State Lawmaker Wants 90-Day Deadline for Michigan Wolf Hunting Season

State lawmaker wants 90-day deadline for Michigan wolf hunting season

LANSING, Mich. – A state lawmaker from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wants game regulators to establish a wolf hunting season as soon as possible should the apex predator ever be removed from the federal list of endangered species.

Legislation paves way for wolf hunts if Feds remove predator from Endangered Species Act - The Midwesterner

New legislation introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives would establish a hunting and trapping season for gray wolves if the federal government removes the species from its endangered list. Under House Bill 6008, sponsored by Rep. Dave Prestin, R-Cedar River, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources would be required to open wolves for hunting and trapping within 90 days of delisting. “Upper Peninsula families and sportsmen have …