![Groups Opposed to Minnesota Wolf Hunt Lose in Court](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2012/10/Wolf1-630x420.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Groups Opposed to Minnesota Wolf Hunt Lose in Court
ST. PAUL (AP) - 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.
The appeals judges decided that the Center for Biological Diversity and Howling for Wolves lacked sufficient legal standing to challenge the Department of Natural Resources rules.
Minnesota resumed sport hunting and trapping after the region's wolves came off the endangered list early last year. Hunters and trappers then killed 413 wolves during the state's first wolf season, which ended in January.
A bill seeking to impose a five-year moratorium on wolf hunts stalled during the Legislature's just-completed session.
More From AM 1240 WJON
![No Wolf Hunting Season in Minnesota Anytime Soon](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2016/08/Wolf.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Schmitt: Don’t Expect a Wolf Hunt in Minnesota Anytime Soon](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2018/03/Gray-Wolf.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![DNR Closes Northwest Wolf Zone; 1 Zone Still Open](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2012/10/Wolf.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Spam Filter Blocks Emails From Wolf Hunt Foes](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2010/12/minnesota_news_green.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Minnesota Opens Its 2nd Wolf Season Saturday](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2013/10/Wolf.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Minnesota Wolf Hunt Opponents Launch Petition Drive](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2013/01/Wolf1-630x420.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![DNR Cuts Wolf Quota By Nearly Half](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2012/10/Wolf1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Minnesota House Could Vote on Wolf Trapping Ban](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2012/10/Wolf1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Senate Panel Passes Wolf Hunt Moratorium 7-6](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2012/10/Wolf1.jpg?w=980&q=75)