SiLENT SPORTS
By Michael McFadzen
STATE SANCTIONED
DISPOSABLE DOGS — and why it should stop The Northern Highlands/American Legion State Forest (NHAL) is truly a remarkable place for recreation. The 232,000-acre NHAL has the highest concentration of lakes in Wisconsin, with hundreds of miles of trails for biking, paddling, skiing, and camping. My wife, Karen, and I were enjoying many of these recreational features during a recent trip to the Wisconsin Northwoods. Following each ride and hike that steamy weekend, we rewarded ourselves with a dive into the warm waters of Muskie Lake. Early one morning we were awakened by dogs which bellowed for over an hour. Although we thought it odd, eventually it stopped and we didn’t think much about it. Shortly afterward, I did a solo MTB ride on a nearby two-track while Karen went on a successful blackberry picking foray. Not far from our campsite, I came across three people who had a pickup truck modified with kennels aboard. The people were friendly enough and a woman told me they had lost a dog, which her husband was searching for. By the looks of things, and what she said, I realized the group was bear hunt training.
Hunting Bear and Wolf
This is not about anti-hunting or about hunters using dogs to track downed game so they’re not left unrecovered to suffer. This is exactly about using GPS-collared dogs to find/trap/fight wildlife while very far away from their owners, often at the life and limb of the dog. Using dogs for bear and wolf hunting is a fringe sport not only extremely unpopular among the general public, but also something many sportsmen abhor. This type of hunt usually involves setting up bait piles that attract bears and wolves. Baiting starts weeks or months before the official hunting season. An estimated 12,000 to 14,000 dogs are let loose every day in Wisconsin to “train” starting July 1st, with the bear hunt season held September 8th through October 12th. According to the 2014 Bear Hunter Survey, approximately 50 percent of license holders train their dogs on bear moms and cubs 3 to 4 times during the training season. Also, approximately 6 to 8 million gallons of bait are dumped on the Wisconsin hunting landscape at several thousand bait sites, which include state lands. It might be hard to believe, but Wisconsin has 37 captive
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▲ This is not about anti-hunting or about hunters using dogs to track downed game so they’re not left unrecovered to suffer. This is exactly about using GPS-collared dogs to find/trap/fight wildlife while very far away from their owners, often at the life and limb of the dog.
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