Records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act reveal the animal had a wound consistent with trapping, law enforcement officer initially resistant to confiscating the carcsss.
Twenty-seven lawmakers signed a letter defending the man who killed an endangered gray wolf in January. Wolf advocates accused them of meddling in a criminal investigation.
Criminal investigation comes amid questions about a how a wolf from the north woods wound up dead in Calhoun County. A hunter claims he shot the wolf, thinking it was a coyote; others are skeptical.
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