In total, Wolf Patrol has documented over 37 bear baits within the four mile radius of the DNR’s Wolf Caution Area. What this reveals is that, bear hunters ignore the risks their hounds face when loosed in wolf territory. Probably because they know if a dog is killed, they will generously be compensated from Wisconsin’s Endangered Species Fund. So if you think that money you are giving to the state when you buy an endangered species license plate is helping wildlife, you are very wrong. Hound hunters receive up to $2,500.00 for each hound killed by a wolf in Wisconsin.
LINK FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS TO BAN BEAR BAITING & HOUND HUNTING IN THE CHEQUAMEGON-NICOLET NATIONAL FOREST: https://my.usgs.gov/ppgis/studio/launch/35135