the pro wolfers claiming they were right all along.
Learn from this season and expand the ways to
MANAGE the population

Ravenr- didn't you mean "mange the population"?

Good one MC!