Wayne Hammon, Gov. Butch Otter's budget director, reports that he bought a wolf tag during his lunch break and got tag No. 3,080. "That was at like 12, 12:30," he said. "So I imagine they'll sell five or six thousand by the end of the day." Hammon bought his at Cabela's, where there was no line, but staffers reported they'd had a line first thing in the morning when the first-ever wolf hunting tags went on sale. Hammon said he's "not a big hunter" but fishes a lot, and buys a combo license each year. "I hunt a little, and I figured you might as well have one. I'm supporting the commission," he said. "I just like the idea of having a wolf tag."

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