Tag: hunting dogs

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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HSUS Wants to Ban Hunting Dogs

This from the Outdoor Wire:

Here is a warning to California hunters from the Western Outdoor News (www.wonews.com) that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) appears to be commencing a campaign against California’s hunting dogs. HSUS is supporting SB 1221, a bill that would ban the hunting of bears and bobcats with dogs. Read more

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