By Danielle Grant, Local News 8 Reporter

UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY - You'll have to put your hunting rifles away.

Eastern Idaho's Upper Snake wolf zone is now officially closed.

Monday afternoon, a local hunter killed the last of the area's harvest limit, meeting the five wolf quota.

It's the first closure of the season and it's coming at a cost. Some hunters who killed these wolves are dealing with harassment.

Not only did we talk with Idaho Fish and Game, but taxidermists and hunting enthusiasts who say many folks are keeping quiet if they nab a wolf fearing the backlash could cause more damage than good.

Hunters from Ashton, Rigby and Sugar City nail the quota and close the season in the Upper Snake zone.

Gregg Losinski of Fish and Game believes so far the management of this big-game animal is going well.

"I think the fact that we're not maxing out on all of our zones are a good thing at first here. Some other zones are getting close," explained Gregg Losinski of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

Statewide 220 wolves are at stake, while 86 have already been harvested.

One of the first hunters who shot a wolf in Idaho, Robert Millage, faced all kinds of harassment, phone calls, emails, calling him a "wolf murderer."

Local hunters say they'd stay quiet if they shot one for fear of what may come.

"It'd definitely be a trophy for me. I'd be excited but I wouldn't want my name to get out about it. Getting death threats from stories I've heard from other people," said John Thornley, who's an avid Idaho hunter. 

"The anti-hunters are fairly well-organized and they will pinpoint an individual and use all their efforts to harass them," explained Rexburg hunter Kory Lofthouse.

"It wouldn't be a trophy. I would be getting rid of something that's affecting our hunting rights in this state," said Mike Bezzant of Rigby.

For now, time will only tell how Idaho's first hunt fairs.

"The true test will be by the end of the season to see how we do as the conditions change with weather and other things like that, hunting pressure," explained Losinski.

One hunting zone closed and eleven more open for wolf hunters and their guns.

Although hunting in the Upper Snake zone is done, the management of the wolves is still happening.

Again, this zone is just one of 12 regions in the state where hunters can tag and kill wolves.

Before you go hunting or fishing, Idaho Fish and Game wants you to check the current regulations, harvest limits and closures.

You can call their toll free number 1-877-872-3190 or click here.