AM 1240 WJON » wolf hunt http://wjon.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:02:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Groups Opposed to Minnesota Wolf Hunt Lose in Court http://wjon.com/groups-opposed-to-minnesota-wolf-hunt-lose-in-court/ http://wjon.com/groups-opposed-to-minnesota-wolf-hunt-lose-in-court/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 16:38:50 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=191961 A pair of groups that challenged Minnesota rules for a state wolf hunting and trapping season has been dealt another blow in court. Minnesota's Court of Appeals on Tuesday dismissed a petition aiming to undo rules that allowed for a wolf hunting season, the first of which was held starting in November.

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]]> http://wjon.com/groups-opposed-to-minnesota-wolf-hunt-lose-in-court/feed/ 0 Cryptowolfe, Flickr Minnesota House Could Vote on Wolf Trapping Ban http://wjon.com/minnesota-house-could-vote-on-wolf-trapping-ban/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-house-could-vote-on-wolf-trapping-ban/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:27:54 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=183149 Wolf hunting opponents plan to make a move in the Minnesota House to stop wolf trapping. Rep. Jason Isaacson, DFL-Shoreview, has authored an amendment to a broad natural resources bill slated to come up on the House floor Thursday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-house-could-vote-on-wolf-trapping-ban/feed/ 0 Cryptowolfe, Flickr Senate Panel Passes Wolf Hunt Moratorium 7-6 http://wjon.com/senate-panel-passes-wolf-hunt-moratorium-7-6/ http://wjon.com/senate-panel-passes-wolf-hunt-moratorium-7-6/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:15:38 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=175123 Opponents of wolf hunting win a victory as a Minnesota Senate panel votes 7-6 for a five-year moratorium on future wolf seasons. Wolf hunting opponents argued before the Senate Environment and Energy Committee on Thursday that the state acted too hastily when it decided to resume sport hunting and trapping after the region's wolves came off the endangered list early last year.

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]]> http://wjon.com/senate-panel-passes-wolf-hunt-moratorium-7-6/feed/ 0 Cryptowolfe, Flickr Moratorium Proposed on Wolf Hunts http://wjon.com/moratorium-proposed-on-wolf-hunts/ http://wjon.com/moratorium-proposed-on-wolf-hunts/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:41:56 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=170634 A high-profile group of Minnesota senators is backing a five-year moratorium on sport hunting and trapping of wolves in Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/moratorium-proposed-on-wolf-hunts/feed/ 0 Groups Sue to End Midwest Wolf Hunt http://wjon.com/groups-sue-to-end-midwest-wolf-hunt/ http://wjon.com/groups-sue-to-end-midwest-wolf-hunt/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:37:16 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=168447 The Humane Society of the United States and other groups are suing to restore federal protections for wolves in the western Great Lakes region. The groups filed the lawsuit in federal court in the District of Columbia on Tuesday against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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]]> http://wjon.com/groups-sue-to-end-midwest-wolf-hunt/feed/ 0 Cryptowolfe, Flickr Minnesota Closing 1st Wolf Season Thursday Evening http://wjon.com/minnesota-closing-1st-wolf-season-thursday-evening/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-closing-1st-wolf-season-thursday-evening/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:10:41 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=158574 Minnesota is closing its inaugural wolf hunting and trapping season in the final remaining zone as of Thursday evening. The Department of Natural Resources says hunters and trappers have now registered 181 wolves killed in the northwestern zone.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-closing-1st-wolf-season-thursday-evening/feed/ 0 DNR Expects Quick Fix to Wolf Website Glitch http://wjon.com/dnr-expects-quick-fix-to-wolf-website-glitch/ http://wjon.com/dnr-expects-quick-fix-to-wolf-website-glitch/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:43:34 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=158383 The Department of Natural Resources says it expects to soon fix a problem with the website that tallies the number of wolves killed in the state's inaugural wolf season. Hunters and trappers are required to check the site or a telephone hotline to see whether the quota has been reached and the season has been closed.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dnr-expects-quick-fix-to-wolf-website-glitch/feed/ 0 Minnesota DNR Closing East-Central Wolf Zone Friday http://wjon.com/minnesota-dnr-closing-east-central-wolf-zone-friday/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-dnr-closing-east-central-wolf-zone-friday/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:52:04 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=155186 The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is closing the state's smallest wolf hunting and trapping zone effective Friday evening. The DNR says nine wolves have been taken in the east-central zone, where the quota is 10 for the late season, which opened Nov. 24.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-dnr-closing-east-central-wolf-zone-friday/feed/ 0 Cryptowolfe, Flickr 17 Wolves Taken So Far in Late Minnesota Wolf Season http://wjon.com/17-wolves-taken-so-far-in-late-minnesota-wolf-season/ http://wjon.com/17-wolves-taken-so-far-in-late-minnesota-wolf-season/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:53:06 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=150455 Minnesota hunters killed at least 17 wolves during the opening weekend of the late wolf season, where trappers had their first chance at the animals. According to the Department of Natural Resources, seven wolves were taken in the Northeast Zone as of Sunday evening and 10 in the Northwest Zone.

