Wolves of Douglas County WI Films

Blogged by Rachel Tilseth Our Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is creating a climate of hostility towards wild wolves. Even crazy rocker (fringe) Hunter Ted Nugent wants wolf hunters to poach wolves because agencies aren't putting out enough wolf kill tags. Even stating that, "Wolf coats rock!!" Read the full story here http://wolvesofdouglascountywisconsin.com/2014/10/23/wi-third-wolf-hunt-a-debauchery-excessive-indulgence-of-over-killing/ Re-list WI's …

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By Rachel Tilseth Photograph is an ariel view of WI wolves taken by Wolfgang Hoffmann There has been a great deal of debate over how many wolves was set by WDNR Wolf Management Plan in 1999. Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association (WBHA) member, Al Lobner insists on sticking to the 1999 WI Wolf Management Plan's goal …

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By Rachel Tilseth In 2000 I was assigned a winter wolf tracking block in Douglas County WI and began to learn how important the county is to WI wolves. wolvesofdouglascountywisconsin.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/img_1651.jpg"> Photograph of Landscape in Douglas co. Dick Thiel (a young college student) traversed the western edges of Douglas county in search of wolf sign in …

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By Rachel Tilseth I met Adrian Wydeven (WDNR Head Wolf Recovery Program Biologist) on a warm summer day on a drive through Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Adrian talked about WI Wolf Recovery Project as we drove along on gravel roads checking for wild wolf sign. At the time I met Adrian in 1991 he had just …

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By Rachel Tilseth Wyoming's reckless "shoot on sight" of its wolves is no longer tolerated as the following press release states from one of the organizations that filed the lawsuit. http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2014/wolf-09-23-2014.html "WASHINGTON— Federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming were reinstated today after a judge invalidated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2012 statewide Endangered …

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By Rachel Tilseth One of the many concerns regarding using dogs in the wolf hunt is the registration process. This was one of the agenda items discussed at the August 26, WI Wolf Advisory Committee meeting. First let's re-cap last years wolf hunt. The registration took place once a month and that left wide gaps …

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Wolves were delisted in the Great Lakes http://www.fws.gov/midwest/wolf/delisting/QAsFinalRuleDec2011.html in 2011 and the WI legislature immediately went into action creating a law that would allow a wolf hunting season 2011 WISCONSIN ACT 169 docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/acts/169. Our WI state legislators and us, as WI citizens are responsible for creating this wolf hunt(see the following link on how a …

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