Wisconsin bear hunters continue to throw their hounds into the chase and tree bears for easy rifle shot pickings through areas where territorial wolves - - perhaps drawn in by bear bait left by one or more of the bear hunters - - tear the dogs to pieces.
The bear hunters lobby has arranged for the state to reimburse a hounder $2,500 per killed dog, and this year's total will now exceed $100,000.
Two of the more recently slaughtered hounds looked like this Plott hound.
As the DNR reports today:
The bear hunters lobby has arranged for the state to reimburse a hounder $2,500 per killed dog, and this year's total will now exceed $100,000.
Two of the more recently slaughtered hounds looked like this Plott hound.
As the DNR reports today:
Hunting Dogs Killed in Iron and Sawyer Counties
Wildlife Services confirmed that wolves depredated the following hunting dogs over the weekend:
* A Plott hound killed on 10/1/16 in the Town of Winter, Sawyer County
* A Plott hound killed in a separate incident on 10/1/16 in the Town of Winter, Sawyer County
* A Redbone hound killed on 10/1/16 in the Town of Knight, Iron County
More information and a caution-area map are available on the gray wolf webpage.
Hunters are reminded to use the caution-area maps on the DNR website (dnr.wi.gov, keyword "wolf management") to help reduce conflicts during this year's bear dog training and hunting s