Wolves of Douglas County WI Films
Our films will make the viewer stop and think about how the human race is impacting wildlife, specifically gray wolves.
...The Following research concerning the baiting of black bears: Consumption of intentional food subsidies by a hunted carnivore revealed some very startling results. Researchers found that; humans are influencing the ecosystem not only through top-down forces via hunting, but also through bottom-up forces by subsidizing the food base. In July 2017 I wrote about the new Bear baiting …
Decades-old conflict between bear hunters and wolves continues with more hunting dogs killed. Wildlife Services confirmed that wolves depredated the following hunting dogs over the weekend. A Walker Hound on 8/12/17 in the Town of Blaine, Burnett County. Then again on the very next day; Two Walker Hounds in the same incident on 8/13/17 in …
Handlers that lose dogs to wolves defending their pups can be reimbursed up to $2,500.00 per dead dog (the state's wolf depredation program began in 1985). It's a win-win situation for hound hunters that send their dogs in pursuit of bear during training and hunting. In 2016 thirty-seven bear hunting dogs were killed in the …