From Outdoor News:
Chase Melton, a 19-year-old duck hunter from Sugar Camp, Wis., shot and killed a gray wolf on Saturday, Sept. 21, in Oneida County when one of several wolves that surrounded him and two younger cousins lunged at their duck blind.
For this article, Wisconsin Outdoor News was able to interview an older hunter who was set up near Melton and his cousins. Jim Lund, of St. Germain, witnessed the entire episode that unfolded while hunting a tributary of the Rainbow Flowage in Oneida County between the towns of Sugar Camp and St. Germain.
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Charges: Hinckley man bragged about illegally hunting deer, bear, protected gray wolf
From Bring Me the News:
A Hinckley man is facing charges that accuse him of illegally hunting multiple animals, including the protected gray wolf, and then bragging about it online.
Brady Tyler Harth, 30, was charged with three gross misdemeanors and two misdemeanors related to illegal hunting in Pine County District Court last week.
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Uncollared Wolf Spotted In Colorado May Have Come From Wyoming
From Cowboy State Daily:
An uncollared wolf spotted in northern Colorado has sparked controversy. Wildife officials say it’s lone pup from a pack they trapped, but others think it’s an adult from Wyoming.
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Grisons hunters shoot wolves on the high hunt for the first time
From Blue News:
Grisons hunters shot two wolves during the three-week high hunt in September. It was the first time that hunters were involved in the traditional hunt to regulate wolf packs.
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Wyoming’s ‘wolf bill’ advances with higher penalties for prolonged suffering of predators
From Wyoming Public Radio:
Wyoming lawmakers officially advanced a bill that attempts to prevent a repeat of the inhumane treatment of a wolf in Sublette County earlier this year. But they didn’t choose to outlaw what many consider a key part of the incident: running a wolf over with a snowmobile.
The Wyoming Legislature’s Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources committee met Sept. 30. Before them was draft language that would change Wyoming’s predator laws. It was originally crafted over the summer by a group of stakeholders on the ‘Treatment of Predators Working Group.’
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WDFW Considering Next Move as Wolf Attacks Continue in NE Washington
From 560KPU:
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering the lethal removal of at least one wolf from the Onion Creek pack in NE Washington.
About two weeks ago, WDFW used lethal means to remove a yearling female and an adult male from the Onion Creek pack territory on September 19th following a series of livestock depredations.
On Monday, another calf was found dead in the Onion pack pack territory with evidence pointing to another wolf depredation.
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Petition to halt wolf reintroduction signed by 26 Colorado ranchers
From KKCO 11 News:
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) – The plan to reintroduce more wolves into Colorado has drawn opinions from both sides of the argument. In the minds of ranchers, more wolves introduced might equal more cattle lost, and ranchers closer to home in mesa county are concerned that while no cattle deaths have happened in mesa county, if certain measures aren’t taken, it’s only a matter of time before it does.
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Colorado livestock groups file petition to delay wolf reintroductions until issues resolved
From Coloradoan:
More than 20 organizations representing Colorado’s agricultural and livestock producers announced they have filed a petition asking the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to delay further wolf reintroductions into the state.
The group said the delay is necessary to “adequately address the conflicts between wolves and livestock producers,” according to a Monday news release sent by the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association.
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Wildlife officers search for fifth Colorado wolf pup
From 9News:
DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on Monday that they have begun an operation to capture and relocate an uncollared fifth gray wolf pup believed to be from the Copper Creek pack.
After the initial recapture of two adult wolves and four pups from the pack earlier this month, biologists placed several cameras in the area to monitor for any activity to see if there were any additional pups, CPW said.
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Wisconsin duck hunter kills Oneida County wolf in self defense
From Outdoor News:
Chase Melton, a 19-year-old duck hunter from Sugar Camp, Wis., shot and killed a gray wolf on Saturday, Sept. 21, in Oneida County when one of several wolves that surrounded him and two younger cousins lunged at their duck blind.
For this article, Wisconsin Outdoor News was able to interview an older hunter who was set up near Melton and his cousins. Jim Lund, of St. Germain, witnessed the entire episode that unfolded while hunting a tributary of the Rainbow Flowage in Oneida County between the towns of Sugar Camp and St. Germain.
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Wyoming moves ahead with slight change to law allowing wolves to be killed with vehicles
From ABC News:
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — People outraged by how a man ran down a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the injured animal’s mouth shut and brought it into a bar last winter failed to persuade Wyoming lawmakers on Monday to outlaw killing predators with vehicles as ranching industry representatives stood by the practice as a useful way to keep predator numbers in check.
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