MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s recent frigid weather hasslowed down the state’s first wolf
hunt in decades, and a stateofficial says he doubts that the hunt will reach its quota of 43.Theseason
opened in three sections of the Upper Peninsula on Nov. 15, and20 wolves had been killed by 6 a.m. Thursday.
There have been noreported kills in recent days.Michigan Department of Natural Resources biologist Brian
Roell in Marquette tells The Mining Journal (http://bit.ly/1h4OURV ) he doubts hunters will reach 43
kills by the Dec. 31 deadline.Elevenof the wolves killed were females. Upper Peninsula residents shot 13
ofthem, Lower Peninsula residents shot six and a Wisconsin resident shotone.Before the season, the DNR
estimated Michigan had 658 wolves.___Online:Michigan wolf hunt: http://www.michigan.gov/wolves___Information
from: The Mining Journal, http://www.miningjournal.netCopyright 2013 The
Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s recent frigid weather hasslowed down the state’s first
wolf hunt in decades, and a stateofficial says he doubts that the hunt will reach its quota of 43.Theseason
opened in three sections of the Upper Peninsula on Nov. 15, and20 wolves had been killed by 6 a.m. Thursday.
There have been noreported kills in recent days.Michigan Department of Natural Resources biologist Brian
Roell in Marquette tells The Mining Journal (http://bit.ly/1h4OURV ) he doubts hunters will reach 43
kills by the Dec. 31 deadline.Elevenof the wolves killed were females. Upper Peninsula residents shot 13
ofthem, Lower Peninsula residents shot six and a Wisconsin resident shotone.Before the season, the DNR
estimated Michigan had 658 wolves.___Online:Michigan wolf hunt: http://www.michigan.gov/wolves___Information
from: The Mining Journal, http://www.miningjournal.netCopyright 2013 The
Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.