The WI DNR reported yet another hound killed by wolves - - again in Price County - - as bear hunters send their dogs during off-leash training to chase bears in wolf territory.
The hound was an 11-year-old female Plott, similar to this one:
The hound was an 11-year-old female Plott, similar to this one:
| 08/25/2019 | Price | 1 Hunting dog killed (Plott, 11-year old female) |  Price depredation location map [PDF] |
The DNR also reported the death by wolves of a 15-year-old Beagle/Bassett pet dog, also in Price County. Because the DNR offers only minimal information about these incidents, it is impossible to know the circumstances of this and other wolf-dog encounters
I follow these dog-wolf fatal encounters, particularly involving the bear-chasing hounds, because each dead dog makes its owner eligible for a $2,500 state reimbursement unique to Wisconsin. Scofflaws, careless owners and repeat payment applicants are eligible.
Here is a recent post with a fuller account of the reimbursement program; its payouts since 1985 are sure by summer's end to pass the $800,000 mark.
That's a lot of public money not being spent on public programs, along with more than 350 hunting hounds have paid the price.
I follow these dog-wolf fatal encounters, particularly involving the bear-chasing hounds, because each dead dog makes its owner eligible for a $2,500 state reimbursement unique to Wisconsin. Scofflaws, careless owners and repeat payment applicants are eligible.
Here is a recent post with a fuller account of the reimbursement program; its payouts since 1985 are sure by summer's end to pass the $800,000 mark.
That's a lot of public money not being spent on public programs, along with more than 350 hunting hounds have paid the price.