State wolf numbers explode
Predator's growth spurs calls for huntA harsh winter allowed Wisconsin's wolf pack to feast on weakened deer, sending the population surging between 16 percent and 21 percent, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.
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The growth -- from about 550 wolves in the winter of 2007 to about 650 last winter -- is prompting increased calls for a wolf-hunting season in Wisconsin.
Last winter's population explosion was the largest since the 1970s, when wolves began naturally migrating back into the state from Minnesota and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Hunting advocates, including the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, say a wolf season is needed to keep the population under control. The Humane Society of the United States and some conservation groups oppose a hunting
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