WI DNR official hints wolf quota isn't really a quota
I have been warning about the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources pattern of winking at wolf overkills beyond the quotas set by the state Natural Resources Board - - some previous posts at the end of this item - - but now we have a senior DNR official confirming that, in fact, another overkill this year might be allowed intentionally if Secretary Cathy Stepp gives the OK:
All in all, this a disgraceful display of this DNR's continuing arrogant disregard for rules, law, science, environmental protections, commonsense - - a fresh example, here - - and now even their own published protocols are headed for the shredder.
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According to Dave MacFarland, the DNR’s large canine biologist, the DNR is aware of the possible overage.
“The season is not necessarily closed when it gets to 150 wolves,” MacFarland said. “We are watching the season closely and taking everything into consideration, but the final word comes from the secretary’s (Stepp’s) office.”The reason is the Department's capture by gun and bear-hunting lobbies, particularly the hounders who want what they feel is their entitled share of kills after the deer hunting season closes tomorrow.
All in all, this a disgraceful display of this DNR's continuing arrogant disregard for rules, law, science, environmental protections, commonsense - - a fresh example, here - - and now even their own published protocols are headed for the shredder.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2014
WI DNR should close this season's wolf hunt now
Since the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board and Department of Natural Resources set this season's wolf kill quota at 150, and hunters and trappers have reported 146 wolves killed - - while the two previous years' kill was allowed by the DNR to exceeded the allowable quotas - - the agency should close the hunt now to prevent another overkill.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014
WI wolf hunt stalled; eight more legal kills allowed
In the two previous years of the politically-inspired and legal Wisconsin wolf harvesting killing, Department of Natural Resource officials have tolerated extra kills - - one above the agreed-upon quota in 2012 ,and six last year.
The DNR says that's because it's impossible to hit the number precisely because hunters are allowed 24 hours to phone in their sniping, trapping and head-shot successes, and, to date, DNR officials have not closed out a season by erring on the side of caution.
It's more or less a 'sh** happens' scenario. A few extra wolves get killed, but DNR officials in charge of managing these commonly-owned animals figure nature will make more.
As DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp might put it, 'bend the rules to fit the players.'
And besides, the big boys with their dog packs and fancy GPS-wired ATV's get into the action when the gun-deer season ends in two week - - an only-in-Wisconsin cruelty sop to the conservative gun and bear hunting lobbies- - and the DNR wants to make sure those folks get their share of the family fun, too.
So we'll see when the wolf hunting season is declared closed, and the only wolves still being killed are taken illegally ('shoot, shovel and shut up' kills), or in collisions with vehicles - - both substantial killers of Wisconsin wolves - - if the quota of 150 was enforced, or allowed to work its way higher.
Here are the current numbers:
The DNR says that's because it's impossible to hit the number precisely because hunters are allowed 24 hours to phone in their sniping, trapping and head-shot successes, and, to date, DNR officials have not closed out a season by erring on the side of caution.
It's more or less a 'sh** happens' scenario. A few extra wolves get killed, but DNR officials in charge of managing these commonly-owned animals figure nature will make more.
As DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp might put it, 'bend the rules to fit the players.'
And besides, the big boys with their dog packs and fancy GPS-wired ATV's get into the action when the gun-deer season ends in two week - - an only-in-Wisconsin cruelty sop to the conservative gun and bear hunting lobbies- - and the DNR wants to make sure those folks get their share of the family fun, too.
So we'll see when the wolf hunting season is declared closed, and the only wolves still being killed are taken illegally ('shoot, shovel and shut up' kills), or in collisions with vehicles - - both substantial killers of Wisconsin wolves - - if the quota of 150 was enforced, or allowed to work its way higher.
Here are the current numbers:
| Zone | Quota | Harvest | Zone Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 36 | Closed |
| 2 | 15 | 29 | Closed |
| 3 | 40 | 27 | Open |
| 4 | 8 | 5 | Closed |
| 5 | 20 | 18 | Closed |
| 6 | 35 | 27 | Open |
| Total | 150 | 142 |
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014
Dreams deferred - - few WI wolves legally available to hounders
Wolf hunters in Wisconsin hoping for the thrill of letting their packs of hound dogs chase down wolves in this fall's harvesthunt are going to be disappointed, because the dogs-in-the-hunt season begins after the November 12-20 deer hunt and the WI DNR reports that only 10 of the 150 wolves that can be legally killed this year are left.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014
WI wolf kill exceeds 130, heading for 150. Perhaps more
The Wisconsin DNR in the previous first two years of the state's wolf killing allowed the annual totals to exceed the quotas. With some zones already exceeding their quotas, look for the DNR to look the other way as the final tally runs past 150. Most of the kills are achieved with head shots to wolves caught in legal leg traps.
Here is the DNR's latest tally:
Here is the DNR's latest tally:
| Zone | Quota | Harvest | Zone Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 36 | Closed |
| 2 | 15 | 29 | Closed |
| 3 | 40 | 21 | Open |
| 4 | 8 | 5 | Closed |
| 5 | 20 | 18 | Closed |
| 6 | 35 | 22 | Open |
| Total | 150 | 131 |
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014
For the record: WI wolf killing grinds on
An unsurprising update about your 'see-no-evil, hear-no-evil' Wrong-Way Walker Wisconsin DNR:
Last-minute smears by Walker allies and other events are dominating the news as October winds up, but in the state's rural areas, trappers and other 'sportsmen' continue to snag wolves with metal leg traps and finish them off with a bullet to the head, the DNR's obviously very loose 'quotas' shows:
Last-minute smears by Walker allies and other events are dominating the news as October winds up, but in the state's rural areas, trappers and other 'sportsmen' continue to snag wolves with metal leg traps and finish them off with a bullet to the head, the DNR's obviously very loose 'quotas' shows:
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