In 2012 the republican dominated WI legislature passed legislation allowing for hunting and trapping in State park properties. The controversial aspect of Act 168 is a requirement that all state parks be open to hunting and trapping. The negative aspects to hunting and trapping on public park properties is that it could drive away vistors. Hunting …
An Encounter with Three Wild Wolves in the north woods of WisconsinÂ
This is Mickey Nelson's account of her encounter with wild wolves. This is truly a story of coexisting with wolves... In September of 2012, I was at our cabin in Douglas County Wisconsin. My husband was in the cabin and I decided to go for a walk with our dog, a Giant Schnauzer weighing in …
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Is Wisconsin Ready to Pay the High Price for Hound Hunting?
When wolves were taken off the Endangered Species list in the Great Lakes area in 2012 Wisconsin rushed to legislatively mandate a wolf hunt. Not only did the state mandate a hunt on wolves, they became the only state to allow the hunting of wolves with the aide of dogs-wolf hounding. Wolves were hunted by …
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A New Film ‘Fable of the Wolf’ by Earthjustice, Sneak Preview
Here is a sneak peak at a new film by Earthjustice that is scheduled for release Wednesday September 9, 2015.  This hauntingly beautiful film explores wolves relationship with humans and is called  'Fable of the Wolf' THIS YEAR MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOLF’S RETURN TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. Wolves once roamed the United States before decades …
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A Wolf Poem, ‘Meal or Not’
'Meal or Not' by Rachel Tilseth September 4, 2015 (c) Trotting silently thru slender green grass. On cool night downwind. Catch a meal or not. Smell fresh chewed leaf could be dental disease slow enough. Maybe not. Pass by woodchuck to fast up the tree. Meal he is not. Smell the deer trail many hours …