Rachel Tilseth of WOLVES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY WISCONSIN blogged on the fact that Wisconsin will seek to adhere to the 150 wolf kill quota that was established for this season and not allow certain zones in the state to continue to kill wolves simply because their zone was not "filled up"..............Wisconsin is one of our states blessed with wolves, coyotes and bobcats and where hunters are allowed to use dogs to chase the animals........And not only that,,,once the wolf killing season is over, hunters can still run their dogs after wolves so that the dogs become trained for future hunts ........STOP THIS ALREADY...............Can some sanity as it relates to fair chase come into the consciousness of the folks setting the rules up there?

http://wolvesofdouglascountywisconsin.com/2014/12/02/wdnr-has-open-seasons-right-now-oin-bobcats-and-coyotes-with-use-of-dogs-and-hound-handlers-can-run-dogs-on-wolves-for-trains-for-purposes/

WDNR has open seasons on bobcat & coyote and it is legal to run dogs on wolves for training purposes in WI.

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(Photograph belongs to Rachel Tilseth)

I just spoke with David MacFarland, WDNR, who confirmed; as of

today WDNR administration will not allow zones 3 and 6 to fill.

MacFarland also said, “WDNR are watching the quota numbers

closely.”

For well over a month, WDNR has been ducking the issue about

how to handle overages caused by not watching the zone quotas

closely enough. But have finally made a decision today.

There’s more to this than meets the eye. WDNR seems to “bite off

more than they can handle.” Considering DNR wardens are

outnumbered, over-worked and under staffed.

WDNR has open seasons right now on Bobcats and coyotes

with use of dogs. That means hound handlers are out there now

hunting bobcat, and coyote with Dogs running down wildlife all

over the north woods of WI.

That’s not the half of it as hounders are now (and have been

allowed to) train their dogs to hunt wolves. Even if the wol

f hunt season closes today hound handlers can run dogs on

wolves for training purposes. Read more here:http://wolvesofdouglascountywisconsin.com/2014/10/02

/third-wolf-hunt-set-to-begin-with-no-permanent-rule-in-place-

to-monitor-use-of-dogs/

(Trail cam photograph of a wolf in WI by WI Outdoor Fun)

What can be done about this harassment of wild wolves by

hound hunters? Well folks this is all legal, made legal by WI

legislature. It’s Act 169 that allows the legal harassment of

wild wolves here in WI. Here is the law:http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/acts/169

Call and write your WI legislator here’s the link to find out who

is your legislator:http://legis.wisconsin.gov/

Change the law by removing the use of dogs to hunt wolves in

WI. For more information on this topic of Wolf hounding:http://wolvesofdouglascountywisconsin.com/2014

/08/13/wodcw-faq-sheet-on-wolf-hound-hunting/