About Wild Gray Wolves A Wisconsin state Senator, a former board member of the WI Bear Hunter’s Association, has proposed a bill to establish a new wolf population goal. March 13, 2023 Rachel Tilseth This act by two GOP legislators upholds their argument that a 1999 Wolf Management Plan capped the population at 350 individuals. These opposing forces draw lines in the sand where…
Gray Wolf News & Actions Wisconsin law, Act 169 states: if the wolf is not listed on the federal or Wisconsin endangered list, the department shall allow the hunting and trapping of wolves… August 12, 2020 Rachel Tilseth It’s very evident that if something isn’t done to change the law gray wolves in Wisconsin will be hunted. The United States Fish & Wildlife Service, USFWS will soon be…
Gray Wolf News & Actions Call to Action Wisconsinites: Read this Story, Send it to Your Legislators in Madison. December 21, 2018 Rachel Tilseth Hounding has got to go! The coyote hunter in the video is never prosecuted. Warning the following video contains violence against a helpless wild sentient-being. Watch the video, then read…
Wolf Depredations reimbursed to bear hunters One Minnesota bear hunting party, five hounds, at a reimbursement cost of $12,500.00 April 26, 2017 Rachel Tilseth That’s just a tiny fraction of the cost Wisconsin pays for the sport of running dogs on bear. Let’s not forget the costs for wildlife; the bear cubs separated from…
Using dogs to hunt black bear in Wisconsin Opinion Editorial: Wisconsin is the only state in the nation that compensates hunters when wolves kill their animals… September 9, 2016 Rachel Tilseth A hunter gets up to $2,500 per dog — even when a hunter violates state rules or releases hounds in areas the state Department of Natural Resources has mapped as…