“We’re exposing the truth about wolf depredation in Minnesota,” Steve Porter says.
A new documentary, “Minnesota: Fed to the Wolves,” debuts October 1, and its producers contend the film reveals deep damage by gray wolves to rural Minnesota and lack of action by state government.
“We’ve been lied to for years, all while a total crisis explodes,” Porter adds. “But now ranchers are going on camera and on record, unafraid to tell the truth. The state is lying and our documentary is explosive.”
No Conspiracy
With roughly 2,200-3,000 gray wolves, Minnesota has the largest wolf population in the Lower 48—by far.
“The Democrats in Minneapolis don’t care about what’s happening to anybody in rural Minnesota,” claims Porter, owner of Steve Porter’s Trophy Whitetail. “Meanwhile, we’ve got parts of the state where you can’t find a deer and we’ve got livestock farmers losing animal after animal. Our investigation shows the entire catastrophe from the front lines of agriculture and hunting. It shows what the state’s been up to while people’s cows, sheep, dogs, and horses get eaten.”
Produced by Hunters for Hunters (H4H), “Minnesota: Fed to the Wolves,” will be available on YouTube.
“When viewers see Minnesota landowners describe their personal anguish and losses from wolves, it’s going to wake people up to what’s happening. We let farmers and ranchers tell their stories, and now it’s clearly evident that this wolf crisis is man-made and 100 percent political.”
Gray wolves are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) across most of the U.S. In Minnesota, the species falls under a threatened classification. Hunting and trapping are illegal.
On Sept. 4, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14425, “Supporting America’s Ranchers.” Included in the directives was a 90-day review of gray wolf status, carrying the potential of gray wolf removal from ESA protection. (Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum has until December 3 to complete the wolf review.)
Regardless of federal distinction, some Minnesota politicians intend to maintain full endangered status on gray wolves, says Porter, a founding H4H board member.
“We have legislative proof in our upcoming video of lawmakers trying to pass a bill, SS 3631 Amendment A-6, introduced by Democrat Senator Mary Kunesh, which was intended to totally ban ever having a wolf season in Minnesota.”
“So, in effect, once wolves would be delisted at the federal level, Minnesota still would have a ban on ever having a wolf season. This wolf hunting ban would be in total disregard of the increase in wolf population or even the extreme amount of wolf damage that is occurring in our state. That means agriculture, pet owners, and hunters pay the costs of an insane policy. Democrat politicians are protecting wolves and there’s no conspiracy. This is an open agenda, pure and simple.”
Same Story
Wolf tracks. Dead cattle. Indemnity payment? No, Porter insists.
“BS. That’s not always true and our documentary shows it. We interviewed a bunch of cattle farmers and I could have interviewed 100 more who will tell you they’re not getting paid.”
“We’ve got one farmer who lost 35 calves to wolves and only got paid for two. Another testified about losing 30 calves and not being properly compensated. They all have the same story and it directly contradicts the state and DNR.”
“Meanwhile, our deer population has dropped in some areas, and DNR blames it on bad winters. Guess what? The same landowners not seeing deer tracks are the same ones seeing wolf tracks.”
October 1
The seeds of H4H’s upcoming wolf documentary were planted in 2024, during a series of town hall meetings, according to Porter. “We’ve now done about 20 of those town halls, with the biggest drawing 700-800 people pissed off about wolves and lack of action by the state. We invited our own in-state DNR to every meeting, but they never showed.”
“Minnesota: Fed to the Wolves,” debuts October 1.
For more from Chris Bennett (@ChrisBennettMS or cbennett@farmjournal.com or 662-592-1106), see:
Corn and Cocaine: Roger Reaves and the Most Incredible Farm Story Never Told
How the Deep State Tried, and Failed, to Crush an American Farmer
Game of Horns: Iowa Poacher’s Antler Addiction Leads to Historic Bust
Ghost Cattle: $650M Ponzi Rocks Livestock Industry, Money Still Missing
When Conservation Backfires: Landowner Defeats Feds in Mindboggling Private Property Case
