August 23, 2013
Wolves killed four hunting dogs in Wisconsin over the weekend,
including one in Douglas County, and one hunting dog Monday. The
depredations came a week after the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources issued a reminder to hunters to exercise caution during this
year’s bear training and hunting season.
Wolves killed four hunting dogs in Wisconsin over the weekend,
including one in Douglas County, and one hunting dog Monday. The
depredations came a week after the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources issued a reminder to hunters to exercise caution during this
year’s bear training and hunting season.
Wolves have killed 17 dogs this year in Wisconsin, according to the DNR website — all but one of them hunting dogs.
Caution
areas have been set up with buffer zones around each of the depredation
sites. The maps are available at dnr.wi.gov, by typing keyword “wolf
management.” The affected areas include portions of Douglas, Bayfield,
Ashland, Iron, Rusk, Sawyer, Florence Forest and Lincoln counties.
In
addition a number of livestock depredations have been confirmed in
Bayfield, Price and Polk counties, according to the DNR website.
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