DSORe POLL s423
Is it time for a hunting season on wolves in Wisconsin?
The Wisconsin DNR’s winter wolf census revealed that the state’s wolf population has increased 20 to 25 percent over last year, to between 630 and 680 wolves. DNR wolf biologist Adrian Wydeven says this year’s increase is “unprecedented.” USDA Wildlife Services agents trapped and shot seven wolves in the first two weeks since wolves were delisted in early May, and Wydeven had reports of nine cases of depredation on livestock by wolves as of May 19. Wolves continue to be listed as a protected animal in Wisconsin. They may be shot by landowners only to protect domestic animals on private property. Wydeven says a limited wolf hunt could happen some day if there’s enough public support and if the state continues to have lethal authority to control problem wolves and to lower the population to the DNR’s management goal of 350 wolves. Wydeven plans to present his annual update on wolf management issues to the Natural Resources Board on June 24. More information on wolves in Wisconsin is available on the DNR Web site.
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I think the only time you should kill a wolf, is if it’s a danger to a person, or in farming a danger to their live stock. people have to understand that because of our population growth we have taken over many areas that wildlife has enjoyed for decades.
Yes, so the d.n.r. can get some return on our investment and to keep the numbers managable. especially now that we also have cougers to deal with.
How could anyone in the 21st Century get their kicks by shooting dogs? Wolves are just the original dogs. Are we still threatened by their competition for eating deer? We shouldn’t be. They take down the sick (CWD), the lame, the young, and the aged. They do no take the might bucks we dream of taking. Wolves are not our competition, and I just can’t see feeling macho about shooting a dog.
“IF”Wolfs are becoming a problem, then we could have a lottory drawing and a given area. This way only so many would be killed. We don’t want to do what we usually do and kill off everyone. Wolfs are needed for balance
I bought the wolf plate and I’m not against wolves in Wisconsin. But they need to be managed at a level that reduces depredation and other conflicts with humans. 350 is a generous number, esp. when most of us believe the state is seriously underestimating the current number of wolves. They consistently show up outside of “normal wolf range” where they’re hit by cars or mistaken for coyotes, or captured on trail cams. Yes, I know “lone wolves” can travel great distances, but some counties have had reports of wolves for many years with no confirmation by DNR until one is shot or hit by a vehicle. A limited draw hunt? Why not? The state could get some funds for management vs. paying USDA Wildlife Services to trap and kill wolves which is being done now.