Wisconsin wolves travel about 70 miles from their home territory to a new pack area. Wisconsin's nearest wolf pack lives in the Nicolet National Forest near the Florence and Forest County line. One wolf resides in Langlade County near the Oconto County line, according to John Huff, wildlife biologist with the DNR in Peshtigo. We still don't have any that we know are established yet. I don't have any doubt that wolves are in Marinette County periodically and will eventually be here permanently.
Wolves primarily prey on deer, beaver and snowshoe hares.
By comparison, hunters harvest 10 to 25 deer per square mile each year. It wouldn't even make the same impact as a handful of F-150s. Wolves are protected by the Endangered Species Act. Wisconsin's wolf management plan allows for removing wolves from the state endangered and threatened species list once the population exceeds 250 outside of Indian reservations. The U.P. population has increased from three in 1989 to 249 this winter.