Tag: Wisconsin

Hankering for some ‘Chuck Roast

By Glen Wunderlich

It was incomprehensible to me that Wisconsin does not have a hunting season for woodchucks, but sure enough, it’s true.  State Representative Andre Jacque (R) from De Pere, however, has prepared a bill to remove the burrowing rodents from protected status.  That’s right.  They’re protected in Wisconsin, while in adjacent Michigan the season is open year-round with no limit.

Apparently, Wisconsin is short on qualified weather forecasters.  Or, maybe it has a soft spot for the varmints because the city of Wausau has a baseball team dubbed the Woodchucks.  The DNR can’t offer a reason for protection, either.

Predictably, Wisconsin’s chapter of the Sierra Club’s director, Shahla Werner, thinks hunting woodchucks (or, groundhogs in some circles) is just plain irresponsible, because she’s never heard of anyone eating them.  Read more

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USSAF Files to Intervene in Wisconsin Wolf Hunt Lawsuit

Today, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation along with Safari Club International, the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association, and the United Sportsmen of Wisconsin filed a motion to intervene in a Wisconsin lawsuit seeking to stop the use of dogs in the state’s wolf hunt.

The lawsuit, filed by a coalition of Wisconsin humane societies and several individuals against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), claims that the use of dogs to hunt wolves violates the state’s animal cruelty law despite the fact that the animal cruelty law clearly states it does not apply to hunting.  The lawsuit also claims that the WDNR should have enacted strict rules on using dogs to pursue wolves.  These unnecessary restrictions would make it nearly impossible to effectively hunt wolves with dogs. Read more

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Whackos File Suit to Stop Wisconsing Wolf Hunt

GW:  Really?  Not that I didn’t expect the relentless whackos to fire away at game management based on science.  No, that’s not it.  But, “animal cruelty?” as a basis to stop the control of wolves?  How ’bout cruelty to livestock?  Oh that’s right, it’s better that the wolves eat the meat before we do.

This from my friends at The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation…

On Wednesday, August 8th a coalition of animal rights groups filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) in an attempt to stop the state’s upcoming wolf hunt.

The hunting season, which was passed by the state’s legislature earlier this year and was recently approved by the WDNR, allows the use of dogs to track wolves.  The anti-hunting groups are claiming that the use of dogs to hunt wolves is a violation of the state’s animal cruelty laws and are seeking to stop the issuance of wolf hunting licenses. Read more

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SCI Foundation Partners With Wisconsin DNR for White-Tailed Deer Predator / Prey Study

 

Safari Club International Foundation (SCI Foundation) proudly announced today that it made a donation of $25,000 to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to conduct a white-tailed deer predation study. The SCI Foundation and Wisconsin DNR Predator / Prey study will examine challenges wildlife managers face in finding a balance between predator and prey populations. Read more

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Gun Grabbers Want Concealed Carry List

The Milwaukee-based group Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort or WAVE wants access to the list of concealed carry permit holders.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice says divulging the identity of any concealed carry license holder is against the law.

GW:  Isn’t the idea not to let anyone know?  The whole concept needs to be “concealed” to work its natural effect of discouraging bad guys from taking chances.  In any event, you can hear from the whiners here…

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American Indian Tribes Opposed to Wisconsin Wolf Hunting

The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Game Commission, which represents 11 tribes of the Ojibwe (also known as the Chippewa, or Anishinaabe) in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan, opposes the hunting of wolves because of religious beliefs and tradition.

They are taught that Ma’iingan (wolf) is a brother to Original man.  The rub is here…

Interestingly, native Indians find it acceptable to kill bald eagles and the story is here…

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