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Austria Court Chooses Wolves, Activists Over Hunters

Province officials defiantly say high court ruling is not a setback as they will continue hunts if necessary.
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RMEF Intervenes in Wolf Relisting Lawsuit

A coalition of hunting groups including RMEF support the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to maintain state management of gray wolves.
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Counting Idaho’s Wolves

A new modeling method could augment or replace current photo-based estimates for the Gem State’s wolf population.
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Michigan Hunter Kills Wolf, Says He Thought It Was a Coyote

An investigation is ongoing about the incident, in which the hunter, guide and taxidermist all say they thought the 84-pound animal was a coyote.
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Wolves Hit the Ground in Colorado

Ten wolves were released in Colorado’s Summit and Grand counties in December in an effort to establish a population there.
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Gray Ghosts of the Timber

A bucket list hunt for a North American apex predator ends with a big, fat check mark in the “been there, done that” column.
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California Confirms New Gray Wolf Pack in Sequoia National Forest

Wolf sighting leads to discovery of a new southernmost pack 200 miles from the nearest known pack.
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The War Over Wolves

Rocky Mountain state wolf management has shown itself to be based in large measure on politics, not science.
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Wyoming Gray Wolf Population Meeting Management Goals

Wyoming’s Gray Wolf Management Plan has helped the state achieve a “recovered, stable and appropriate population objective.”
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Colorado, Kiss Your Big Game Goodbye

It's simple math: More wolves means less big game for Western hunters.
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Action Taken Against Stock Killing Wolves in Oregon

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recently approved lethal action after four depredations in 14 days by Lookout Mt. pack in Baker County.
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South Dakota Cries ‘No Wolf’

Hunters in the Mount Rushmore State can now drop the hammer on transient gray wolves.
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Colorado Voters: State Must Restore, Manage Wolves

Voters approved an unprecedented ballot initiative to restore wolves to Colorado, with the state wildlife agency charged with management.
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Feds Delist Gray Wolf, Return Management to States

Federal officials are removing the gray wolf from Endangered Species Act protection in the Lower 48 states, according to reports, and returning management to states.
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How to Hunt Wolves When They're Hunting You

Do you have what it takes to be hunted by one of North America’s top predators? When you're hunting wolves, they're hunting you.
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Op-Ed: Colorado Courting Canine Catastrophe

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How to Properly Prepare a Pelt

Learning how to properly prepare a pelt after a successful trapping season can be the difference between making money or losing money.
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Washington Likely Has More Wolves Than Previously Believed

A University of Washington researcher, based on information from his trained scat-sniffing dogs, says Washington may have more wolves within its borders than previously believed.
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Feds' Plan to Delist Wolves Stirs Mixed Reactions

A proposal by the U.S. Department of Interior to delist gray wolves from endangered species protection is drawing mixed reactions.
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Elk Are Leaving the Mountains in Favor of the Open Plains

Elk are leaving the mountains in favor of the open plains, at least in one valley. What's pushing them down, and what does it mean for public land hunting?
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Wolves Relocated to Isle Royale to Control Moose Population

Wolves trapped in Minnesota have been transported to Isle Royale National Park to help restore the island’s population and help contain a growing moose population.
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Tips For Trapping Wolves From A Veteran Trapper

In recent years, trappers in the northern Rockies and Great Lakes Region have been given the opportunity to trap the gray wolf. We get some pro pointers from a veteran Canadian wolf trapper.
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The Mystery of the Coywolf

Is it a coyote? A wolf? Or something else entirely?
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Wyoming Hunters See Increase in Wolf Tags for 2018 Season

An increase in the total wolves that can be killed in the 2018 hunting season has been approved by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.
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Hidden Cameras Help Snare Trappers Accused of Poaching

Two Minnesota trappers accused of poaching face multiple counts of wildlife violations in the snaring deaths of bears, deer and other game animals.
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Hunter Grumbling Sparks Successful Management Program

Who would have thought a bunch of hunters grumbling about wolf problems would lead to one of the most successful management programs in the country?
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When it comes to coyotes, where's the beef?

Coyotes, wolves and other predators are attracted to the afterbirth from newborn livestock, which makes spring a great time to hit the farm for hunting.
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Do wolves eat bears?

It might come as a surprise to many that wolves eat bears. This is a problem that seems to be growing anywhere the two species overlap.
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Wolves killing dozens of cows, and this sheriff doesn't like it

Many residents, farmers, hunters and outdoors enthusiasts in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan don't like what's been going on with the Great Lakes wolves.
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Court sides with sportsmen on key issue, but wolves stay protected

The Appellate Court’s decision upholds the lower court’s 2014 ruling that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service erred in delisting wolves in 2011.