Deadline to apply for wolf season permit is Aug. 1
Interested wolf hunters and trappers are reminded that Aug. 1 is the deadline to apply for a 2013 wolf season permit.
The permit application fee is $10 and applications can be purchased from authorized license agents, over the Internet through the Department of Natural Resources Online Licensing Center or toll free by phone at 1-877-945-4236.
The department has maintained the 10-to-1 license-to-quota ratio for the 2013 season. The season quota is set at 275, though the amount of wolves harvestable by state trappers and hunters may be adjusted dependent on state response to tribal declarations.
One half of available permits will be issued randomly among all permit applications and the second half will be issued through a cumulative preference point drawing.
Successful applicants will be notified by letter, likely in mid to late August. Applicants who are not successful in the drawing will be awarded a preference point toward future drawings.
The 2013 wolf season starts Oct. 15 and will run in each of six zones until the zone is closed by the DNR or the last day of February, whichever occurs first.
For more information and season regulations, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword “wolf.”