A petition that would allow future wolf hunts in the Upper Peninsula is headed to the state Legislature.
The initiative would allow the hunts regardless of how two anti-wolf hunting referendums turn out.
A state elections board approved almost 300,000 petition signatures for the proposal today.
State lawmakers have 40 days to pass the measure. Otherwise, it will go on the statewide ballot in November.
Bob LaBrant is with the group that gathered the signatures. He says it’s clear the Legislature supports wolf hunting and will approve the measure.
“We think the Legislature, who’s already dealt with this subject twice only to be frustrated by referendums, will prevail in the end.”
The petition could still be challenged in court. Opponents of wolf hunting say it deals with too many issues unrelated to wolf hunting.
*This post has been updated.
