Hunters and trappers who applied to participate in Minnesota's first-ever wolf season can check lottery results online at the DNR's website to see if they were successful in the drawing. They also can view a copy of the 2012 wolf season regulations handbook.
                     
The DNR received more than 23-thousand applications for the 6-thousand available licenses.

Lottery winners, who also will receive notification and wolf hunting regulations via postal mail, now may purchase their licenses from DNR license agent, online at www.mndnr.gov/buyalicense or by telephone at 888-665-4236......

Participants in the early season hunt, which coincides with firearms deer season, must purchase their wolf licenses by Wednesday, Oct. 24th. Participants in the late hunting and trapping season, which runs from Saturday, Nov. 24, to Thursday, Jan. 31st, 2013, must buy their licenses by Thursday, Nov. 15th.

Any licenses not sold by those dates will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to unsuccessful lottery applicants beginning at noon on Monday, Oct. 29th, for the early season and at noon on Monday, Nov. 19th, for the late hunting and trapping season.