Proposed Wolf Limits Up From 2 To 5

The numbers resemble the parameters for wild turkey hunts — but it’s the 2012 Idaho Panhandle wolf hunting and trapping proposals that have just been released by Jim Hayden, Idaho Fish and Game Department regional wildlife manager in Coeur d’Alene:

Hunting

• Bag limit, five wolves (up from two last year).
• Season on public land, Aug. 30 – March 31 (same as last year).
• Season on private land, July 1 – March 31.

Trapping

• Bag limit, five wolves (up from three last year).
• Season, Nov. 15 – March 31 (same as last year).
• No trapping in Units 2 and 3 (same as last year).

Question: Anyone have the feeling that Idaho doesn’t like wolves?