Wisconsin Wolf hunt!

[Conroy]

Did they allow hunting with dogs during the previous seasons? I don’t think they did.

 

[journeyman713]

Did they allow hunting with dogs during the previous seasons? I don’t think they did.

In the 2014-2015 season there were 6 dog hunt kills.

 

[journeyman713]

Finding the hunt results interesting, particularly in Zone 2, where the quota was only 18 wolves, - interestingly 21 wolves were killed on the first day. If you think the numbers are okay, let me tell you what I know.

In my experience hunting that area for deer, it meant regular wolf encounters. Being followed and paralleled on the walking trail, with wolves howling. Being charged by wolves, as close as ten feet away. Having them see me walking in, then crouching down like a cat ready to pounce, unafraid. I watched them stalk animals, including the neighbors dog. I was more likely to see a wolf than a deer in that area.
As the wolf numbers rise, and the prey numbers dwindle, you can't help but wonder how long it will take for those killing machines to change priorities on what they are willing to take down. As those 18 wolves are taken out, there will be likely 100 pups to fill that void this year in that area.

 

[weekender7]

Saw this on yahoo, 135 killed and counting....

Hunters and trappers exceed Wisconsin wolf kill target (wftv.com)

 

[DJB]

The count has gone up to 162 so there is still a chance to hit the quota of 200.

 

[Bucky]

The count has gone up to 162 so there is still a chance to hit the quota of 200.

Thats awesome! There needs to be a dent put in their population

 

[journeyman713]

The count has gone up to 162 so there is still a chance to hit the quota of 200.

That would be amazing considering it happened in two days of hunting, with a limited number of hunters, with no time for preparation, and almost half the tags went to the Indians - who don't hunt!

 

[DJB]

up to 178

 

[lyingflatlander]

https://fox11online.com/sports/outdoors/hunters-trappers-exceed-wisconsins-119-wolf-target. I do know the bear hunters that run dogs that had previous run ins and conflicts with wolves went after them hard for tag holders.

 

[Southforkguy]

Pretty sure we were able to eradicate 200 plus from the state. Factoring in all the SSS tag holders

 

[go_deep]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the quota was 200 wolves. 100 for the general public, 100 for the tribes, because the wolves were getting killed so fast the general public quota of 100 got blown out of the water.

I have 2 friends in Wisconsin that killed wolves the last 2 days, both were killed with aid of hounds.

 

[DJB]

119 general public and 81 for the tribes.

 

[Buckshot1822]

https://fox11online.com/sports/outdoors/hunters-trappers-exceed-wisconsins-119-wolf-target. I do know the bear hunters that run dogs that had previous run ins and conflicts with wolves went after them hard for tag holders.

Yea I follow a lot of coyote hound pages. Those guys put the hammer on the wolves. Hound guys hate wolves, rightfully so, since they kill a lot of treeing hounds. So they just gave them a dose of their own medicine IMO

 

[IsThisHeaven]

Currently at 213

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/hunt/wolf/index.html

 

[UP NORTH]

I had a blast during the few days we got to hunt. Our group ended up with 3 wolves. I never got to pull the trigger but was fun being around the hounds. Plenty of wolves around. Here are a few pictures.

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[journeyman713]

I had a blast during the few days we got to hunt. Our group ended up with 3 wolves. I never got to pull the trigger but was fun being around the hounds. Plenty of wolves around. Here are a few pictures. View attachment 268112View attachment 268113

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Congrats!
Nice work!

 

[weekender7]

Total now at 216

 

[wind gypsy]

On one hand i'm happy that so many folks were successful and it goes to show that the wolf population is not hurting in the slightest. On another, it's not the best look for us that say the state agencies regulate hunting tightly and then have the quota blown out of the water every time they have a hunt.

 

[WCB]

On one hand i'm happy that so many folks were successful and it goes to show that the wolf population is not hurting in the slightest. On another, it's not the best look for us that say the state agencies regulate hunting tightly and then have the quota blown out of the water every time they have a hunt.

They realistically don't set he quota to what the expect to get killed. It is set knowing more will probably get killed. WI plan actually I believe calls for around 400 to be killed.

Anti-hunters and Wolf huggers will never agree to it so even if you set the limit at 10 and killed 9 they would have a problem. If they throw a fit on quotas it can be explained to them 1 million times it is not set to bring them back down to minimum population but is just a bench mark number for the hunt.

 

[smithjd]

How do 4000 hunters (if every tag sold and everyone trapped / hunted) with one weeks notice kill 20% of the population (they estimate around 1000...) of one of the most cagey predators in 48 hours?

IIRC, and it’s been a while since Ive reviewed the deer numbers; but roughly 650,000 hunters only kill roughly 1/10 of the whitetail population (190,000 out of 1.8m? in 9 days) of a yearly tradition.

I’m betting there may be more wolves leftover than their current estimates.