Decision to protect wolves upsets wildlife officials Bob Johnson recently shot and killed a gray wolf attacking his herd of beef cattle at his Rusk County farm. Over a period of several weeks, seven other wolves were trapped and killed on Johnson's property north of Ingram. It would be a federal crime if Johnson shot one today, according to a ruling Monday by a U.S. District Court judge in Washington, D.C. The judge ruled an estimated 4,000 wolves in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan should return to the endangered species list. The decision is not sitting well with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials, who said Tuesday they may appeal the ruling. "Can property owners still shoot wolves attacking livestock? The answer is no," said Jason Holm of the Fish and Wildlife Service in Minnesota. "They must now contact DNR or wildlife service officials for assistance."....