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]]> http://wjon.com/17-wolves-taken-so-far-in-late-minnesota-wolf-season/feed/ 0 Cryptowolfe, Flickr Nearly 150 Wolves Killed as Early Hunt Closes http://wjon.com/nearly-150-wolves-killed-as-early-hunt-closes/ http://wjon.com/nearly-150-wolves-killed-as-early-hunt-closes/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:16:36 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=149041 The early season for Minnesota's first regulated wolf hunt has closed with nearly 150 wolves killed. The state Department of Natural Resources numbers show that by the Sunday 10 p.m. deadline for registering the last day's wolf kills, hunters reported 147 animals taken in the state's three zones.

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]]> http://wjon.com/nearly-150-wolves-killed-as-early-hunt-closes/feed/ 0 Cryptowolfe, Flickr Federal Jury Convicts Man In Illegal Wolf Killing http://wjon.com/federal-jury-convicts-man-in-illegal-wolf-killing/ http://wjon.com/federal-jury-convicts-man-in-illegal-wolf-killing/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:00:39 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=148878 A Minnesota man has been convicted of violating the Endangered Species Act and lying to a federal official in connection with the 2010 killing of two gray wolves - a threatened species at the time.

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]]> http://wjon.com/federal-jury-convicts-man-in-illegal-wolf-killing/feed/ 0 Cryptowolfe, Flickr More Than 100 Wolves Killed During Hunt http://wjon.com/more-than-100-wolves-killed-during-hunt/ http://wjon.com/more-than-100-wolves-killed-during-hunt/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:48:55 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=147405 The state says more than 100 wolves have been killed during Minnesota's first managed wolf hunt. The Department of Natural Resources says 109 wolves have been taken in the first eight days of the hunt, which includes 47 in the northeast hunting zone.

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]]> http://wjon.com/more-than-100-wolves-killed-during-hunt/feed/ 0 50 Wolves Taken During Opening Weekend http://wjon.com/50-wolves-taken-during-opening-weekend/ http://wjon.com/50-wolves-taken-during-opening-weekend/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:41:54 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=145684 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.

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]]> http://wjon.com/50-wolves-taken-during-opening-weekend/feed/ 0 Minnesota Hunters Kill More Than 30 Wolves On 1st Day http://wjon.com/minnesota-hunters-kill-more-than-30-wolves-on-1st-day/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-hunters-kill-more-than-30-wolves-on-1st-day/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:00:46 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=145586 Hunters participating in Minnesota's wolf hunt found the animals to be elusive on day one. A total of 3,600 licenses were issued for the early wolf season, which started Saturday. By that evening, 32 wolves were killed.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-hunters-kill-more-than-30-wolves-on-1st-day/feed/ 0 Cryptowolfe, Flickr Tribal Lands Will Be Off Limits to Minnesota Wolf Hunters http://wjon.com/tribal-lands-will-be-off-limits-to-minnesota-wolf-hunters/ http://wjon.com/tribal-lands-will-be-off-limits-to-minnesota-wolf-hunters/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:13:31 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=144562 Tribal lands will be off limits to wolf hunters when Minnesota's wolf season opens Saturday. All of Minnesota's Chippewa bands have banned wolf hunting and trapping on tribal lands.

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]]> http://wjon.com/tribal-lands-will-be-off-limits-to-minnesota-wolf-hunters/feed/ 0 Cryptowolfe, Flickr MN Supreme Court Won't Block Wolf Hunt http://wjon.com/mn-supreme-court-wont-block-wolf-hunt/ http://wjon.com/mn-supreme-court-wont-block-wolf-hunt/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:20:04 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=143535 The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected an effort to block the state's wolf hunting season from opening Nov. 3.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mn-supreme-court-wont-block-wolf-hunt/feed/ 0 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, flickr Two Groups Seek to Restore Federal Wolf Protections http://wjon.com/two-groups-seek-to-restore-federal-wolf-protections/ http://wjon.com/two-groups-seek-to-restore-federal-wolf-protections/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:54:41 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=140114 Two national groups have filed notice with the federal government that they intend to sue to restore wolves in the western Great Lakes region to the endangered list.

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]]> http://wjon.com/two-groups-seek-to-restore-federal-wolf-protections/feed/ 0 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, flickr Groups Ask MN Supreme Court to Block Wolf Season http://wjon.com/groups-ask-mn-supreme-court-to-block-wolf-season/ http://wjon.com/groups-ask-mn-supreme-court-to-block-wolf-season/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:08:40 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=140057 Two groups have asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to block the state's wolf hunting and trapping season.

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]]> http://wjon.com/groups-ask-mn-supreme-court-to-block-wolf-season/feed/ 0 Martin Cathrae, Flickr State Asks Court Not to Block Wolf Hunt http://wjon.com/state-asks-court-not-to-block-wolf-hunt/ http://wjon.com/state-asks-court-not-to-block-wolf-hunt/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:52:45 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=137125 State officials have asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to reject an attempt by animal welfare groups to block the resumption of wolf hunting in the state.

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]]> http://wjon.com/state-asks-court-not-to-block-wolf-hunt/feed/ 0 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, flickr Minnesota Wolf Lottery Results Now Available Online http://wjon.com/minnesota-wolf-lottery-results-now-available-online/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-wolf-lottery-results-now-available-online/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:21:58 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=135511 Hunters and trappers who entered the lottery for licenses in Minnesota's first-ever wolf season can now check online to see if they won. The Department of Natural Resources received more than 23,000 applications for the 6,000 available licenses.

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