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In 2015 an estimated 800-900 wolves are back in Wisconsin. That is a 16% increase over the past 2 years.There is also about 222 packs roaming around. In the early 20th century, wolves were almost extermianted, but have made a great recovery, back to a decent amount of them in Wisconsin.

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Before Wisconsin was even formed as a state, the estimated wolf population was between 3,000 and 5,000. Later in the 1860's, wolves had bounties on them. It started out as $5, then was raised to $20. By 1900, no wolves existed in about 2/3 of the state. The wolf would go back and forth on the endangered species list over the next century.

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Instead of having a hunting season, they recommend trapping and relocating wolves to a different location. The north would be a conservation area, and the south a low tolerance level for wolves.

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Back in 1960, there were no breeding wolves in Wisconsin. Once the wolves were on the federal endangered species lists they started coming back. There were about 25 wolves back then, but the low was 15. Between 1985 the wolf population went from 83 too 782 wolves. The goal was 350 wolves.

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Way back to the early 1800's fur traders were very common. Many believe that wolves were killed for their valuable fur. After the civil war, wolves were considered a pain and a predator to livestock. Wolf monitoring became the most intense in the 1980's when the WDNR  made a wolf monitoring program.
Goals to monitor wolves

1. "Support a minimum of 80 wolves for a minimum of 3 consecutive years."

2. "Reclassify the wolf as state threatened."

3. "Contribute to federal downlisting of the wolf to threatened in the Great Lakes Region."

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When you mention wolves, many think of them howling in the moonlit, or the anger of many due to the fact of lost live stock. The answer is not to have another hunting season for wolves. They believe in having nature take care of it. They believe if there was a hunting season, it would be abused, meaning they would want to kill more than they should.

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Even though the once small wolf population has grown dramatically, another hunt would still be in doubt. The last time they had a hunt, the wolf population decreased. The wolf then had to be placed on the endangered species. A reason for this is hunters have gone over the bag limit.

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Wolf attacks have been on the rise since the gray wolf has been on the endangered species lists. Wolf attacks are usually not on human, but livestock and even hunting dogs. Many say that livestock deaths due to wolf attacks are minor. They also say that hunting dogs shouldn't be let lose to run around when they aren't hunting. There are more benefits than cost of getting rid of some wolves. Some blame poor deer hunting seasons due to wolves attacking deer. Farmes can receive compensation on missing livestock due to wolf attacks.

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Wisconsin is one of dozen of states in the country with a wild gray wolf population. Gray wolves are the largest member of the dog family. Wolves live in packs. A wolf's territory covers 20-80 square miles.

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The wolf population can really be described as a roller coaster. It goes up and down and up and down. In 1974, the wolf population was at 0. The goal set in the mid 2000's was 350 and has doubled in over 10 years.