Like it or not, in many states. Killing a wolf is a Federal Felony.
This carries with it the right to never own a gun ever again.
The right to never hunt again.
Tens of thousands of dollars in fines, and several years in Federal Prison.
I don't care for the Wolves around here myself. But I'm not going to chance years wasted in Prison, fines I'll never be able to pay, and worst. Not being able to own a gun and use it to hunt.
Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming I think are the three states that instituted a Wolf season.
Minneosta, Michigan and Wisconsin, who also have a expanding wolf populations, don't have a wolf season. Though I think they should.