Bill raising hunting, fishing fees passed  April 28, 2012 Minnesota, Minneapolis Star Tribune
A small game license would increase from $19 to $22, and a deer license would increase from $26 to $30. It also directs 50 cents from deer licenses for wolf management. The increases will go into effect March 1, 2013, if Dayton signs the bill into law... The restitution for a wolf taken illegally, now $2,000, would drop to $500.