ST. IGNACE, MI (AP)-- Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials will discuss their proposal for a wolf hunting season in the Upper Peninsula during a meeting Wednesday in St. Ignace.
The state's Wolf Management Advisory Council is meeting from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Little Bear Arena. It's open to the public.
The council has representatives from a variety of interests, including hunting and trapping, conservation and native tribes.
DNR wildlife biologists this month asked the Natural Resources Commission to schedule a two-month season this fall. Up to 43 wolves could be killed in three areas of the Upper Peninsula where officials say they've repeatedly attacked livestock and pets. The commission could vote on the plan in May.
The DNR estimates the U.P. wolf population at 658.