Dane County judge temporarily halts fall wolf hunt citing DNR failure to follow rulemaking process
A Dane County judge today issued a temporary injunction halting the state’s fall wolf hunt until the Department of Natural Resources “with all haste” creates and follows a rulemaking process to set a quota on the number of wolves that may be harvested. Judge Jacob Frost’s decision also suspends the issuance of licenses and tags for the hunt, which was to begin Nov. 6. Frost said the way DNR implemented the latest wolf hunt and set a 130 wolf quota was unconstitutional because the department violated the rule making process. Frost, however, ruled the state law requiring the annual wolf