Tracking surveys remain critical part of DNR’s gray wolf population estimate in Wisconsin

From MilwaukeeJournalSentinel:

RHINELANDER – A recent one, two punch of snowfalls laid a carpet of white in the Oneida County forest. Scenic, yes. Seasonal, too.

But for Steve Meurett of Neillsville, it was all about the canvas. It’s just about perfect,” Meurett said as he slowly steered his pickup truck down a forest road outside Rhinelander. The second snowfall deposited 3/4 of an inch on top of the 6-inch base. And it did it 36 hours ago.

Meurett, a member of the Timber Wolf Information Network, looked intently out his side window as he drove.

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