100 Sask. licences available in wolf hunt
The Ministry of Environment is looking to hunters to reduce the number of wolves in an area of Saskatchewan.
A wolf hunt will begin September 15 and run until March 31, 2015 in wildlife management zone 49, an area that runs south along the forest from Carrot River to Greenwater Lake Provincial Park, then east along the forest to Hudson Bay. The province is looking to target wolves after a high number of livestock kills were attributed to wolves.
“Saskatchewan Crop Insurance has reported an unusually high number of livestock predation claims in the Weekes area, and wolves are suspected as the cause in most cases,” Environment Minister Scott Moe said in a statement.
The province will make 100 licences available to Saskatchewan residents only from offices in Nipawin, Hudson Bay and Greenwater Lake Provincial Park.
