The Minnesota wolf season withstood a lot of controversy, and hunters receiving death threats, but the early season has ended with 73 percent of the quota met. According to Outdoor Hub, 147 wolves were harvested in the season that lasted from November 3 to 18. The goal for the early season was 200 wolves. The late [...]
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Wisconsin Wolf Hunter Getting Death Threats
Wisconsin’s short wolf season has seen a lot of action, and now one of those early successful hunters is getting a lot of heat from animal rights activists. According to Outdoor Hub, Dennis Nitz of Boyd, Wisconsin was one of the lucky hunters to draw a permit. On opening day, October 15, he made a [...]
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One Third of Wyoming Wolf Quota Bagged Already
Wisconsin is off to a fast start to its wolf season, but not as fast as Wyoming. According to Outdoor Hub, just 17 days into the state’s wolf season, 24 wolves have been harvested, but only 20 count toward the 52-wolf quota. The other four wolves were killed in the predation area, where wolves can [...]
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WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE: Wisconsin Wolves Kill Hunting Dogs
We told you that there has been some success already in Wisconsin’s wolf hunt, but here’s a set of hunters that have faced tragedy. According to Petersen’s Hunting, Ron Hill was hunting on October 6, tracking a bear. Using their hound dogs, they set off to find the bear, but a 1.5-year-old female Treeing Walker, [...]
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Five Wolves Killed Two Days into Wisconsin Season
It’s already been a successful wolf hunt in Wisconsin. There have been a lot of problems plaguing the season, and animal rights groups suing to stop the hunt. But, Wisconsin hunters hit the woods on October 15, and they’ve already had quite a bit of success. According to their daily updates, there have been five [...]
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Appeals Court Says Minnesota Wolf Hunt is On
Well, we just told about a grouse hunter who had to kill a wolf to protect himself and his dog, and now, it looks like the actual wolf hunters are going to have their shot in Minnesota. According to Outdoor Hub, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has given the state the go-ahead on their planned [...]
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Grouse Hunter Shoots Wolf to Protect His Dog
There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the Minnesota wolf hunt, but there’s one less in the wilds already. According to Outdoor Hub, an unnamed hunter was out grouse hunting near Park Rapids when a wolf came up on him and his dog. “The dog ran back to the hunter with the wolf on its [...]
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Elk Hunter Kills Wolf That Was Stalking Him in Idaho
Rick Pearce was out elk hunting near the upper Squaw Creek and Bayhorse drainages last week in Idaho on September, 7 when he had some un-welcomed company. Pearce was quickly surrounded by six wolves. He had been using a cow call to try to get a bull to bugle, and around dusk, the wolves started howling. [...]
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Wyoming Wolves Delisted. Hunt Next?
All of the states surrounding Wyoming are preparing for their second wolf hunt. Wyoming might be on that train in 2013. The lone hold out of the Yellowstone herd, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act. According to Outdoor Hub, “Beginning September 30th, wolves in Wyoming will [...]
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Michigan the Next State with a Wolf Hunt?
Their fellow Great Lake States, Wisconsin and Minnesota, are currently planning for their first wolf hunting season, and now, Michigan has their first steps to their wolf hunt. According to Outdoor Hub, Rep. Matt Huuki has introduced a bill in the Michigan House of Representatives that would make wolves a game animal and authorize a hunt, [...]
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