Wisconsin Wolves

It's a complicated business, this Grey wolf culling! The Wisconsin authorities wanted 200 wolves culled 'to keep their populations stable' (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/03/wisconsin-hunters-kill-216-wolves-less-than-60-hours-uproar). They, accordingly, allocated around 80 to North American tribes (where the wolf has symbolic status), leaving almost 120 for permit holding- (they sold more than 1,500) hunters to trap or shoot, in the week-long 'hunting season'. Unfortunately, the permit holders (many with tracking dogs) killed 216 Grey wolves in less than 60 hours. This exceeded the quota by more than 80%, meaning that the hunting season had to be closed 4 days early. Even this wasn't easy, as the Wisconsin authorities had to give (by law) 24 hours of notice of closure. I appreciate that local government is attracted to the money generated by the sale of permits (a frequent pro-hunting claim is that 'it helps to pay for conservation'). Allowing the wolf hunting, probably also generates local votes by enthusiasts for the authorities. If culls are necessary, however, this seems a profoundly inexact way to attempt to arrive at the right number. The process also does nothing to ensure the 'right animals' (in terms of their sex, age and membership of a pack) are being killed. Perhaps the Wisconsin authorities will come up with a better system (e.g. using their own experts)?