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AB687 • 2025

establishing a statewide wolf population goal

establishing a statewide wolf population goal

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Sponsor
Representatives Green, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Kreibich, Krug, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Summerfield, Swearingen, Wichgers, Knodl and Gustafson, cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Nass, Quinn and Tomczyk
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Sporting Heritage
Effective date
Not listed

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establishing a statewide wolf population goal

establishing a statewide wolf population goal Status: A - Sporting Heritage

What This Bill Does

  • establishing a statewide wolf population goal Status: A - Sporting Heritage

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-11-26 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Green , Behnke , Brill , Callahan , Kreibich , Krug , Melotik , Moses , Mursau , O'Connor , Penterman , Summerfield , Swearingen , Wichgers , Knodl and Gustafson ; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt , Nass , Quinn and Tomczyk

  3. 2025-11-26 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage

Official Summary Text

establishing a statewide wolf population goal
Status: A - Sporting Heritage

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 687
November 26, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Green
,
Behnke
,
Brill
,
Callahan
,
Kreibich
,
Krug
,
Melotik
,
Moses
,
Mursau
,
O'Connor
,
Penterman
,
Summerfield
,
Swearingen
,
Wichgers
,
Knodl
and
Gustafson
, cosponsored by Senators
Stafsholt
,
Nass
,
Quinn
and
Tomczyk
. Referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage.
AB687,1,2
1
An Act

to amend
29.185 (1m) of the statutes;
relating to:
establishing a
2
statewide wolf population goal.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires the Department of Natural Resources to implement a wolf management plan. This bill requires DNR to establish a statewide wolf population goal in its wolf management plan.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB687,1
3
Section
1
.
29.185 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,2,2
4
29.185
(1m)

Department authority.
If the wolf is not listed on the federal
5
endangered list and is not listed on the state endangered list, the department shall
6
allow the hunting and trapping of wolves
and
,
shall regulate such hunting and
7
trapping as provided in this section
,
and shall implement a wolf management plan
8
that establishes a statewide wolf population goal
. In regulating wolf hunting and
1
trapping, the department may limit the number of wolf hunters and trappers and
2
the number of wolves that may be taken by issuing wolf harvesting licenses.
AB687,2,3
3
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