Wolf hunting and trapping in the east-central zone closed for the remainder of the late season at the end of shooting and trapping hours on Friday, Dec. 14.
The northwest and northeast zones remain open through Thursday, Jan.
31, 2013, or until a zone’s target harvest is reached. The northeast zone also is approaching its target harvest and may close within the next few days. Permits are not zone-specific, allowing hunters and trappers to hunt or trap in any open zone.
The harvest target for the east-central zone during the late season is 10 wolves. Nine were registered when the DNR initiated season closure on Dec. 13.
Hunters and trappers in all zones have registered a total of 114 wolves so far during the late season. The total harvest target for all zones is 253 wolves for the late season.
Complete wolf hunting information, including a map of the wolf zones, is available online at www.mndnr.gov/hunting/ wolf.
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