The Department of Natural Resources says 50 wolves were killed
during the opening weekend of Minnesota's first managed wolf
hunt. TOWER, Minn. (AP) - The Department of Natural Resources
says 50 wolves were killed during the opening weekend of
Minnesota's first managed wolf hunt. The region's wolves were
taken off the endangered list last January. Minnesota has set a
quota of 400 wolves for the season, including the early hunting-
only season and a hunting-and-trapping season that begins Nov.
24. The wolf hunt has been divisive in Minnesota. Howling for
Wolves and the Northwoods Wolf Alliance protested in Duluth and
on the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation near Cloquet over the
weekend. Two other groups are planning to sue the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, in hopes of putting the wolves back on the
endangered species list. DNR biologists say there are enough
wolves in the state to hunt them safely without affecting the
overall population. (KFGO News file photo)